Area Manager, Operations 2nd Shift

What We Do – Accountabilities

• Ensures proper staffing levels within each department while prioritizing labor to essential functions
• Deliver daily, weekly, monthly departmental goals
• Ensures productivity goals and KPI’s are met on a daily basis
• Ensures Quality standards are achieved maintaining a high level of customer service
• Holds team accountable
• Ensures workforce engagement in core company values and through the effective execution of HR, LP and Safety policy and programs

Essential Functions

• Accountable for the operational management of a specific functional area/areas
• Functional expert across each area of responsibility ensuring that all processes are executed efficiently and correctly.
• Partner with peers and Operations Manager to adjust workflow and labor to best support the operation.
• Provide leadership, training, development and mentorship for Supervisors and Clerks.
• Implement succession planning for team.
• Lead change management and continuous process improvement efforts for team with a strong focus on best practices.
• Actively embraces continuous improvement through improvement of self as much as improvement of team, processes and environment.
• Create a culture of ownership and participation fostering a positive work environment.
• Subject matter expert across area(s) of responsibility, with the ability to execute all area functions and resolve exceptions
• Engage area teams to educate and drive daily results, set by Operations Manager, in a positive and safe manner.
• Ensures company policies are communicated, understood, and administered.
• Maintains a safe, secure and healthy work environment, able to show year-on-year improvements in accident and injury statistics by leading and administering all safety initiatives.
• Maintains necessary equipment and tools for the operation to succeed.

Preferred Qualifications & Education

• Distribution Center Experience 5+ years preferred
• Demonstrated experience in structured continuous improvement efforts
• 5+ years leadership experience in roles of increasing responsibility
• Bachelor in related field preferred
• Strong exposure to lean six sigma preferred

Physical Requirements and/or Environment

• Office/ Cubicle