Warehouse Department Manager - 1st Shift WIT

FHI 360•Ann Arbor, MI

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Warehouse Department Manager oversees supervisory and management responsibilities within the department. The manager assigns and coordinates unloading tasks for warehouse freight handlers by directing leads and backup leads, ensures timely and accurate administrative paperwork and daily activity reporting to the corporate office, and ensures compliance with FHI policies and procedures. The position promotes operational excellence and team accountability. This is a local, non-travel position in a warehouse environment that may have extreme heat and cold. The role is designated safety-sensitive and requires working in a constant state of alertness and safely. Duties and responsibilities may change at management’s discretion.

Requirements

Experience receiving or unloading freight in a warehouse or distribution setting.
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.
Valid driver’s license.
Must pass a background check.
Ability to lift cases weighing 25 to 95 pounds occasionally.
Ability to operate warehouse or material-moving equipment.
Ability to lift, walk, bend, twist, reach, push, and squat occasionally.
Ability to use close and distance vision to focus on a computer screen for most of the workday.

Nice To Haves

At least one year of leadership experience.
Knowledge of logistics.

Responsibilities

Direct associates to perform operations safely and efficiently.
Use daily huddles to communicate operating procedures and assignments to associates.
Coordinate work assignments and ensure they are completed on time.
Communicate with associates, host management, transportation partners, and FHI leadership to meet performance standards and safety goals.
Hire, promote, and terminate associates.
Implement changes to improve performance.
Conduct daily safety inspections, follow safety policies, participate in EHS Safety Audits, report potential safety threats, and work with leadership to address unsafe situations.
Ensure safeguards are followed and the work area is clean and free of debris.
Mentor and train new associates and subordinate team members as part of succession planning.
Verify load accuracy.
Enforce Kronos timekeeping policies and procedures, conduct timekeeping audits, and approve time.
Ensure daily load assignments are completed successfully.
Complete administrative paperwork and report daily activities to the corporate office.