Area Manager - Weekend 12 Hour Day Shift (Friday to Sunday)

Key Responsibilities

• Drive consistent achievement of departmental performance targets, including productivity, quality, and efficiency metrics.
• Monitor real-time performance data to inform decisions around staffing, task assignment, and workflow adjustments.
• Prepare and communicate shift-level performance insights, identifying root causes for variances and outlining corrective actions.
• Support continuous improvement by identifying operational gaps and escalating systemic challenges to leadership.
• Lead and supervise daily operations on the warehouse floor, providing active coaching and support to team members.
• Set clear performance expectations and deliver timely feedback to reinforce accountability and encourage growth.
• Congduct regular team huddles to communicate goals, address barriers, and maintain engagement.
• Promote a positive and inclusive team culture through recognition, morale-building, and consistent leadership presence.
• Ensure consistent adherence to standard operating procedures (SOPs) and company policies.
• Address process deviations through coaching and documentation in alignment with HR and performance standards.
• Maintain operational readiness by ensuring proper timekeeping, resource usage, and equipment accountability.
• Champion a clean, safe, and organized working environment through routine safety observations and adherence to 5S principles.
• Proactively identify and address safety concerns, ensuring timely incident reporting and corrective action.
• Support compliance with break scheduling and floor coverage to maintain operational continuity.

Requirements

• Ability to walk and stand for extended periods (up to 10–11 hours per shift).
• Frequent lifting and carrying of items up to 50 pounds.
• Occasional kneeling, bending, and reaching as required by operational tasks.
• Must be able to work in environments with fluctuating temperatures, including extreme heat or cold, both indoors and outdoors (e.g., warehouse floor, loading areas).

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a warehouse, distribution, or logistics leadership role with a team of 30 or more hourly employees.
• Strong ability to lead, motivate and develop teams of 30 or more hourly employees in a fast-paced, metrics-driven environment.
• Proficiency in running reports, analyzing performance, data and presenting data in various formats such as written documentation, pivot tables, dashboards, etc.
• Proven ability to utilize root cause analysis to drive operational improvements.
• Experience working with various support teams / departments to include but not limited to Safety, Quality, Human Resources, Process Engineers to develop plans directly supporting business objectives.