What are the responsibilities and job description for the Warehouse Manager position at CHEP?
Are you ready to take the next step in your career and lead a high-performing team in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment? We’re looking for a hands-on leader to supervise operations and drive excellence at one of our customer locations
Key Responsibilities May Include:
- Provide hands-on leadership by mentoring, coaching, and guiding employees, addressing employee relations issues, and fostering a positive and productive work environment.
- Lead and enhance safety performance on shift, promoting a proactive safety culture through training, accident prevention, and rehabilitation programs, ensuring compliance with safety standards.
- Manage shift maintenance activities, resolving equipment breakdowns in coordination with the maintenance team to maintain uninterrupted plant operations.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives on shift, implementing best practices to enhance efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness across end to end operations.
- Monitor and manage the plant's operational costs and yield, working closely with the Plant Manager to optimize performance and contribute to the overall plant objectives.
- Address performance and attendance matters in collaboration with HR, ensuring that all plant staff meet operational expectations.
- Ensure full compliance with CHEP procedures and work instructions, ensuring tasks are completed accurately and in line with company standards and operational goals.
- Two total shifts, 1st 5:00-1:30 M-F, 2nd 16:00-2:30 Su-We.
- Typical OSM schedule will be 8am-5pm Mon-Fri, however candidate must be willing to work 1st or 2nd shift, Saturdays, and extended hours as necessary
- 10 Employees with one lead per shift
- Automated sort with 2 Lift assist, One repair table, 3 FLT units
- Bilingual – English/Spanish preferred
Key Accountabilities – What you will do
This position is tasked with supervising and leading a crew of employees at one of our customers locations and operating a forklift. This position provides the leadership, management, and vision necessary to ensure operating efficiency and the highest level of customer service. Previous experience in a manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, and/or logistics environment is preferred.
- Effective communication with customers and employees
- Ensure that all key processes – production, safety, and servicing – are understood by employees
- Coordinate inbound / outbound flow of product (forklifts and trucks)
- Inputting data daily / driver interactions
- Warehouse operations
- Forklift operation
- Fast-paced, high-volume productivity
Experience – What you will bring
- Experience working in a manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, and/or logistics environment
- Prior forklift operations experience is preferred
- Proven track record of success and stability (1 to 3 years)
- Familiarity with both OSHA and DOT regulations and requirements strongly preferred
- Results-oriented and can meet deadlines and commitments
- Mechanically Inclined (electric/conveyor knowledge is a plus)
- P&L and budgeting experience preferred
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent
Desirable Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree preferred or 3 – 5 years of equivalent work experience
- Bi-lingual in English and Spanish
Skills & Knowledge
- Applicants need a good working knowledge of all Microsoft Office products, especially Excel
- Demonstrated solid decision making
- Works well unsupervised
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Remote Type
Not Remote