Area Manager- Dillon, SC

Harbor Freight Tools•Dillonvale, OH

12d

About The Position

The Area Manager supervises associates and manages the day-to-day operations of an assigned area within a distribution center. The role achieves operational, financial, and service results by directing and supporting associates who perform distribution center operating functions. The position has direct supervisory responsibility for non-exempt employees.

Responsibilities

Select, orient, train, coach, counsel, and discipline associates.
Educate and develop associates to improve their capabilities and job performance and to follow company, federal, state, and local policies and procedures.
Ensure associates attend scheduled training and cross-training and meet equipment-operator and cross-training goals.
Schedule departmental trainers for new-hire orientation and on-the-job training.
Communicate values, strategies, and objectives and assign accountabilities.
Maintain positive and productive relationships with associates and their work teams; foster cooperation and create an environment of openness, trust, and respect.
Plan, monitor, appraise, and manage performance results.
Enforce systems, policies, procedures, and productivity standards; administer corrective actions, submit them to HR for record keeping, and coordinate associate accountability with onsite temporary-staffing management.
Investigate equipment incidents, document incident reports, schedule Situational Management meetings, and implement countermeasures and corrective actions promptly.
Maintain accurate attendance, vacation, personal-time-off, sickness, funeral, and other attendance records.
Manage operations to meet financial targets and assigned service levels; explain budget and service-level variances and identify corrective actions.
Evaluate and recommend process changes to improve efficiency and safety.
Establish daily and weekly priorities and production plans.
Schedule associates, assign work, and monitor and revise schedules and assignments.
Research, compile, initiate, sort, and analyze production performance records and data.
Resolve and report production issues.
Maintain a clean and safe work environment and report and respond to unsafe or unclean conditions and violations.
Ensure associates have appropriate tools, equipment is maintained and repaired promptly, and associates are properly trained and certified to operate equipment.
Evaluate new equipment and techniques for process improvements.
Initiate, lead, and participate in special projects; remain open to new ideas and demonstrate willingness to learn other distribution center operations.
Develop managerial and leadership competencies through company-sponsored workshops and leadership training, professional publications, personal networks, and professional organizations.
Maintain regular attendance as an essential job function.
Perform additional duties as assigned by the manager.