Area Manager, Warehouse
Factor_ a brand of HelloFresh is seeking and Area Manager, Warehouse to support the Joliet, IL team. In this position:
You will ...
- Oversee the strategic operations within the functional areas of receiving, shipping, storage / distribution of goods, and logistics.
- Direct activities and provide coaching and guidance to associates, leads, and supervisors.
- Work alongside and with the team, providing guidance as needed to ensure maximum productivity.
- Work with senior Management to complete the given directives of the Company.
- Responsible for ensuring compliance with all safety, GMP and SQF policies/procedures, as well as adherence to PPE/hygiene policies.
- This managerial position is expected to cultivate a culture in line with Hello Fresh’s core values.
- Ensure a high level of internal and external customer service. Investigate (and correct) customer issues and complaints.
- Manages the department engaged in essential warehouse functions (receiving, shipping, and distribution) to ensure high productivity and high technical integrity.
- Performing internal audits.
- Coordinate objectives with production procedures in cooperation with other plant managers to maximize product reliability and minimize costs.
- Create and implement processes and procedures.
- Relay quality philosophy to all warehouse personnel.
- Maintain active role on internal continuous improvement teams.
- Design, develop and implement warehousing training programs based on quarterly performance reviews
- Interact with procurement to ensure adequate supply of all inventory and ingredients.
- Addressing nonconformities from previous internal and external audits.
- Conducting a management review of the warehouse essential functions.
- Following-up on and closing pending preventive and corrective action requests.
- Ensuring that documentation and design controls are appropriate for organization.
- Assisting the management team and provide support as necessary.
- Provide all employees with necessary tools, proper training and corrective direction.
You are...
- A Leader: train and develop a large group of employees
- Performance Manager of warehouse employees
- Problem Solver/Analytical
- Detailed Oriented and Results Driven
- Communicator: speak to employees with tact and diplomacy
- Time Manager: tracking/monitoring production and maintaining productivity
- Technical: computer literacy to input information into the computer
- Able to take direction and relay information to employees
At a minimum, you have...
- Associate’s degree or related management work experience.
- At least 5 years of work experience in warehouse management, should be combined with a demonstrated track-record of accomplishments as a manager, and with satisfying customers in technology-driven, developing companies.
