Warehouse Department Manager - 1st Shift WIT

About the role

We're seeking an experienced Warehouse Department Manager to oversee supervisory and management responsibilities within the warehouse department. As a key decision-maker, you will assign and coordinate unloading tasks, ensure timely and accurate completion of administrative paperwork, and report daily activities to the corporate office. This role requires compliance with all FHI policies and procedures, promoting operational excellence and team accountability. This is not a travel position; you should live local to the site.

Responsibilities

• Directs associates to perform operations safely and efficiently
• Utilizes daily huddles with associates to ensure operating procedures and assignments are communicated properly
• Coordinates work assignments and ensures assignments are completed timely
• Communicates with associates, host management, transportation partners, and FHI leadership to ensure performance standards and safety goals are accomplished
• Responsible for hiring, promotions, and terminations of associates
• Implements changes for performance improvement
• Maintains safety mindset through daily safety inspections, adherence to safety policies, EHS Safety Audits, and reporting potential safety threats; works with leadership to remedy threatening situations
• Guarantees safeguard measures are adhered to, maintaining cleanliness and a debris-free work area
• Mentors and trains new associates and subordinate team members (succession plan)
• Performs load verification for accuracy
• Ensures Time Keeping (Kronos) policies and procedures are enforced and adhered to; performs timekeeping audits and approves time
• Accountable for successful completion of load assignments daily

Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time at the discretion of management.

Requirements

• Experience receiving or unloading in a warehouse or distribution setting
• 1+ years of leadership experience, preferred
• Knowledge of logistics, preferred
• Ability to speak and write English for effective communication
• Basic math skills
• Attention to detail and ability to follow directions
• Leadership skills and ability to supervise people and production effectively
• Valid driver’s license and ability to pass a background check

Work Environment

This position is designated as safety-sensitive by the company, requiring the ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner. The role operates in a warehouse environment with extreme heat and cold temperatures.

Physical Demands

• Warehouse work environment with varying temperatures, at both hot and cold extremes
• Must be able to lift cases by hand weighing from 25 to 95 pounds, occasionally
• Must be able to operate warehouse/material moving equipment
• Ability to lift, walk, bend, twist, reach, push, and squat occasionally
• Use of standard office equipment in typical office environments/conditions
• Ability to use close and distance vision to focus on a computer screen for the majority of the workday

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401k retirement plan
• Paid time off
• Equipment training
• Full-time, permanent positions with associate development and internal promotion opportunities
• Awesome referral bonus and other incentives
• Weekly pay and on-the-job training