Operations Manager, Kitting

Veritiv • Harrisville, UT

31d

About The Position

The Operations Manager, Kitting is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations and performance of employees using machinery and equipment to support packaging along a production line. The role oversees warehouse and kitting functions in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications, and provides supervision, direction, and leadership to raise performance in meeting internal and external customer goals.

The position coordinates warehouse activities, sets objectives and performance measures, develops employees, and leads hiring for kitting operations. It monitors performance and implements improvements to operational efficiency and effectiveness, manages projects within time and budget, oversees physical inventory, and ensures company and government policies and procedures are followed. Some travel may be required.

The work is regularly performed in a non-climate-controlled warehouse, with potential exposure to temperature and humidity extremes, loud noise, dust, mechanical hazards, moving objects, and vehicles. Physical duties include walking and standing throughout the warehouse, lifting and carrying items, moving products using material-handling equipment, and bending or kneeling while filling orders or putting away products.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of related successful supervisory or management experience, including motivating and developing direct reports and assessing new talent.
• 5–10 years of related job experience.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, work under pressure, and adapt to sudden changes in the work environment.
• Ability to work quickly and efficiently.
• Thorough understanding of distribution management, preferably gained in a large, national, or decentralized organization.
• Thorough understanding of government regulations, including DOT, OSHA, and HazMat.
• Basic experience with simple office and operational systems.
• Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, and diplomacy skills.
• Experience providing leadership to others on work-related systems, processes, and challenges.
• Experience in strategic management and leadership across company functions, directing substantial resources over long time frames.
• Experience interpreting strategy and policy to set and deliver objectives.
• Experience planning, managing, and organizing resources within short- and medium-term timescales and an overall policy framework.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Strong planning and organization skills.
• Warehouse experience, preferably in a distribution environment.
• Ability to lift, twist, and carry 50–75 pounds; manipulate up to 160 pounds of product with material-handling equipment; and lift items up to 150 pounds with assistance.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate warehouse functions, directly and through supervisors, including kitting, production, receiving, picking, shipping, security, and inventory control.
• Develop and implement objectives and performance measures for functional areas and employees; promote accountability, training, and skills development.
• Lead selection and hiring of new kitting operations employees.
• Review individual and collective performance and recommend and implement improvements to warehouse and kitting operations.
• Promote safe work practices and support the division safety committee's goal of an accident-free workplace.
• Ensure regular safety meetings are held; complete and review safety incident reports as needed; recommend changes to maintain a safe work environment.
• Ensure compliance with company and government requirements, including safety, OSHA, and HazMat regulations.
• Manage complex projects and initiatives to completion, on time and within budget.
• Oversee physical inventory in the warehouse.
• Implement company policies and procedures for assigned areas of responsibility.

Benefits

• Healthcare benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and a health savings account.
• Life, AD&D, and disability insurance.
• 401(k).
• Paid time off.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Employee assistance program.
• Other fringe benefits.
• Extensive training opportunities, professional development programs, career pathing, and mentorship opportunities.
• Employee-led Employee Resource Groups, Veritiv Cultural Alliance, and a recognition platform.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed