WAREHOUSE MANAGER

Bluegrass Ingredients Inc•Glasgow, KY

13d•Onsite

About The Position

This position will oversee and monitor all operations, functions, and employees working in the warehouse department. This will be done in a professional manner, paying special attention to: production, employee issues, quality, communication, safety, and concerns the overall efficiency of our plant.

Requirements

Understand (GMP) good manufacturing practices
Understand (HACCP) hazard analysis critical control points
Work well with individuals
Be a team player at all levels of the organization
Be willing to accept, at the operations level, a main role on the company emergency response team

Nice To Haves

Prior management experience is preferred, but not required, depending on other qualifications

Responsibilities

Coordinate the receiving of any ingredients, supplies, and/or materials that come to the warehouse loading and unloading docks
Properly notify department heads and/or other inventory control personnel when they have deliveries
Investigate all “No Show” orders
Monitor truck inspections
Coordinate documentation of receiving materials and maintaining proper and timely paper channels
Coordinate the filling of all orders, the staging of product, and communicating with dispatch
Work with corporate office marketing department on current and delayed ordering of product
Coordinate the counting of physical inventories
Assist with arranging trucking for the return of product
Control and monitor proper and timely paper trail for all invoices/shipments
Monitor warehouse staging areas
Monitor proper pallet exchange program, ordering in pallets and shipping out pallets when needed
Communicate with the QA Manager and General Manager on the release of product
In charge of aseptic, cheese, and powder shipping and receiving warehouses and loading personnel
Monitor pallet exchange program, as well as daily supervision of pallet inspection/classification
Coordinate the receiving and sending of all UPS or Federal Express package
Coordinate warehouse sanitation and housekeeping
Responsible for the upkeep of the driveway and the grounds around the plant
Responsible for all duties and responsibilities of all warehouse direct reports
Train, retain, develop, and monitor all employees that work in the warehouse department
Provide training/cross training of employees
Responsible for the warehouse department payroll, vacation requests
Complete weekly schedules understanding efficient/effective use of man-hours to control overtime
Hold people accountable to doing their jobs
Responsible for scheduling and maintaining an accurate and efficient inventory system
Maintain an accurate inventory of finished goods
Work with other departments in ordering, receiving, and monitoring the usage of materials, ingredients, chemicals, and supplies
Call in and follow up on the prompt issuance and completion of work orders
Work with maintenance on a preventative maintenance program
Help to minimize downtime
Troubleshoot to improve overall efficiency
Be on call and come in to the plant as needed, which may include any time outside of the normal shift and weekends
Maintain customer satisfaction at all levels
Maintain a good working relationship with suppliers, employees, and customers
Maintain a high level of appearance and pride within the department
Play an active role to inspect, review, and follow up on all plant and department audits
Responsible for identifying and addressing any food safety hazards
Notify their supervisor, a member of Quality, or a member of the Leadership Team in the event that a food safety hazard is identified
Empowered to immediately address a food safety hazard if they have the ability
Responsible for attending all required safety and food safety training
Emphasize, train, and comply with all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s)
Enforce and train the warehouse department on all company and department policies and procedures, including attendance, safety and discipline
Promptly report occurrences observed or addressed during this shift to the proper department head and/or plant manager
Continually monitor progress, performance, and capabilities of staff with consistent and realistic expectations
Observe the moral and understand its impact on other departments
Understand EEOC employment practices and limit turnover by retaining qualified employees
Supervise and coach direct reports
Effectively cross departmentally, recognize and respect all levels of management
Communicate and address all employee concerns promptly, consulting with human resources when needed
Communicate daily with other supervisors and employees on plant issues
Communicate with employees on a regular basis to explain changes/modifications and generally on how we run our business, listening to their concerns and communicating their ideas to management
Uphold a high level of confidentiality
Possess good listening and presentation skills
Accept criticism professionally, consult before reacting, and move on after resolution
Provide timely and accurate information as requested at all levels of the organization
Follow up on progress of any open issues
Maintain positive relationships with other departments
Be punctual, prepared, and respectful of others
Work well with others, understanding personality differences
Hold people accountable
Internally work well with all departments
Set realistic time frames on projects and follow them through
Be a self-starter
Be willing to accept company and department changes by adapting to new procedures and ultimate solutions for a continuous improvement of operations
Be an active participant in loss control and food safety
Actively participate in the HAZMAT team and training, at a minimum for the operations level
Promote safety, support, help solve, and understand all company safety policies and practices
On a daily basis monitor plant conditions to create and maintain a “safe working environment”
Conscientiously look for solutions and root causes to first reports of injury and near misses
Make recommendations for possible engineering controls or any other way to prevent future incidents
Enforce all safety policies fair and consistently; investigate fact not fault
Update, monitor, and keep current all LOTO, confined space, forklift, and other safety programs
Oversee for proper completion of all work comp reports that occur during this shift, investigate, and be the person in charge of taking the employee to the hospital, if needed
Be able to prioritize and timely process work orders as they relate to safety concerns