Warehouse Manager

Position Description:

The Warehouse Manager will ensure high levels of customer satisfaction by ensuring quality workmanship, keeping commitments to deadlines, delivering solutions, and demonstrating a positive attention to detail in meeting customers’ needs. The Warehouse Manager must be committed to successful leadership through accountability, team building, and knowledge sharing, and they must be dedicated to meeting company financial goals and objectives. The Warehouse Manager is responsible for managing all fabrication, shipping, receiving, maintenance, and administrative activities at the Warehouse level, ensuring compliance with applicable safety and quality control programs. This position manages, trains and develops employees, while also driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Attend all scheduled company & safety meetings.
• Follow and enforce company safety policies and safe work practices.
• Coordinate daily work requirements, and delegate those needs to employees.
• Delegates duties and work assignments in a fair manner.
• Develop and maintain consistent training standards and recording.
• Monitor inventory and maintain accurate inventory records.
• Monitor plant/equipment trends, recommend ways to reduce technical stoppages in equipment or areas of common occurrence.
• Attend, contribute, and recommend improvements to equipment design, project meetings, and operational practices.
• Lead various R&D projects for the company.
• Create and maintain good working relationships with internal and external customers.
• Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers and management in a diverse work environment.
• Demonstrate sound judgment, leadership, organizational skills and the ability to work independently.
• Other duties as required by company needs.
• Understand the importance of being visible on the floor.
• Actively lead team with a hands-on style, willing to roll up sleeves and lead by example. Good coach and leader.
• Support management decisions and bridges the need to balance company interests with employee interests.
• Evaluate and recommend changes in methods and procedures to improve quality, efficiency, and delivery time.
• Apply company policies and assures adherence to company procedures.
• Recognize performance accomplishments and opportunities of direct reports and be comfortable in providing constructive feedback.
• Follow the normal disciplinary process, addressed and documents performance issues with employees.

Physical & Work Requirements:

• Working in a warehouse facility within OSHA guidelines, conditions may be heated/unheated and periodically noisy.
• Fast-paced, moderately stressful, constantly changing day to day work environment.
• Ability to stand, walk, or be mobile for up to eight hours per shift.
• Capable of ascending and descending material handling equipment
• Required to wear proper PPE in warehouse.
• Operate company vehicles including forklifts and yard trucks.
• Use of other tools and fabrication equipment required.
• Maintain consistent and regular attendance and punctuality.
• Must be willing to work overtime, as needed.

Required Background, Competencies & Expertise:

• Experience in the use and maintenance of the tools and equipment necessary for repairing and replacing mechanical, electrical, and electronic equipment.
• Experience working independently to troubleshoot, diagnose, and solve issues with process and plant warehouse equipment, and to develop and rapidly implement corrective actions.
• Experience training teammates on warehouse operations, quality control procedures and the proper techniques of instrument calibration and maintenance.
• Work with other managers to formulate objectives and understand requirements.
• Understanding of quality standards and health & safety regulations.
• Monitor production to resolve issues.
• Excellent organizational and leaderships skills.
• Attention to detail and positive can-do attitude.
• Strong decision-making skills and a results-driven approach
• Leadership - A demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through others.
• Management - The ability to organize and manage multiple priorities.
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Understand all aspects of operations. Works in a safe, efficient, and responsible manner.
• Self-motivated
• Maintains confidentiality and instills trust.
• Ability to solve operational problems, troubleshoot and review information to come up with an effective solution.
• Ability to maintain and document quality records.
• Continuous improvement / quality management

Preferred Background, Competencies & Expertise:

• Understanding of SPS policies and procedures
• Knowledge of ISO 9001:2015 quality procedures

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/AA Minorities/Female/Disabilities/Veterans.