Warehouse Manager - ATR - 2nd Shift - NAIC2

World Wide Technology Holding•Edwardsville, IL

About The Position

Warehouse Managers oversee and lead a group of 25–75 warehouse personnel responsible for receiving, moving, picking, and shipping product across warehouse and integration operations. The role leads, develops, plans, and directs staff in support of department goals and objectives, and reports to a Senior Warehouse Manager. The position focuses on improving equipment operation practices and warehouse processes, maintaining material flow for production, resolving complex operational problems, managing projects and workload, and promoting safety and an organized 5S warehouse operation.

Requirements

College-level degree or equivalent.
Experience operating a Powered Industrial Truck (PIT), hand truck, pallet jack, and other warehouse equipment.
3–5 years of leadership experience required.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Proficient computer skills.

Nice To Haves

5–10 years of warehousing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Create and improve equipment operation best practices and ensure operators adhere to policy.
Identify interrelated work activities across teams and recommend process improvements to increase effectiveness.
Remove barriers to implementing new ideas or approaches by securing resources or support from senior management.
Ensure process improvement initiatives focus on measurable results and help teams establish measures of success.
Recommend ways to address short-term production capacity constraints, such as increasing workers or machines, adding shifts, or using subcontracting arrangements.
Guide receiving, shipping, and warehousing processes to ensure consistent production flow, and implement strategies and designs that improve material movement.
Review data and issues to identify root causes, recommend interim and long-term solutions, and guide complex problems through successful resolution.
Encourage attentive listening and constructive discussion, clarify messages, and ensure viewpoints are heard before conclusions are reached.
Prioritize workload, meet deadlines, and delegate or seek additional staff when necessary.
Identify barriers to project plans and take corrective action to meet deliverable objectives.
Manage multifaceted projects or assignments with minimal errors and without missing important deliverables.
Promote WWT safety guidelines.
Drive teams to maintain a clean and organized 5S warehouse operation.