Warehouse Operations Manager

Job Summary/Overview

The Distribution & Warehouse Center Manager ensures the efficient receiving, storage, and warehousing of raw materials, parts, and components, the timely pulling of materials and accurate delivery to the manufacturing areas, and cost-effective packaging and shipping of products to customers, in accordance with company policies and procedures.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Prioritize, schedule, and delegate work assignments, and directly supervise the distribution center staff to ensure the meeting of company standards for safety and quality, performance, customer specifications, and delivery requirements.
• Participate in cross-functional teams to ensure the continual, on-going improvement of processes, methods, productivity, and quality, while reducing costs.
• Manage approximately 25 associates in their assigned distribution and warehouse center.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Evaluate and organize the shipping, receiving, and warehouse to ensure the most cost-effective labor efficiencies, and the most efficient flow of materials and products through the center.
• Evaluate and select cost-effective freight carriers.
• Investigate, identify and correct inventory discrepancies. For major or recurring discrepancies, determine root cause and implement corrective action.
• Responsible for controls, organization, personnel, and equipment resources of all warehousing locations, including supplier consignment areas.
• Ability to analyze and resolve day-to-day departmental problems and lead the team to meet or exceed KPI's and company goals.
• Interpret specifications, blueprints, routings, and job orders for workers.
• Maintain Departmental metrics to measure key success factors.
• Ensure the training of new and present employees in the processes and methods required to achieve the organization's standards for quality, quantity, and safety, consistent with the organization's principles.
• Ensure the accurate completion of all required paperwork, records, documents, etc., (i.e., bill ladings, pack slips, export papers).
• Own and drive overall strategy and implement plans to increase department productivity to achieve departmental goals.
• Ensure daily completion of shipping activities on all shifts, working overtime as required.
• Handle and/or assist in the settlement of employee issues. Develop and maintain positive employee relations and ensure open lines of communication with associates. Creates and drives warehouse culture to create a positive environment.
• Understands and upholds Columbus McKinnon's policies and procedures in daily operations.
• Cultivates a culture of safety, organization, and a clean working environment.

Knowledge, Skills, Competencies, and Abilities

Required Qualifications

About Columbus McKinnon:

Columbus McKinnon is a leading worldwide designer, manufacturer and marketer of intelligent motion solutions that move the world forward and improve lives by efficiently and ergonomically moving, lifting, positioning and securing materials. Key products include hoists, crane components, precision conveyor systems, rigging tools, light rail workstations and digital power and motion control systems. We are focused on commercial and industrial applications that require the safety and quality provided by our superior design and engineering know-how. Columbus McKinnon is a publicly traded company that has been in business for almost 150 years - proud of our heritage, where we come from, and where we're going. As Columbus McKinnon grows globally, so does our need for driven and inspired employees. Join our winning team!

Columbus McKinnon Corporation promotes a diverse and inclusive workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, marital status, or any other Federal or State legally-protected classes. We also value the safety of all associates and work hard to maintain a Drug Free Workplace.

Nearest Major Market: Charlotte