Warehouse Manager

Rhino•Maple Lake, MN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Warehouse Manager's role is to oversee all warehouse duties including production planning, order pulling, shipping, receiving, inventory control, and logistics. They will ensure that the warehouse operates at peak efficiency (people, materials, equipment), with customer satisfaction the primary goal. This person will host daily tier meetings, weekly Gemba walks, and provide training and development for the team. The Warehouse Manager will lead the Warehouse team and foster positive relationships with our employees by providing clear communication, mentorship, clear direction, proactive thinking, and a high sense of accountability to ensure integrity in safety, quality, cost, and delivery (SQCD). They will be goal driven with the ability to identify and successfully achieve departmental goals that align with the company’s’ vision and direction.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree required in Business Management, Engineering, or Business Administration or equivalent work history.
3+ years of warehouse experience
5+ years of successfully leading a team
Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles; experience in a lean manufacturing environment and how to maintain a continuous improvement culture.
Understanding of business efficiencies, FTE and machine optimization metrics.
Thorough understanding of warehouse policies and procedures.
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, etc.) and other similar software.
Works primarily on the floor and office, and/or in and around shipping/receiving docks and rotational molding environment
Ability to walk and stand for extended periods of time.
Exposure to shop elements such as noise, dust, odors, heat and cold.

Responsibilities

Provide strong, positive leadership to the manufacturing team that maximizes the company’s operations, efficiencies, and safety objectives.
Understand/achieve specific company targets. Must have capacity to plan and benchmark success.
Direct and oversee warehouse operations for SQCD-P – Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, People.
Collaborate with Supervisors to identify goals that align with company vision and direction. Then create and communicate clear direction and path to success for entire team
Lead by example and work with the team to better understand their role and exhibit our "I can" core value. Will provide coverage for Supervisors (when needed) to run the day-to-day business operations.
Communicate with leaders and their departments to ensure all team members are clear on expectations and eliminating inefficiencies to improve workflows and ensure outstanding results
Hiring, Performance Evaluation & Development
Responsible for interviewing, hiring and new employee on-boarding for new-hire success and integration on to the team.
Evaluate warehouse operations staffing and skill set using a training matrix. Create a plan to address talent gaps, when needed.
Complete performance reviews and salary evaluations in a timely manner. Make recommendations for team and individual recognition rewards.
Responsible for discipline and termination of employees as needed and in accordance with company policy.
Identifies Continuous Improvement projects that align with company goals and submits them to the Continuous Improvement Committee and/or Continuous Improvement Manager.
As a safety leader ensuring everyone is working in a safety-conscious manner, taking necessary precautions to keep self and co-workers safe, including, but not limited to, the following:
Maintaining a safe and clean work environment.
Identifying and resolving safety concerns
Providing recommendations to staff and management on safety issues and/or work-related injuries.
Participate in corrective and preventative action activities.
Performing accident investigations as needed.
Develops run strategies that increase throughput while controlling inventory levels.
Facilitates communication and action to resolve supply constraints and/or bottlenecks and assists with necessary corrective actions.
Overall accountability of all inventory management- transactions, locations, minimum stock quantities, etc.
Overall accountability of outbound freight- timeliness, expense, and processing.
Review and prepare workflows, staffing requirements, space allocations, equipment layouts, and action plans that meet company standards for productivity, quality, and customer service
Review monthly expenses month over month and year over year to identify ways to reduce cost and waste.
Professional Development: Each member of the Leadership team must complete a minimum of 32 hours of training on/off site per year. This should be tracked by the employee.
Other duties as assigned.