Warehouse Operations Manager (Night Shift)

Great Lakes Wine and Spirits•Grand Rapids, MI

1d•$65,000 - $71,000•Onsite

About The Position

Great Lakes Wine & Spirits is seeking a Warehouse Operations Manager to work the Night Shift at their depot in Grand Rapids. This role leads production and operational performances, delegates daily assignments, and considers volume, call-offs, and employee training needs. The manager will oversee training, performance, coaching, and development of direct reports, coordinate activities with assistant managers, and maintain a high working knowledge of all production-related jobs, tasks, responsibilities, and procedures. They will also maintain working knowledge of and adherence to the local union agreement, execute administrative tasks, and oversee worker placement and supervision to ensure production needs are met. Safety, security, and regulatory compliance are key, including cleanliness, PPE, biomechanical techniques, hazard identification, MHE certifications, and monitoring for suspicious activity and theft. The role involves auditing work area drops zones for correct product handling, surveying assigned work areas daily to identify and correct issues, and ensuring shift compliance with all applicable guidelines. Additionally, the position is responsible for maintaining logs pertinent to payroll and employee information, verifying punches, approving overtime, recording leave, overseeing hiring, reprimanding, and discharging direct reports, and submitting required forms in a timely manner.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Minimum 5 consecutive years of warehouse management or leadership experience.
Minimum 5 years of Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) experience.
Minimum 7 years of experience sorting and picking or production in a warehouse distribution center (food and beverage industry preferred).
Ability to operate warehouse equipment.
Ability to be active and on your feet for an entire shift.
Adhere to the policies and procedures outlined in the employee policy manual and any applicable contracts, signed agreements, and work rules.
Cooperates with all management and staff of GLWAS.
Follows all MLCC rules and regulations, as they apply to the position.
Use alcohol in a responsible manner when related to business activities.
Ability to read, write, and communicate in English.

Responsibilities

Overseeing training, performance, coaching and development of all direct reports.
Coordinate activities with assistant managers to hit all assigned goals.
Maintain high working knowledge of all production related jobs, tasks, responsibilities, and procedures to current standards.
Maintain adequate working knowledge and adherence to our local union agreement.
Execute on all required administrative tasks.
Oversee the placement of workers and supervision to ensure all production needs are addressed.
Follow safety, security guidelines as communicated, pertaining but not limited to: cleanliness, PPE compliance, biomechanical techniques, potential hazards, MHE certs, suspicious activity and theft.
Audit work area drops zones to ensure product is physically and electronically handled correctly.
Survey assigned work area(s) daily to identify & correct issues that aren't in line with shift/company goals regularly throughout the shift.
Ensure shift compliance to all applicable regulatory, company, HR, inventory, safety, and operational guidelines, policies and procedures.
Maintaining logs pertinent to payroll and employee information as needed.
Verifying punches, approving overtime, and recording leave via daily / weekly inputs.
Oversee hiring, reprimanding, and discharging for direct reports.
Submit injury, disciplinary and any other assigned forms in a timely manner following company standards and protocols.