The legacy that is today Wavepoint 3PL is a story of successfully creating and executing customer-driven solutions that align with ever-changing market conditions, born out of the demand for single-source logistics both responsive and competitive. We d like to say we planned it all back in 1978 when we booked the first truckload, but, in full disclosure, we followed the market as it drove us to where we are today. Things have changed and keep changing and we're a 3PL provider for these times. Grassroots growth of individual trucking, warehousing, and brokerage enterprises brought together under new entrepreneurial leadership, is now aligned with the shared visions of excellence, supported by a talented staff and best-in-class assets, and the all-important can do spirit.
Benefits Offered:
- Competitive Wages
- Paid Vacation and Sick time
- Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- 8 Paid holiday days
- Company-paid Life Insurance
- Company match 401(k) Retirement Savings
Summary:
The Warehouse Manager is responsible for directing, receiving, warehousing, and distribution operations. The manager will oversee the efficient receipt, storage, value-adding servicing, and dispatch of a wide variety of products. The incumbent will have responsibility for directing office and operations employees in day-to-day tasks to ensure seamless operations and productivity targets are achieved and that all warehouse processes are running smoothly and promptly.
Warehouse Manager Responsibilities:
- Plan, organize, supervise, and participate in daily warehouse operations, to satisfy customer requirements.
- Accomplishes warehouse human resource objectives by selecting, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees and supporting shift supervisors in holding their teams accountable; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job contributions; recommending compensation actions; adhering to policies and procedures.
- Meet warehouse operational standards by contributing warehouse information to strategic plans and reviews; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; identifying warehouse system improvements
- Meets warehouse financial standards by providing annual budget information; monitoring expenditures; identifying variances; implementing corrective actions
- Maintains storage area by organizing floor space; adhering to storage design principles; recommending improvements
- Train, supervise, and evaluate the performance of the assigned warehouse. employees; assign workloads to warehouse employees
- Motivate and lead the crew with a positive attitude, strive to remove barriers to performance, and follow through on commitments
- Be as visible as possible to the staff and manage by walking around. This will ensure that you have the warehouse pulse close to you to aid and support where needed.
- Monitor and document all accidents and incidents within the warehouse
- Reporting any accident and incidents to Leadership and HR immediately
- Conducting root cause analysis and corrective actions
- Monitor and document all accidents and incidents within the warehouse
- Establish an efficient, detailed employee training program for new hires and refresher training.
- Continuous improvement leading and initiating throughout the warehouse with numbers-based results and providing updated reports to the Warehouse Management Team
- Develop and maintain a Gemba Walk routine that supports, reinforces, and develops visible managing and barrier removal
- Using lean training/tactics to consistently improve areas within the warehouse
- Maintain qualification to perform duties within warehouse operations including operating forklift, perform packaging, and office duties as required. Utilize skills to support execution regularly, dedicating up to 10% of weekly hours towards executing productive tasks to maintain skills and help support team
- Travel up to 10%
Warehouse Manager Qualifications:
- Associate's Degree in Logistics/ Business Management and or 3 years of leadership experience in warehouse operations.
- Knowledge of general warehouse layout planning and warehouse operations knowledge
- Solid communication skills (oral and written)
- Proven work experience as a warehouse manager or supervisor
- Expertise in warehouse management procedures and best practices
- Proven ability to implement process improvement initiatives
- Strong knowledge of warehousing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Hands-on experience with warehouse management software and databases
- Leadership skills and proven ability to manage staff in terms of development
- Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills