What are the responsibilities and job description for the Warehouse Manager position at SlingShot Connections - Direct Hire?
About the job
The Warehouse Manager will lead a small forklift team while staying hands-on with daily warehouse operations, material flow, organization, and vendor needs.
We're looking for someone who
● Has solid hands-on warehouse experience, including loading, unloading, and organizing materials
● Has experience supervising or leading a small warehouse team
● Is forklift certified and comfortable regularly operating a forklift
● Is willing to jump in and load or unload materials alongside the team when needed
● Can keep a busy warehouse organized as inventory, materials, and priorities continually change
● Uses good judgment and common sense to solve day-to-day warehouse challenges
● Has strong people skills and can communicate effectively with employees, vendors, and leadership
● Can identify, classify, and properly route incoming materials
● Is dependable, adaptable, and comfortable working in a hands-on environment
What you'll do
● Supervise and support a crew of approximately 4–6 forklift drivers
● Stay actively involved in daily warehouse operations alongside the team
● Coordinate the safe loading and unloading of incoming and outgoing materials
● Operate a forklift and assist with loading and unloading as needed
● Identify and define incoming materials to ensure they are handled and routed appropriately
● Organize warehouse materials and adjust layouts as inventory and operational needs change
● Coordinate material needs and pickups with vendors receiving recycled materials
● Monitor workflow and assign daily priorities to the warehouse team
● Maintain a clean, organized, and safe warehouse environment
● Communicate operational needs, material issues, and priorities with the appropriate teams
● Help resolve day-to-day warehouse challenges quickly and practically
Salary : $55,000 - $65,000