Warehouse Manager

Summary:: The Warehouse Manager is responsible for meeting all established safety, quality and productivity throughout the warehouse operations. Operates with the lowest possible overhead cost and provides overall support and direction to supporting staff. Communicates with customers, sales department and management as needed to achieve a goal of 100% completion of all daily shipments.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: includes the following, as well as other duties that may be assigned.

• Monitors shipping methods to assure material is well packaged for transport
• Plans, assigns, and directs work; appraises performances; rewards and disciplines employees
• Performs effective training and utilization on operational personnel through continuous education, increased exposure and increased expectations
• Ensures all assigned employees are aware of and comply with company, government, and customer policies, procedures, and regulations
• Manages adherence to production and quality control standards, budget constraints and cost controls
• Monitors levels of production, shipments and labor performance, takes action to correct unfavorable deviations in order to improve favorable trends
• Evaluates overall workflow, equipment and processes to ensure resources and manpower are allocated accordingly throughout the warehouse operation and maintain accountability and performance expectations of assigned personnel
• Enacts contingency plans as needed; escalates and directs activities during problems, disasters, etc.
• Maintains a favorable working relationship with all other company employees to promote a cooperative and harmonious working climate which will be conducive to maximum employee morale, productivity, and efficiency/effectiveness
• Keeps immediate superior promptly and fully informed of all problems or unusual matters of significance and takes prompt corrective action where necessary or suggests alternative courses of action

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel)
• Proficiency in standard office and database programs/equipment
• Knowledge of ERP systems

Education and/or Experience: Five years of Operational Management experience preferred. General Knowledge of Human Resources, OSHA and Hazmat. Strong knowledge of distribution, production or manufacturing techniques.

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university preferred
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 1-3 years’ experience in a warehouse operations role

Licensing/Certificates: Must be forklift certified.

Benefits Package:

• DailyPay Earned Wage Access
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible Spending Account
• 401K Plan with Company Match
• Basic Life and AD&D
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Short Term Disability
• Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity
• MetLife Legal Plan
• Norton LifeLock
• United Pet Care Discount Program
• LifeMart Employee Discounts
• Morgan Stanley Financial Advice

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Employee will be required to become forklift certified, which includes driving and upper body twisting. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to cold, wet, hot and/or humid conditions moving mechanical parts. Certain areas of the work environment may have elevated noise levels and require hearing protection.

Job Type: Full-time

Equal Opportunity Employer: Disability/Veteran