Manager - Chemical Warehouse & Logistics

• Manages the activities of warehouse and logistics personnel in a multi-shift operation. Team is responsible for:
• Develop and implement warehouse work instructions, policies, and standard operating procedures.
• Provides clerical support for inbound and outbound logistical operations including scheduling of trucks and LTLs.
• Executes timely post-goods-issue (PGI) transactions for all outgoing shipments.
• Creates delivery documents for outgoing truckloads per departmental processes, including hazardous materials shipments and international shipment paperwork.
• Coordinates shipping schedule along with paperwork and SAP tasks related to LTL and full truckload shipment.
• Assign, maintain and ensure stock locations are labelled correctly.
• Identifies staffing needs, hires and trains as required.
• Monitor and make improvements where identified as necessary on warehouse processes.
• Ensure the accuracy of orders shipped.
• Ensure that all warehouse and plant logistics personnel are trained in department policies and procedures. Manage, monitor, and develop personnel and conduct performance reviews.
• Review departmental errors and re-train when necessary.
• Supervise personnel, scheduling of workload, breaks, lunches and vacations.
• Record shipment data such as weight, space availability, damages, or discrepancies for reporting, accounting, or recordkeeping purposes.
• Handle employee complaints, settle disputes, and resolve grievances and conflicts and escalate to Manager when necessary.
• Hold regular meetings with department staff.
• Lead by example and evaluate departmental workload requirements in order to continuously staff appropriately.
• Enforce housekeeping standards.
• Meet departmental KPI’s and goals
• Provide strategic input for issues affecting the department.
• All customer changes to schedules are noted and shipping schedule is accurate.
• All SAP transactions pertaining to shipments (deliveries, PGIs) are performed in a timely manner.
• Other duties as needed

Working Conditions & Physical Demands:

• Working conditions are normal for a manufacturing environment.
• Machinery operation requires the use of safety PPE equipment to include but not limited to; eye safety glasses, hearing protectors, steel-toe shoes, and hardhats. Loose fitting clothes and jewelry are not permitted
• Regularly required to stand or sit and move about the facility. Ability to stand for 8 hours per day.

• 3+ years Warehouse/Shipping/Logistics Experience.
• Experience with 'Lean' material management and SAP software preferred.
• Management Experience - Employee Reviews, Employee Relations, Training, Hiring, Terminating & Developing.

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