Warehousing Manager

Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC • Cordele, GA

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About The Position

The Rapids Warehousing (RW) Manager is responsible for directing warehousing activities for the organization across all local sites.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• Five years of warehouse experience is required.
• Organizational skills.
• Problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Leadership skills.
• Analytical and report writing skills.
• Knowledge of OSHA safety regulations, EPA laws and industrial hygiene.
• Lift truck operator certification.
• Ability to read, write and speak in English is required.
• Travel by various means up to 40% of the time is required.
• Valid U.S. driver's license is required to drive a company vehicle.  Must be able to meet all company requirements to drive a Helena vehicle.
• Computer skills including working knowledge of Microsoft Office are required.
• Applicants for positions requiring operation of a moving vehicle or interaction with heavy equipment must meet the legal age requirement.

Nice To Haves

• Leadership experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of Oracle and WMS is preferred.
• Communicating in Spanish is a valuable skill at Helena.
• Proficiency in Oracle in preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establishes operational procedures for activities such as verification of incoming and outgoing shipments, handling and disposing of materials and keeping warehouse inventory and available space current.
• Manages all business and transactions.
• Works with local plant accountants on invoicing and collections of RW billing.
• Works with the plant scheduler and planner to regularly identify warehousing opportunities across all customers.
• Evaluates inbound and outbound shipments while optimizing warehouse space by managing each facility to full capacity.
• Develops and distributes an "open space report" to the RW Services Manager and plant schedulers on a periodic basis.
• Immediately identifies any potential shortage of storage space in advance of the actual need to secure overflow storage prior to that need.
• Works with plant scheduler to coordinate the delivery of raw materials and packaging to the plant to meet plant schedules and support JIT operations strategies.
• Works with our toll customers to develop a "partnership" environment to effectively communicate and manage the receiving and shipping of the toll customer's raw materials and packaging and/or finished goods in conjunction with managing warehouse space.
• Manages employee work schedules for each local facility.
• Monitors employee productivity and operational costs of each location.
• Ensures compliance with EPA, OSHA and DOT regulations including internal risk management.
• Inspects physical condition of warehouse, equipment and vehicles.
• Initiates any corrective action required to ensure a safe environment for employees and regulatory compliance.
• Hires and trains employees to operate the facility.
• Manages customer service and customer complaints.
• Develops business metrics and generates reports needed to monitor and evaluate the health of the business as agreed by the RW Services Manager.
• Participates in planning employee safety and plant protection activities to comply with OSHA, EPA and DOT regulations.
• Ensures that all drivers conform to DOT regulations.
• Manages other team members.
• Required to drive a company vehicle.
• Provides excellent customer service to all internal and external customers.
• Other work-related duties as assigned by your leader.
• Regular and reliable attendance is expected.
• Follows all company policies and procedures.

Benefits

• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance STARTS THE SAME DAY YOU DO!
• Earn up to $3,000 in Reward Dollars from Helena for your Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Helena's robust 401(k) Savings Plan offers you a 100% company-match up to 5% starting on your first day. As your years of service with Helena increase, so does our company-match - up to 10% based on your contribution amount.
• Three-year vesting on company match with 1,000 hours of service.
• Access your earned pay between paydays through Earned Wage Access (EWA) with DailyPay.
• Up to 15 days paid time-off plus 9 paid holidays.
• Free Term Life Insurance at 1x your annual base pay - paid for by Helena at no cost to you.
• Free Short & Long-Term Disability.
• Up to four weeks of paid Parental Leave.
• Education Assistance.
• And much more!
• For more detailed information about our benefits, visit helenacareers.com/benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees