Warehouse - Operations Manager

at  Arrowhead Engineered Products

SUMMARY:

This position is responsible for the overall output, quality, condition, and capability of the operations including production, receiving, storage and shipping of products to meet the customer needs. This position must ensure that the processes, equipment, documentation, and personnel are in place to meet the business objectives of the company.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Operations Management and/or equivalent work experience.
5+ years of warehouse operations experience.
5+ years supervisory experience.
Knowledge of MS Office Suite, ERP systems.
Some travel may be required.

• Accomplishes distribution operations through training, delegating, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; enforces all policies and procedures.
• Achieves operational objectives by contributing operations information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews.
• Prepares and completes action plans; implements production, fulfillment productivity methods, to achieve safety, quality, delivery, and cost standards.
• Problem resolution using lean tool set, completes audits, identifies trends, and shares best practices with peers.
• Meets overall distribution operations financial objectives by forecasting labor requirements; participates in the annual budget process; scheduling capital expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective action plans.
• Develops warehouse operations systems by determining product handling and storage requirements; developing, implementing, enforcing, and evaluating policies and procedures; deploying company processes for receiving product, equipment utilization, inventory management, and shipping. Working closely with peers from other facilities.
• Develops warehouse design by planning layout, product flow, and product handling systems, evaluating and recommending new equipment.
• Develops warehouse operations system improvements by analyzing process workflow, manning and space requirements, and equipment layout, implementing changes as necessary.
• Coordinates activities of Warehouse with activities of sales, inventory control and purchasing departments to ensure availability of merchandise.
• Maintains safe and healthy work environment by establishing, following, and enforcing standards and procedures, complying with all legal regulations. Ensuring that all employees are treated equally and ethically.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Will work closely with local sales and supply chain to ensure that the best possible outcome for our customers and the company is achieved.
• Implement and enforce safety standards to promote a culture of working safely.
• Other duties as assigned.