Responsibilities
Facility Operations
- Ensure a safe and secure work environment
- Maintain warehouse procedures and safety standards
- Maintain a clean and professional facility to Expeditors 7S standards
- Ensure all equipment is maintained in a safe operational condition
- Purchase and manage inventory of packaging materials and supplies
- Prepare and manage budget for warehouse operations weekly/monthly/annually, includes staffing and overtime expenses, equipment procurement and maintenance, and facility repair
Labor/Development Management
- Ensure facility is staffed to meet demand
- Preform or oversee all aspects of warehouse staffing, includes permanent and contingent staff
- Lead team in warehouse excellence
- Ensure coverage of operations with staff who have the appropriate certifications
- Onboard newly hired staff
- Ongoing employee development
- Direct employee versatility (cross training)
Operations and Quality
- Oversee all receiving, shipping, container positioning, and inventory activities following operational standards (OPS) and KPI expectations
- Improve safety, quality, delivery and cost through continuous improvement methods
- Maintain compliance to all facility certification requirements and government policies
- Participate in quoting, transitioning, and onboarding new customers
- Manage, prevent, and resolve inventory, over/short/damage, process and customer exceptions
- Review warehouse activities to ensure security and safety of people, facility, and freight
Skills/Experience
- Management, team leadership, customer service, and account management
- High proficiency in budgeting, profit and loss statements
- Implementation of Security, Health & Safety requirements
- Knowledge of Warehouse Management Systems & technology
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Fluency in Expeditors process fundamentals, lean six sigma, black belt or equivalent
- Comfortable with statistics and analysis of productivity and KPI performance
Qualifications
- Minimum 2 years related experience.
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