Warehouse Department Manager - FRZ/PER

FHI • Newport, MI

35d • Onsite

About The Position

FHI is seeking an experienced Warehouse Department Manager to join their team. This role primarily involves supervisory and management responsibilities, including making key decisions regarding the distribution of unloading assignments and coordinating unloading activities. The Department Manager is responsible for accurate and timely administrative paperwork for daily reporting to the corporate office and ensuring compliance with all FHI policies and procedures. The company emphasizes developing and retaining quality associates and offers a career path to leadership roles.

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 and experience are what truly matter; education is not a strict requirement.
• Warehouse work environment with varying temperatures, at both hot and cold extremes
• Must be able to lift cases by hand weighing from 25 to 95 pounds, occasionally
• Must be able to operate warehouse/material moving equipment
• Ability to lift, walk, bend, twist, reach, push and squat occasionally.
• Use of standard office equipment in typical office environments/conditions.
• Ability to use close and distance vision to focus on computer screen for the majority of the workday.

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

• Competitive Salary Pay!
• 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