What are the responsibilities and job description for the Warehouse Manager position at Smart Media?
Description
JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES :
Knowledge & Skills
JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Organize and direct activities encompassing warehousing, transportation, and inventory control.
- Coordinate these activities to ensure efficient use of warehouse space, resources, and to improve the flow of materials throughout the facility.
- Provide daily direction of warehouse personnel to meet customer requirements and ensure safe, clean, and efficient operations of the warehouse.
- Identify resources in Warehouse area to assist internal and external customers meet requirements.
- Inventory control including material transfers, cycle count and stock status/reorder point activities.
- Support Cycle Count program to ensure accurate inventory counts.
- Develop programs to train and motivate personnel for increased effectiveness.
- On a daily basis, develops shipping and receiving work schedules and assignments to assure efficient operations. Make recommendations to the site Head on programs to improve warehouse operations.
- Process paperwork for the warehouse, including Standard Operating Procedures, Deviation Notices, and Discrepancy Statements.
- Direct the operations of the warehouse personnel to achieve prescribed goals. In collaboration with management, develops a productive staff by creating programs for hiring, training and professional development. Apply motivational techniques in supervising, counseling, and disciplining your team.
- Develop a daily plan for preventive maintenance and allocation equipment to jobs. Ensure that equipment is used in the most efficient manner.
- Work with other departmental management.
- Ensure that all records and reports regarding warehouse activity are prepared and maintained.
- Evaluate housekeeping and security levels daily. Review warehouse operations daily to ensure the warehouse is neat, and secure; and that damage to product, equipment and the facility is prevented.
- Ensure that all safety procedures are followed. Operators in compliance with GMP, FDA, OSHA and MSDS standards and company SOP’s.
- Compliance with OSHA Standards (29 CFR 1910).
- Manage and coordinate all DEA related actives including security controls.
- Issue, maintain and track all DEA 222 forms.
- Follow all environmental, health and safety, regulatory requirements, equipment, and procedures, including any department specific requirements. Assist Supply Chain Manager in planning space use to meet prescribed standards.
- Ensure stock rotation. Help conduct cycle counts and physical inventories.
- Provide a level of delivery service that meets customer expectations.
- Must have a firm conceptual and practical understanding of supply chain operations, with emphasis on ERP Systems, Material Management, Bill of Materials, Inventory Controls and Product Flow.
- Must have focus on rapid and disciplined action.
- Must have respect for individuals and the diverse contributions of all.
- Attend all meetings held between departments
- Partner with Corporate Safety and attend monthly Safety Committee meetings
- Investigate shorts, overages and damages through physical checking/counting and System Inventory.
Knowledge & Skills
- Warehousing controlled environment experience
- Must have a firm conceptual and practical understanding of supply chain operations, with emphasis on ERP Systems.
- Must be experienced in writing SOP’s/work instructions
- Receiving and Shipping experience
- Inventory and cycle count experience
- Experienced warehouse trucks scheduling
- Forklift Certified
- Experienced using ERP systems
- Excellent Interpersonal and communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- BS in Science, pharmacy or related degree.
- 7 years of experience in shipping, receiving, and procurement.
- Experience in Pharmaceutical manufacturing and packaging operations is highly desirable
- Minimum 5 years leading warehouse teams including hiring, interviewing, performance reviews.
- Warehouse environment.
- The physical exertion of this position is medium to heavy work.
- Stand for extended periods of time.
- Lift to 25-50 pounds.
- May be required repetitive/sustained stooping and bending frequently.
- Walk frequently.
- May work in a controlled environment requiring special gowning and wear protective clothing over the head, face, hands, feet, and body.
- Will need to remove all make-up, jewelry, contact lenses, nail polish and artificial fingernails while in the manufacturing and dispensing operation.
- Work around moving equipment and machinery in a warehouse or manufacturing environment.
- May work or be assigned to a different shift.
- Required to work 5 days a week, 10-hour days, availability after hours, on weekends and holidays.
