Sherman Dodd

As a supervisor, part of your role is working to elevate the employees you over-see. To help them grow in their jobs and as an individual, while helping the company around you grow as well. As the First Shift Supervisor in our Kansas City warehouse, Sherman Dodd does just that. He takes pride in training and working closely with other employees to contribute to Houston’s overall success, gaining a sense of satisfaction in seeing employees he has helped train go on to tackle more advanced assignments and roles.

In addition to training employees, Sherman is very attentive. Paying close attention to details helps minimize mistakes. As a testament to his leadership skills and dedication, “He [Sherman] is very proud that his first shift team had no pick errors for the month of July,” says Robert Jones, Kansas City Warehouse Manager.

Away from work, you’ll often find Sherman spending time with his wife, or taking care of his mother, who lives next door. A couple times each year Sherman enjoys participating in Civil War re-enactments, spending a whole weekend “fighting” for both sides, and then sharing “war stories” around the campfire. You may not know, every holiday season for the past twenty-five years Sherman has dressed up as Santa Clause for his local community. He now sees grown adults who sat on his knee as a child bringing their children to see him as Jolly Old Saint Nick, allowing Sherman to reminisce about the many years worth of Christmas wishes.

Another aspect of the supervisor role is to assist and cover for managers while they are away from the facility. “I can always count on Sherman to make sure things get done as needed in the Kansas City facility,” says Robert. Sherman’s hard work and commitment to employee training an the paying attention to the small details has made his crew a force to be reckon with.

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