Warehouse Manager

Warehouse Manager

At Dearing Compressor & Pump, our people power everything we do. They're not just employees, they're the heartbeat of our success and the driving force behind our progress. That's why we treat every team member like family. With a strong, collaborative culture, and a true people-first approach, Dearing isn't just a place to work, it's a place to grow, make an impact, and thrive.

This position requires knowledge of the company's warehouse operations that support the company's engineered packaging operations. Manages, coordinates, and develops a team of warehouse and logistics associates that are responsible for performing a set of tasks specific to material workflow, shipping and receiving, material handling warehousing, distribution, inventory management, and other warehouse functions. The warehouse manager is responsible to ensure a smooth process in a timely and safety-oriented manner. This position requires working closely with production, supply chain, quality, accounting, aftermarket and sales.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop a high performing team of warehouse and logistics personnel.
• Promote safety best practices including warehouse safety management and risk management practices to avoid danger or injury.
• Fully embrace the company's internal computer systems and embrace technology to support efficient and accurate operations.
• Promote a clean work environment to safeguard against injury and material handling errors.
• Develops processes, procedures, and provides leadership and training to the warehouse team to perform their duties timely and accurately.
• Works closely with accounting to ensure inventory accuracy. Ensures inventory control best practices are in place and followed.
• Uses all of the available tools and technology to run the warehouse operations efficiently.
• Manages the inventory cycle counting process and reports major discrepancies, adjustments and variances to accounting.
• Directs daily duties being performed to meet department standards for productive, reliability, and accuracy. Ensures a high degree of detail and focus on every job.
• Maintains appropriate staffing level and manages the workload.
• Identifies opportunities for training.
• Supports and promotes the company's Total Quality Management program. Identifies continuous improvement opportunities.
• Promotes a real-time coaching environment. Leads by example. Fosters a culture of teamwork.
• Works with other departments to ensure accurate product inventory levels and avoid stock outs. Communicates stock concerns or potential issues to the proper individuals.
• Performs required administrative tasks for people management.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Directly manages the warehouse team. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; performance evaluation; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

To perform this job, an individual must be an approved driver in the Dearing Fleet Safety Program.

Education and / or Experience

Two year certificate from college or technical school; or five years related experience and / or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Competencies

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have a good understanding of the company's business systems and knowledge of inventory programs, manufacturing software and spreadsheet software.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and / or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment described here is representative of those an employee encounters while working at Dearing Compressor. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the specific job. The exposure in the office areas are typical and plant operations areas require the use of personal protective equipment such as steel toed shoes, safety glasses with side shields and hearing protection. In the plant area, the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts. Temperature of manufacturing work area may be affected by outside temperatures and machining operations. The employee is occasionally exposed to odors, airborne particles, and vibration. The noise level in the manufacturing area is usually loud. The noise level in the office is usually quiet. During occasional trips into the field, there may be other exposures beyond those stated due to field conditions.

Dearing's Benefits Program Includes :