Assistant Warehouse Manager
Department: Warehouse
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Austin, Texas
Description
Four Hands is hiring a Assistant Warehouse Manager to join our dedicated warehouse team! We are looking for hard working team players to contribute to our well established furniture wholesale business. Year over year we have proven to be a leading trendsetter in the industry and always striving to be the best, including who we hire.
Four Hands is one of the largest home furnishing distributors in Austin, TX. We operate out of seven locations with nearly 1,000,000 sqft of warehouse space. A role in our distribution center means being in the heart of getting products to our customers as quickly as possible.
We understand that our people are the core of who we are. We offer competitive compensation, 100% free health care benefits, career advancement, and comprehensive training to ensure workplace safety. Four Hands has been awarded Austin's Top Workplace 3 times which would not have been possible without our employees. Join us by applying today!
We are looking for an Assistant Warehouse Manager to coordinate all duties of department or area. These include but are not limited to improving safety and quality, reducing costs, and maximizing the department's effectiveness, coordinate communication among and between Warehouse Operations and Production planning and operations. Assistant Warehouse Manager manages hourly employees in assigned area, provides appropriate training, development, ensures consistent roll out of plant policies & procedures.
Shift time: 7am - 4pm
In This Role

• Supervise day-to-day activities of assigned department
• Provide guidance and training to hourly workforce to ensure picking, receiving and quality goals are met
• Meet picking and receiving schedules as well as inventory control and accuracy
• Drive cost saving initiatives to improve performance and cost of the warehouse operation
• Assist with driving LEAN activities to improve performance
• Maintain positive employee relations, open communications while resolving employee discipline or performance issues
• Maintain professional relationships with other departments within operation and corporate office
• Identify, recommend, develop and implement improvements in safety, quality, processes, costs and SOP documentation
• Secure the facilities when leaving for the day
• Ensure the facility is clean and all safety programs are being followed
• Correct unsafe conditions in work area and report any conditions that are not correctable to Warehouse Manager immediately
• Conduct stand up meetings at the beginning of each shift to review past performances and workload for current day
• Uphold our Core Values and be a valuable member of the Four Hands Team
• Other duties as assigned by Management

The Ideal Person

• Minimum of 2 years of distribution/warehouse supervisory experience
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in warehouse distribution required
• Proficiency in Warehouse Management Systems and MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Proven ability to coach, train, mentor, and lead by example
• Able to Maintain productivity and efficiency in a fast-paced, high-pressure setting
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills
• Identify items on all paperwork including, but not limited to: customer orders and labels, manifest documents, packing lists, stock receipts, and bill of ladings as needed
• Lift 50lbs repeatedly through the course of the day without assistance; and maneuver and lift up to 225 lbs repeatedly with assistance
• Able to work overtime as needed
• Forklift experience/certification preferred but not required but must have the ability to be trained
• Operate manual and electric material handling equipment, such as hand trucks, fork lifts and order pickers

Benefits
Our employees are the heart of our company, their professional and personal well-being in and out of the office is what we care about the most. What we offer:

• Career Development
• Tuition Assistance Program
• FTO Policy with a paid day off on your Birthday
• Free comprehensive Employee Health Care Benefits (Health/Dental/Vision) and 401(k) match
• Paid parental leave for both Moms and Dads!