Area Manager, Distribution Center/Warehouse (1st Shift)

The Hillman Group, Inc. • Kansas City, MO

11d • Onsite

About The Position

The Area Manager manages activities of assigned department within the distribution center. The Area Manager is accountable to deliver required results in accordance with established standards and within budgetary constraints. This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice. Employees are expected and encouraged to participate in safety and health program activities including immediately reporting hazards, immediately reporting unsafe work practices and incidents to supervisors, wearing required personal protective equipment, and participating in and supporting safety committee activities.

Requirements

• Associates degree or equivalent in education and experience.
• Experience in a high volume automated multi-shift distribution center.
• Comprehensive knowledge of inventory control and traffic management.
• Knowledge of Word, Excel, and Windows. Able to learn and use in-house software applications.
• Excellent organization, planning, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Able to lead and motivate employees by guiding, training, and offering counsel.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a facility that uses conveyers, RF scanning, and pick-to-ship container methods.

Responsibilities

• Provides daily direction to Area Supervisors to accomplish operating results, delivers results in accordance with established productivity standards and business unit goals, applies sound motivational and employee relation techniques to maintain an engaged and productive work group, schedules and appropriately deploys assigned personnel to achieve performance goals, troubleshoots workflow disruptions and takes appropriate corrective action.
• Recruits quality personnel on a timely basis to maintain optimal staffing levels, directs supervisors to ensure all staff are properly oriented and trained, conducts performance reviews and sets goals and development plans for departmental personnel, administers corrective action as required in accordance with policy, establishes and maintains sound professional relations with all employees within the work group to ensure a high level of employee engagement.
• Develops, recommends, and/or implements approved enhancements to processes, systems, policies, and procedures to improve operational efficiency, accuracy, and customer service levels, works with maintenance and support teams to effectively maintain equipment in optimal working order, reconciles payroll and attendance records on a timely basis in compliance with policies and established payroll standards, reviews the accuracy of methods and productivity standards and recommends appropriate adjustments, provides input to the annual budgeting process.
• Takes appropriate action to enforce safety policies and procedures, conducts safety training as necessary and according to established schedules, establishes and enforces checks of process quality to ensure compliance with established standards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree