What are the responsibilities and job description for the Warehouse Manager position at Warshaw Inc.?
Job Title: Warehouse Manager
Position Overview:
Oversee the operation from end to end including the planning, directing, of all activities and control the transportation, storage, or distribution of material in accordance with organizational policies and applicable government laws or regulations.
Essential Job Functions:
- Plan work schedules and assign duties to maintain adequate staff for effective performance of activities and response to fluctuating workloads.
- Collaborate with Warehouse Supervisor(s) to solve work-related problems.
- Review work throughout the work process and at completion to ensure that it has been performed properly.
- Transmit and explain work orders to employees.
- Inform designated employees or departments of items loaded or problems encountered.
- Examine freight to determine loading sequences.
- Evaluate employee performance and conduct performance appraisals.
- Confer with other Managers to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments.
- Prepare and maintain work records and reports of information such as employee time and wages, daily receipts, or inspection results.
- Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.
- Observe work and monitor indicators to ensure that Warehouse Associates conform to processing standards.
- Ensure warehouse employees are trained in equipment operations, work, and safety procedures.
- Assist with interviewing, selecting, and training warehouse and supervisory personnel.
- Assist with the planning, developing, and implementing of warehouse safety and security programs and activities.
- Confer with department heads to coordinate warehouse activities, such as sales, records control, or purchasing.
- Review invoices, work orders, consumption reports, or demand forecasts to estimate peak delivery periods and to issue work assignments.
- Inspect physical conditions of warehouses, vehicle fleets, or equipment and order testing, maintenance, repairs, or replacements.
- Schedule or monitor pickup, delivery, or distribution of products or materials.
- Oversee all warehouse related functions/processes and transactions.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Skills/ Qualifications:
- Must have prior experience in warehouse/distribution.
- Ability to analyze information and evaluate results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Skilled at building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
- Ability to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintain them over time, providing guidance and direction to subordinates.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Safety knowledge, experience, and training.
- Proficient computer skills.
Education/ Experience Requirements:
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
- Five years or more related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
Required Competencies:
Physical/Mental Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to ten pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to fifty pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than one hundred pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $65,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Ability to Relocate:
- Edison, NJ 08817: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $65,000 - $75,000
