Warehouse Manager - 1st Shift na Pratt Industries

Warehouse Manager - 1st Shift

Give and Get

What You’ll Get:

• Insurance benefits and wellness reimbursement within one month
• Paid holidays from day one and 401(k) with match at 3 months
• Tuition reimbursement at one year
• Excellent benefits package including medical, dental, short-term disability, and HAS
• Paid childbearing/parental leave at one year
• Healthy Lifestyle program with up to $1,200 awarded annually to your HAS
• Employee Assistance Programs to support life at work and home
• Safety and PPE reimbursements
• Cell phone discount with 2 major providers
• Monthly incentive bonus if plant goals are met

What You’ll Give:

• A commitment to delivering excellent customer service and upholding company values
• Strong leadership in training, coaching, and guiding customer service representatives
• Effective communication with internal departments and external customers
• Problem-solving initiative to support production schedules and resolve order or service-related challenges

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Oversee Shipping Department and Warehouse activities using the most cost effective methods possible while meeting customer delivery expectations. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Schedule Truck Drivers’ runs in the most cost-efficient and time-saving manner possible.  Review drivers’ logs daily.
• Supervise Forklift Operators in the daily routine of loading trucks neatly and to the customer’s complete satisfaction.
• Attend daily Scheduling Meeting and assist the Plant Scheduler in meeting our customers’ requirements.
• Prepare work orders for and coordinate repairs of trucks, trailers, forklifts, dock plates, and dock doors.
• Coordinate with Sales Service the delivery of the customer orders on time.
• Work with Specialty Sales in receiving and transporting orders.
• Keep upper management informed of problems or situations that may affect the performance of your department.
• Enforce corrective action procedures when applicable and conduct meetings with the violating employees and union representatives.
• Conduct weekly Production/Safety meetings with departmental personnel.
• Adheres to daily production schedule.  Makes recommendations for optimizing the schedule to meet cost, quality, delivery and service goals.
• Communicate with necessary supervision to avoid problems between shift changes.
• Improve career skills by enrolling yourself in seminars, technical courses, and related college courses, with approval of your manager.
• Establish high morale within department by showing fairness, consistency, and an interest in employee problems.  Maintain confidentiality.
• Develop strong rapport with various freight lines.
• Implement, maintain, and support all company policies and procedures, including and good housekeeping.

• Conduct analysis to anticipate and resolve potential problems.
• Coordinate and manage daily physical and perpetual cycle counting efforts.
• Report, monitor and review daily inventory adjustments and changes.
• Resolve inventory issues / discrepancies, problem orders and intercompany transfer issues.
• Conduct daily analyses to anticipate and resolve potential inventory problems.
• Work with corporate inventory control manager on root cause analyses and resolving inventory control problems.
• Report on inventory activities, changes and variances, including trends and root cause analysis.
• Work with quality manager to process and resolve product quality issues.
• Develop inventory control procedures and best practices.
• Recommend process changes to minimize inventory loss.
• Assist with projects as needed.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• 3 to 5 years purchasing / warehousing experience.
• High School diploma or GED
• Inventory training or technical certification a plus.
• 3 to 5 years’ experience in inventory, distribution and operational procedures.
• 1 to 2 years managerial or supervisory experience.
• 1 Year shipping experience
• 2 Years experience as a forklift operator and / or truck driver with CDL/A.
• Must be able to multi-task and work will under pressure
• Detailed-oriented with an ability to analyze and understand large volumes of data
• Product receiving experience a plus.
• Ability to multitask and work independently with precise detail and follow-up reporting.
• Demonstrated leadership and people skills.
• Solid understanding of distribution environments.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Able 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 speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. 

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Able to read a tape measure with speed and accuracy.  Able to calculate figures and amounts such as percentages, measurement, volume and rate.  Able to apply concepts of high school math.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or graphic form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

The individual must have a working knowledge of the following:

Equipment design and capabilities that can be translated into efficient operation.  This also supports the supervisor's role of teacher and trainer for his/her personnel.

Cost issues in order to make daily decisions that will reduce overall costs and will help the supervisor find areas that require improvement.

Quality standards.

Regulatory requirements including but not limited to wage and hour requirements, environmental and waste minimization, company policies, and personnel requirements including OSHA, DEQ and EEO.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

May be required to maintain a current Lift Truck Operator License.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee is occasionally required to sit.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.  The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.  The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; and vibration.  The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

LEADERSHIP ATTRIBUTES

The individual must possess the following:

Superior time management skills including the ability to manage multiple issues concurrently and the ability to lead an effective and efficient meeting.

Teaching skills in order to function effectively as a teacher for his personnel both in the technical and administrative parts of the position.

Excellent crisis manager who demonstrates that he/she has a high emotional control under adverse conditions and can lead his/her personnel to a successful resolution.

Excellent employee relations skills including being an active listener, understanding how to appraise personnel, applying both positive and corrective feedback, being able to resolve conflicts either involving the supervisor directly or as a third party, understands and demonstrates positive motivational skills including coaching and delegation techniques.

Demonstrated confidence including providing a consistent leadership style with an acceptable level of professional assertiveness.

Professional appearance to support his/her role as a managerial representative of the company.

Pratt Industries provides equal employment (and affirmative action) opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veterans status, or disability.