What are the responsibilities and job description for the Warehouse Manager position at Bekins, Inc.?
Warehouse Manager – Coopersville, MI
Company Overview:
Bekins is a continuously growing family-owned company that first started in 1975 as Bekins Appliance Service. With three locations in West Michigan, we are now nationally known as a high-end retail and service company that sells, installs, and services appliances and electronics. We exist to be the best; challenging industry norms to do what’s right, and to make a positive difference in the lives of our employees, their families, our customers, and the community. Bekins' workforce has doubled in size over the last five years, and we continue to look to hire the best.
Position Summary:
The new Warehouse Manager will be a hands-on, physical worker. This position requires strong leadership skills and the ability to develop and implement successful management strategies. The Warehouse Manager will excel in a company that provides award-winning customer service through holding employees to a high level of performance and accountability. In this position you will assist in keeping the warehouse maintained, motivating the team, and pulling appliances that are ready to be delivered and installed in customer homes. 45-hour work week, Monday-Friday.
Responsibilities:
- Manage personnel including training, reviewing, developing and coaching
- Strive to make department and team organized and efficient
- Continuously evaluate processes for improvement
- Inventory transfer and control
- Shipping and receiving product: using scan gun to transfer product
- Accurately using inventory management system and procedures
- Champion safety in all situations
- Putting away product: using a forklift, pallet jack, or dolly to move product from staging area to racks awaiting delivery
- Safely multi-tasking in a dynamic environment
- Learn and follow company policies and procedures
- Pulling product for the next business days deliveries: using forklift, pallet jack or dolly to retrieve product from racking and place it in the designated team’s bay for delivery
- Recycling packaging from deliveries
- Care for your team, desire to make a positive impact on them
Qualifications:
- Organization: ability to create structures to support or accomplish a plan
- Passion for continual improvement and efficiency
- Professional and concise communication skills both verbal and written
- Willing to hold themselves and others accountable
- Minimum of 2-3 years of work experience managing others
- Ability to operate a fork-lift
- Mechanical aptitude
- Ability to lift heavy objects
- Good driving record and current driver’s license
- Attention to detail
Benefits Include:
- Insurance (health, vision, dental, life)
- 401k with a company match
- Six paid holidays
- Paid time off
- Closed Sundays
- Short-term disability
- Employee discount
- Loyalty rewards
- Employee referral bonus
Bekins provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.