Warehouse Department Manager - 2nd Shift WIT

FHI 360 • Ann Arbor, MI

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Warehouse Department Manager oversees supervisory and management responsibilities within their department. As a key decision-maker, the Department Manager assigns and coordinates unloading tasks for warehouse freight handlers by directing leads and backup leads. This role also includes responsibility for ensuring the timely and accurate completion of administrative paperwork, including reporting daily activities to the corporate office. The Department Manager must ensure compliance with all FHI policies and procedures, promoting operational excellence and team accountability. FHI takes pride in being recognized as a leader in hiring the industry's most dependable warehouse professionals. We go above and beyond to develop and retain top talent, offering clear career advancement opportunities into leadership roles with greater pay—an approach that has earned us the trust and appreciation of our customers.

Requirements

• Experience receiving or unloading in a warehouse or distribution setting
• 1+ years of leadership experience, preferred
• Knowledge of logistics, preferred
• Ability to speak and write English for effective communication
• Basic math skills
• Attention to detail and ability to follow directions
• Leadership skills and ability to supervise people and production effectively
• Must have valid driver’s license and pass background check

Nice To Haves

• Skills/Knowledge: Knowledge of logistics, preferred

Responsibilities

• Directs associates to perform operations safely and efficiently
• Utilizes daily huddles with Associates to ensure operating procedures and assignments are communicated properly
• Coordinates work assignments and ensures assignments are completed timely
• Communicates with associates, host management, transportation partners, and FHI leadership to ensure performance standards and safety goals are accomplished
• Responsible for hiring, promotions, and terminations of associates
• Implements changes for performance improvement
• Maintains safety mindset through daily safety inspections, adherence to safety policies, EHS Safety Audits, reporting potential safety threats; works with leadership to remedy threatening situations
• Guarantee safeguard measures are being adhered to maintain cleanliness and a debris-free work area
• Mentors and trains of new associates, subordinate team members (succession plan)
• Performs load verification for accuracy
• Ensure Time Keeping (Kronos) Policies and procedures are enforced and adhered to.
• Performs timekeeping audits.
• Approves time
• Accountable for successful completion of load assignments daily

Benefits

• Equipment training
• Full-time, permanent positions with lots of associate development and internal promotion opportunities
• Medical, dental, vision, 401k & paid time off
• Awesome referral bonus & more incentives
• weekly pay
• on-the-job training

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees