Operations Manager- Fulfillment Center- Joliet, IL

Target•Joliet, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. A role in Distribution and Receive Centers is on the front lines of getting product to the guest as fast as possible, which is a critical differentiator and one of the most essential functions within Logistics. This includes focusing on regional or upstream distribution centers, target.com fulfillment centers, or import warehouses, impacting thousands of team members and Target guests worldwide. The work involves Distribution Center Operations, Quality Management, and Distribution Center Productivity, constantly analyzing and recalibrating support for people, process, and technology investments in an evolving business. A role as an Operations Manager provides a chance to influence with a focus on safety, leadership, excellence, self-motivation, problem-solving, and teamwork. The manager will foster a “safety first” culture through awareness, training, and accountability, and establish themselves as an engaging and inclusive leader responsible for maximizing team productivity, growth, and development. They will create a positive work environment through real-time observation and constructive feedback, and work with urgency to ensure operational plans are executed, performance and budget goals are achieved, and teams are informed and coordinated. The role offers autonomy to innovate with new approaches to process and method for efficiency and future process flow optimization, supported by an environment of calculated risk and testing. The manager's commitment to others will be evident in helping teams meet business goals. Core responsibilities are described within the job description, and duties may change due to business needs.

Requirements

Four-year degree or equivalent experience
Demonstrated leadership ability, with the ability to engage and motivate others
Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
Good reasoning, conflict-management, and analytical and problem-solving skills
Able to access all areas of the Distribution Center, including the mezzanine platforms
Able to read and interpret necessary policies and procedures to perform updates and operate systems and other programs within the Distribution Center, for example, ability to traverse conveyor crossovers

Responsibilities

Foster a “safety first” culture through awareness, training and accountability
Quickly establish yourself as an engaging and inclusive leader with ownership for the team’s ability to maximize its productivity, growth and development
Create a positive work environment though real-time observation and specific, constructive and actionable feedback
Ensure that operational plans are executed, performance and budget goals are achieved and teams are kept informed and coordinated across functions
Innovate with new approaches to process and method, all in the name of more efficiency and implementing future process flow optimization
Find root causes to problems
Jump right in to help teams meet their business goals

Benefits

comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more
401(k)
employee discount
short term disability
long term disability
paid sick leave
paid national holidays
paid vacation
financial and education benefits
well-being benefits