Area Manager (Hebron, KY)

Responsibilities:

• Lead team of supervisors and warehouse staff of up to 220 on assigned shift to hit productivity, quality, safety, and ship on time targets
• Partner directly with the General Manager, Assistant General Manager, and Operations Managers to support teams to meet business goals
• Engage with team during shift to promote positive culture and maintain high levels of quality, safety, and performance
• Ability to shift plan and labor share in accordance with daily goals and order numbers
• Facilitate open communication between shifts to ensure teamwork to achieve common goal
• Provide direction to supervisors and leads in department and across shifts to ensure changes/updates in policy and procedure are communicated
• Tracking attendance and approving timecards for associates
• Coaching, training, and re-training associates on labeling/packaging procedure
• Resolving employee relations matters and conflicts, working with HR to develop sustainable solutions
• Monitor productivity and make recommendations to reach and exceed metrics
• Administer progressive discipline due to employee behavioral/productivity issues
• Help contributors understand and connect to our vision, mission, strategy, and business priorities
• Ensure the safety of all team members by teaching, promoting, and exemplifying safety guidelines
• Manage leads to ensure they are working closely with team members by training, coaching, and problem-solving issues with orders (if applicable)
• Uphold company policies and professional workplace behavior by leading by example
• Problem solving in real time using counting and basic math
• Familiar with Warehouse Management Software to track and solve problems with orders
• Work cooperatively with other managers, supervisors, coordinators, and leads
• Ability to have a flexible schedule and come in outside of normal working hours to provide coverage for management staff when needed

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 1 years of operations experience in a warehouse/distribution, logistics environment
• 3-5 years in supervisory role, preferably with a focus in a distribution center/warehouse environment
• Able to maintain confidentiality
• Familiar with Warehouse Management Software to track and solve problems with orders
• Must be able to display effective communication to associate, management and executive staff members
• Prior experience creating and executing a shift plan
• Understanding of basic math and excel formulas
• Understands how important process control is to the business
• Flexible- Embraces Change
• Problem Solver
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office, including Excel, as well as Google Suite, Gmail
• Previous experience/knowledge of Workday preferred
• Ability to follow procedure, practice sound judgment and practice a fair and consistent management style
• Comfortable working and communicating with a diverse employee demographic
• Excellent multi-tasking skills with the ability to prioritize

Physical Demands:

• Ability to walk or stand for 8-10 hours
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs by hand
• Pallet jack experience (electric or non-electric)
• Pull, push, bend, kneel, crouch
• OT required during peak season (25-30% of the time)

Benefits:

• Medical PPO and HSA with employer match plan options
• Dental, Vision, STD, Supplemental Insurance plans
• Company Paid LTD and Life Insurance
• 401K match - Match 100% up to 3% and 50% from 3.1% - 5%
• 4 weeks of PTO, accrued semi monthly
• 8 company paid holidays
• Paid bereavement
• Stocked marketplace with late-night meal options
• Product Giveaways