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DEREK J. PALMER
Reno, NV • (555) 214-8837 • derek.palmer.wh@email.com • linkedin.com/in/derekjpalmer
WAREHOUSE SUPERVISOR

Professional Summary

Warehouse supervisor with one year leading a 12-person shift at a 140,000 sq ft distribution center, following two years as a forklift operator and picker on the same floor. Comfortable managing daily productivity targets, safety compliance and shift scheduling.

  • Shift Supervision
  • Inventory Accuracy
  • Safety Compliance
  • Forklift Operations
  • Pick & Pack Workflows
  • Staff Scheduling
  • WMS Systems
  • Productivity Reporting

Professional Experience

Silver State Distribution - Reno, NV
Warehouse SupervisorAugust 2025 - Present
  • Supervise a 12-person shift at a 140,000 sq ft distribution center, meeting daily pick and pack targets averaging 98% order accuracy.
  • Reorganized the morning huddle and pre-shift equipment checks, cutting shift-start delays by roughly 15 minutes per shift.
  • Run daily safety walks and lead weekly toolbox talks, maintaining zero recordable incidents since taking over the shift.
Silver State Distribution - Reno, NV
Forklift Operator / PickerJune 2023 - August 2025
  • Operated sit-down and reach forklifts to pick, stage and load outbound freight across a 140,000 sq ft facility with zero safety incidents.

Education

Associate of Applied Science in LogisticsMay 2023
Truckee Meadows Community College - Reno, NV

Licenses & Certifications

OSHA 10-Hour General Industry, OSHA2023
Powered Industrial Truck (Forklift) Certification, Silver State Distribution, in-house program2023

Technical Skills

WMS (Manhattan Associates), RF Scanners, Sit-Down & Reach Forklifts, Microsoft Excel

Honors & Awards

  • Silver State Distribution, Safety Champion of the Quarter, Q2 2025

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What actually makes a warehouse supervisor resume strong

Lead with throughput and accuracy numbers, not a duties list

Order accuracy rate, units picked per hour, error rates, damage claims: these are the numbers an operations manager actually screens for. A line that says "supervised warehouse staff" tells them nothing they cannot assume; a line that says what changed under your supervision does.

Name your WMS platform and equipment certifications explicitly

Manhattan Associates, SAP EWM, NetSuite: a hiring manager planning your onboarding wants to know exactly which systems overlap with what you already know. Same with equipment: name your forklift class, whether you are trainer-certified, and any RF scanner or labor management system you have used.

Put your safety record front and center

Days without a recordable incident, your OSHA training level, and any safety program you built or led carry as much weight in this field as productivity numbers. List them plainly rather than folding safety into a general bullet about "maintaining a safe work environment."

Describe what changed, not everything you did on shift

A common mistake is listing every task performed during a typical day. A hiring manager already knows what a warehouse supervisor generally does. What they are reading for is what you changed: a reorganized schedule, a cut error rate, a faster shift start, a training program that reduced turnover.

Questions people ask

How long should a warehouse supervisor resume be?add

One page for anyone under roughly seven years of supervisory experience. Two pages becomes reasonable once you have managed a full facility, held a multi-shift operations role, or built a certification and cost-savings history long enough that cutting it would lose real information.

Do I need a college degree for this role?add

Many warehouse supervisors are promoted from the floor without a degree, and that path is common and respected in this field. If you do not have a degree, lead with your promotion history and safety record instead, and list any supply chain or logistics coursework or certification you do hold.

How do I show experience across multiple warehouses or a staffing agency without it looking unstable?add

List each assignment with the actual employer or facility name, dates and what you did, the same as any other role. If several were short-term through the same staffing agency, you can group them under the agency’s name with the individual facilities noted, which reads as steady work through one employer rather than several short stints.

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