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Warehouse Operations Manager (Evening/Night Shift)

Job Details

Job Location

GA Albany - Albany, GA

Description

About United

United is the largest beverage alcohol wholesaler in both Georgia and Alabama. With two members of the fourth generation of the Hertz family involved in leadership roles, United is one of the 2-3% of family businesses that are able to successfully transition beyond the third generation. The Hertz family remains focused on growth, leveraging its most distinct market advantages in order to maintain its upward momentum. Its talented and innovative team of sales representatives and brand builders has the unique ability to recognize synergies between all three categories of alcohol, making it possible for United to grow its product portfolio and business successfully in Georgia and beyond.

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Warehouse Operations Manager is responsible for the effective and successful management of labor, productivity, quality control, and safety measures as established and set for Operations. The Operations Manager will ensure safe and efficient operations and serve as a company representative on regulatory issues.

Qualifications

+ Must be 21 years or older

+ Bachelor’s degree or Associate’s degree from an accredited college or university; or High School Diploma or GED plus three (3) or more years related experience in transportation, delivery, or logistics

+ Prior experience in and an understanding of Warehouse and Logistics operations

+ Able to learn and maintain knowledge of the company and products

+ Working knowledge of computerized hand-held devices

Responsibilities:

+ Responsible for all department managers and supervisors, with review/approval responsibility for all operations employees

+ Oversees operational systems and processes while looking for opportunities of improvement or revision

+ Manages day to day business of the operations department

+ Works closely with management team to ensure all operational, administrative, and compliance functions within the Company are being properly executed in accordance with regulatory-based best practices

+ Direct management team to achieve prescribed objectives, including timely inbound inventory processed and putaway, customer orders pulled, packed, and shipped on time

+ Achieve desired hiring and retention staffing levels required to support the forecasted business growth and budget expectations

+ Ensure that all Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are on target for the operation for safety, cost, quality, inventory accuracy, and capacity

+ Drive continuous improvement to safety, cleanliness, quality, cost, and delivery while growing and expanding capabilities within the warehouse

+ Ability to develop, implement, and share best practices across the shifts

+ Utilize the prescribed performance management process to drive performance excellence

+ Facilitate and lead creating and sustaining a clean and healthy work environment to attract, train, and retain talent

+ Perform other duties as assigned

Competencies

+ Effective Judgment

+ Plan & Execute

+ Coaching

+ Relationship Development

+ Conflict Resolution

+ Communication

+ Handles Stress

+ Managing multiple priorities

+ Problem Solving/ Solution-Oriented

+ Critical Thinking

+ Collaboration

+ Flexibility/ Multi-tasking

Critical Skills

+ Must have strong leadership, motivation, and persuasive communication skills

+ Ability to exercise independent judgment to handle a variety of duties; prioritize

+ Excellent communication skills (verbal & written)

+ Efficient time management skills

+ Strong computer knowledge and skills

+ Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

+ Attention to detail

+ Patience, flexibility, and ability to adapt to complicated and stressful situations

+ Knowledge of warehouse operations including security procedures, improve loss-control programs, refining process control

Working Conditions

+ A ble to maintain very high proficiency and job standards while working in a non-temperature controlled environment that includes exposure to heat, high humidity, and inclement weather

+ Able to work occasionally in refrigerated areas

+ Able to work in an environment with moderate to loud noise levels and some dust and fumes from power equipment

Physical Requirements and Essential Functions

+ Regular, reliable attendance required

+ Able to frequently operate a pallet jack and/or forklift

+ Able to stand and walk for extended periods of time, lift and carry, push and pull, bend and stoop, reach with arms and hands, and use hands and fingers to handle or feel

+ Able to grasp, turn, and manipulate objects of varying size and weight, requiring fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination

+ Able to stack, unstack and relocate large amounts of product throughout the work period

+ Able to perform repetitive lifting up to 50-65 lbs, with some overhead lifting required

+ Must have specific vision abilities that include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to judge distance