Warehouse Manager/Warehouse Superintendent, Pipe & Fittings Manufacturer (Tacoma, WA)

Westlake•Tacoma, WA

4d•$80,000 - $100,000•Onsite

About The Position

Westlake Pipe & Fittings is hiring a Warehouse Manager/Warehouse Superintendent to manage all warehouse functions, including receiving, storage, order picking, shipping, and transportation. The role focuses on customer satisfaction by maintaining and continually improving operations to support timely, accurate, and cost-efficient delivery of products. The position is fully onsite at the Tacoma, Washington facility and follows a Monday–Friday, 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. schedule. Potential overtime and on-call availability may be required based on business needs, including occasional Saturdays and weeks of 45–50 or more hours. The manager leads warehouse personnel and operations, promotes safe and compliant work practices, manages inventory and warehouse resources, and coordinates activities with production, sales, quality control, purchasing, and other departments. The role also supports continuous improvement, operational performance measurement, customer service, and corrective action for warehousing and logistics issues.

Requirements

5–7+ years of management experience in warehousing, inventory control, or materials management.
Strong understanding of inventory control and safety practices.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong attention to detail.
Ability to analyze problems and resolve them.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Familiarity with MS Excel and the MS Office suite.
Experience working with or maintaining a WMS system.
Ability to commute daily to the Tacoma, Washington facility for a fully onsite role.
Ability to work 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Ability to work potential overtime and be on call based on business needs, including occasional Saturdays and 45–50+ hour weeks.
Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds occasionally.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Material Management, or a related field.
Experience with JDE, SAP, or AX.

Responsibilities

Develop, coach, and train personnel on safety, compliance, product knowledge, company procedures, and warehouse best practices.
Ensure adherence to the cycle count program based on ABC principles.
Lead the development and implementation of best practices throughout shipping operations.
Drive continuous improvement and operational excellence efforts.
Define KPIs and hold the site accountable for meeting or exceeding targets.
Manage day-to-day shipping operations and measure on-time, in-full delivery performance, transportation costs, inventory management, productivity, quality, and workforce planning.
Investigate causes of problems and lead corrective actions for complaints related to transportation, logistics handling, and finished-product warehousing.
Direct staff in support of customer care objectives, staff and team competency development, and team performance objectives.
Coordinate warehouse activities with production, sales, quality control, purchasing, and other functions.
Maintain records for warehouse operations.
Work with managers and personnel in other departments to ensure customer satisfaction.
Arrange warehouse materials to maximize space utilization and expedite job-order picking.
Manage the flow of materials into and out of the warehouse, including production, customer, supplier, and interplant shipments.
Promote a team environment across all shifts to achieve goals across departments.
Provide technical leadership on equipment, cycle-count accuracy, inventory-location control, order-picking accuracy, metrics definition and reporting, and root-cause troubleshooting.
Facilitate safety training and complete incident investigations and reporting.
Coordinate departmental productivity and inventory-management goals.
Evaluate and manage warehouse resources and activities in relation to company objectives and targets.