Warehouse Manager - Willmar, MN

BVS has an immediate opening for a full-time Warehouse Manager in our climate-controlled Willmar, MN facility. This position works 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday - Friday. The Warehouse Manager leads the strategic planning, managing staff and daily operations of shipping and receiving to include safety, security, quality, reliability, compliance, and customer-service standards. Must be able to successfully pass a federal level background check and drug test is required.

BVS offers a casual dress work environment with a benefit package that includes competitive pay, health and dental insurance, paid vacation, sick and holiday time, company-paid life insurance, 401(k) with company match and more.

What will you do as a Warehouse Manager:

• Develop and lead warehouse operation area to drive organization to excellence in quality, delivery, cost, along with employee supervision, training, coaching, and motivating staff.
• Manage material operations including, receiving, material replenishment, cycle counting, picking, packing, delivery and distribution.
• Collaborate with purchasing team and warehousing team to schedule incoming shipments and inform appropriate staff.
• Establishes operational procedures for timely and accurate activities such as verification of incoming and outgoing shipments, handling and disposition of materials, and keep inventory current.
• Receive goods into the warehouse and verify the quality and count of all items unloaded from trucks and trailers; checks against suppliers count and immediately report damages and discrepancies to carriers, supervisor, and purchasing department per company policy.
• Receives product into computer system verifying price, quantity, lot number and expiration date.
• Work closely with Transportation to coordinate daily routing of customer deliveries. Ensuring the product is being delivered in an efficient manner.
• Support and follow all reporting and documentation processes and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), documenting standard work and ensuring highest possible levels of productivity.
• Assist management with implementing strategies, policies, and procedures to ensure effective and efficient service, and warehouse operations.
• Monitor and ensure that all facility equipment is working correctly and meeting production standards.
• Establish comprehensive goals for service and warehouse performance and growth criteria to support company’s vision of exemplary customer service.
• Manage hiring, onboarding, training, and ongoing performance of all warehouse team members including performance reviews and corrective actions.
• Maintains safe and healthy work environment by establishing, following, and enforcing standards and procedures, complying with legal regulations including OSHA, DOT, USDA, FDA, EPA.
• Ensure new product Safety Data Sheets are uploaded into the system and informing appropriate parties when not.
• Performs and documents daily forklift inspection for entire facility.
• Responsible for creating an atmosphere that promotes employee involvement while communicating regularly with all employees keeping them abreast of our Company values and goals.
• Manage relationships with partners and vendors.
• Responsible for maintaining a profitable bottom line by keeping costs in line based upon our budget.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Due to the nature of the business BVS Warehouse Managers must consent to and have the ability to pass a pre-employment and annual drug test, extensive background and fingerprint check through the FBI.
• Ability to communicate in a clear, concise, understandable manner, and listen attentively to others, understands material, and provide instructions to all team members.
• Adjust priorities and manage time wisely in a fast-paced environment.
• Must possess outstanding organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Strong leadership skills, ability to lead by example.
• Demonstrated understanding of warehouse management, inventory management, product flow and productivity standards.
• Ability to analyze and solve problems involving several options with limited information.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished inwritten, oral, diagram or schedule form and to work independently.
• Demonstrate ability to work well under pressure with a proactive approach to unusual occurrences.
• MS Office applications. i.e. Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to become forklift certified and operate PIT’s.
• Safety Awareness - Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect customer and employee safety. Maintaining log of daily safety audits.
• Valid Driver’s License.
• Occasional overnight travel maybe required for training and meetings.
• Ability and willingness to work based on customer needs (shift work, extended shifts, etc.).

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or GED required. Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• 3-5 years warehouse/inventory and employee management experience required.
• Well versed in the poultry, swine and other animal health industries preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to repeatedly lift over 50lbs.
• Able to work on feet for extended periods of time as needed.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Physically capable of manual labor that includes lifting, bending, pushing, pulling and reaching.
• Physical ability to operate industrial machinery and become forklift certified.
• The ability to working with and around industrial hazards.

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