Warehouse Manager

Silgan Plastics•North East, PA

About The Position

For more than 50 years, Silgan Plastics has defined the plastic bottling industry from technical innovation to creative packaging solutions. No matter what your packaging needs, Silgan can and will handle them. From creation to commercialization, our customized approach to each customer's requirements is what sets us apart from the rest. The Warehouse Manager is responsible for strategic leadership of the warehouse department focused on safety, quality, and efficiency. The Warehouse Manager will achieve long term goals and optimize workflows across teams.

Requirements

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PP, Teams)
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Analytical problem-solving skills
Class-A CDL License
DOT Medical Certification
High School Diploma or the equivalent.
5+ years of warehousing experience managing high-volume SKU’s in high-velocity environment; at least 3 years in a supervisory capacity
Experience tendering freight via truckload, inter-modal, less than truck load and partial packages
Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and strong computer skills; ERP/MRP/DRP experience

Nice To Haves

Experience in managing logistics and inventory in satellite warehouses
Continuous Improvement and Lean Manufacturing experience preferred

Responsibilities

Supports the Overall Operations Functions
Supports Local and Corporate Supply/Demand initiatives designed to deliver best-in-class service to Silgan clients at optimal overall cost savings structure.
Provides input and recommendations for efficiency improvement or cost reduction in warehousing, freight, or distribution operations; coordinates across all relevant departments and locations to support customer satisfaction.
Creates, implements, oversees, and provides leadership for the complete execution of all local warehousing & logistics standards and procedures in accordance with corporate policies and guidelines.
Ensures all employees are aligned with Silgan core values of Safety, Winning Attitude, Ethical Conduct and Team Work.
Collaborates with local and corporate functions to define and report critical service KPI’s for Warehouse and Logistics functions.
Manage and Direct all Manufacturing Warehouse Activities
Guide and direct warehouse associates to include the following: Manage outgoing shipments.
Prepares paperwork for UPS, LTL, full truck load and international shipments.
Arranges outbound shipments and prepares paperwork in Oracle for scrap loads and Silgan Plants - raw material and dunnage.
Monitors Customer Orders. Printing, delivery, planning reports and inventory aging reports for all customers every day.
Correspond with customer service associates ensuring customer demands are being met.
Record shipment data, such as weight, charges, space availability, and damages and discrepancies, for reporting, accounting, and recordkeeping purposes.
Contacts carrier representative to decide and to issue instructions for shipping and delivery of materials.
Perform cycle counts daily, weekly and monthly including Iline clearances.
Train all personnel involved in Silgan Plastics Cycle Counting for daily, weekly monthly and Year End Inventory.
Monitor Pending Table, Product Reversals, all production Holds, and Material Transaction when needed.
Confers and correspond with Sales, Customer Service, and establishment representatives to rectify problems, such as damages, shortages, and nonconformance to specifications.
Provides day-to-day guidance in Shipping by structuring workloads to maximum productivity and efficiency.
Printing pick tickets from our inventory management system, constantly reviewing updates and prioritizing workloads.
Train all personnel in forklift operations. 3 year re-certification of all authorized forklift drivers.
Oversee training of all DOT drivers. Annual re-certification of DOT drivers.
Ensure warehouse is compliant in all State and Federal DOT Regulations.
Assists with other duties as assigned.