Nightshift Assistant Warehouse Manager

Upper Lakes Foods•Cloquet, MN

8d•Onsite

About The Position

SUMMARY: The Nightshift Assistant Warehouse Manager is responsible for overseeing the second shift warehouse operations, ensuring a safe, efficient, and productive work environment. This role includes managing staff, maintaining workflow, coordinating training efforts, and promoting a culture of teamwork and continuous improvement. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES : Promote and maintain a safe working environment by strictly adhering to safety procedures and leading by example. Supervise, schedule, and evaluate the performance of PM shift employees, ensuring adequate staffing to meet operational demands. Oversee the order selection process and general workflow to meet productivity goals and shipping deadlines. Facilitate onboarding and training for new hires as well as ongoing refresher training for existing team members. Lead pre-shift meetings with clear agendas to communicate priorities, goals, and safety updates. Manage truck mapping through Warehouse Management System (WMS) software and coordinate the physical loading of trucks using pallet jacks and manual stacking. Assist with order selection and oversee forklift replenishment as needed to support team workflow. Collaborate with employees and management to resolve work-related issues and improve shift performance. . Analyze operational processes and common practices; recommend, implement, and train staff on approved improvements in coordination with the Warehouse Manager. Foster positive working relationships within the team, across departments, and with external stakeholders; maintain professional competence and knowledge relevant to the role. Ensure all duties are performed without posing a direct threat to the safety of oneself, others, or company property. Maintain regular attendance during scheduled hours (Sunday through Thursday, 7:00 PM to completion), with flexibility to work holidays and extra shifts when necessary. Occasionally, when the team completes work ahead of schedule, the supervisor may leave early along with the crew. Complete additional assignments as directed by management.

Requirements

High School Diploma or Equivalent required
Minimum of 1 year of supervisory experience with a proven ability to lead teams, delegate responsibilities, and effectively recognize and address employee performance issues.
Leadership & Supervision: Ability to lead and motivate teams, conduct conflict resolution and employee coaching.
Communication & Interpersonal Skills: Effectively communicate with others through spoken and written English language. Apply customer service mindset (internal and external) while staying adaptable in a fast-paced environment.
Coordination – Adjusting actions in relation to another’s actions.
Critical Thinking – Using logic and reason to solve work related problems, identifying bottlenecks, prioritizing tasks and delegating effectively.
Time Management – Managing one’s own time and the time of others.
Safety – Ability to conduct safety meetings and audits, conduct and report accident investigations, maintaining a clean and hazard-free work environment while adhering to OSHA regulations and workplace safety regulations.
Must be able to obtain Forklift Certification

Nice To Haves

AA Degree or Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Transportation/Logistics, or similar preferred.
Experience working in a warehouse setting, with proficiency in Warehouse Management Systems, data entry and reporting, order fulfillment and accuracy.
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite

Responsibilities

Promote and maintain a safe working environment by strictly adhering to safety procedures and leading by example.
Supervise, schedule, and evaluate the performance of PM shift employees, ensuring adequate staffing to meet operational demands.
Oversee the order selection process and general workflow to meet productivity goals and shipping deadlines.
Facilitate onboarding and training for new hires as well as ongoing refresher training for existing team members.
Lead pre-shift meetings with clear agendas to communicate priorities, goals, and safety updates.
Manage truck mapping through Warehouse Management System (WMS) software and coordinate the physical loading of trucks using pallet jacks and manual stacking.
Assist with order selection and oversee forklift replenishment as needed to support team workflow.
Collaborate with employees and management to resolve work-related issues and improve shift performance.
Analyze operational processes and common practices; recommend, implement, and train staff on approved improvements in coordination with the Warehouse Manager.
Foster positive working relationships within the team, across departments, and with external stakeholders; maintain professional competence and knowledge relevant to the role.
Ensure all duties are performed without posing a direct threat to the safety of oneself, others, or company property.
Maintain regular attendance during scheduled hours (Sunday through Thursday, 7:00 PM to completion), with flexibility to work holidays and extra shifts when necessary.
Occasionally, when the team completes work ahead of schedule, the supervisor may leave early along with the crew.
Complete additional assignments as directed by management.