Area Manager - 2nd Shift - Fort Worth, TX

Harbor Freight Tools

3d•$83,300 - $95,795

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. The Area Manager manages staffing, training, performance, production plans, safety, equipment, and service and financial targets. The role investigates equipment incidents, addresses production issues and workplace violations, identifies process improvements, and participates in special projects and leadership development. Regular attendance is an essential function.

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, objectives, and accountabilities.
Maintain positive working relationships with associates and work teams and foster cooperation, openness, trust, and respect.
Plan, monitor, appraise, and manage performance results.
Enforce systems, policies, procedures, and productivity standards; administer corrective actions and submit them to HR for recordkeeping; and coordinate accountability for temporary associates with onsite temporary-staffing management.
Investigate equipment incidents, document incident reports, schedule situational-management meetings, and implement countermeasures and corrective actions.
Maintain accurate attendance, vacation, personal time off, sickness, funeral, and other attendance records.
Manage operations to meet financial targets and assigned service levels; explain 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 work.
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 and are trained and certified to operate equipment.
Ensure equipment is maintained, identify needed repairs, and ensure timely repairs.
Evaluate new equipment and techniques for process improvements.
Initiate, lead, and participate in special projects; remain open to new ideas and ways to achieve results.
Demonstrate willingness to learn other areas of distribution center operations.
Develop managerial and leadership competencies through company-sponsored education workshops and leadership development training, professional publications, personal networks, and professional organizations.
Maintain regular attendance and perform additional duties as assigned by the manager.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
401(k) plan for eligible associates
Accrued paid time off up to 200 hours per year, inclusive of PTO, floating holidays, and paid holidays
Paid sick time up to 80 hours per year unless otherwise required by law
Annual discretionary bonus eligibility