Operations Manager - Regional Distribution Center, Galesburg, MI

Target • Galesburg, MI

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 means being on the very 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 role offers the chance to positively impact thousands of fellow team members and Target guests worldwide, whether through focusing on regional or upstream distribution centers, target.com fulfillment centers, or import warehouses. The work involves Distribution Center Operations, Quality Management, and overall Distribution Center Productivity, constantly analyzing and recalibrating support for people, process, and technology investments. As an Operations Manager, you will influence with a focus on safety, leadership, excellence, self-motivation, problem-solving, and teamwork. You will foster a “safety first” culture through awareness, training, and accountability, and establish yourself as an engaging and inclusive leader responsible for maximizing team productivity, growth, and development. You will create a positive work environment through real-time observation and constructive feedback, and ensure operational plans are executed, performance and budget goals are achieved, and teams are informed and coordinated. The position 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. Your commitment to others will be demonstrated by helping teams meet business goals. Core responsibilities are described within this job description, and job 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
• 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 (medical, vision, dental, life insurance)
• 401(k)
• Employee discount
• Short term disability
• Long term disability
• Paid sick leave
• Paid national holidays
• Paid vacation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees