Warehouse Manager/Distribution Superintendent, Pipe & Fittings (Garland, TX)

Warehouse Manager

Westlake offers you the potential to enrich your work life and career experience in an entrepreneurial environment. We work together to enhance peoples' lives through our products and presence in the communities in which we operate.

Summary: Responsible for managing all aspects of the DC operations including order pulling, replenishment, staging, shipping/receiving, and employee recruitment and evaluations in a timely and cost-effective manner to meet company strategic and profit objectives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Develop, implement and continuously improve the warehouse operations: active replenishment, order pulling wave sequence to meet or exceed all customer expectations, productivity and quality management, staging strategy, house keeping, warehouse layout improvements, inventory management, truck load management, receiving strategy, and order/picking accuracy.

• Exercise leadership in organizing the efforts of the warehouse to focus on the achievement of objectives.
• Control labor expenses by flexing staffing and responding to changing sales volume levels to achieve budgeted plan (cost per pound).
• Conduct cycle counts and annual physical inventories and strive to maintain ongoing finished goods accuracy.
• Perform audits and ensure all quality, safety, and environmental standards are fulfilled.
• Issues work schedule, reviews employee time records for accuracy and approves/controls any overtime.
• Counsel employees about work performance and attendance. Issue personnel action notices to document both positive and negative situations.
• Maintain a safe, clean work environment for all employees.
• Ensures that all employees are following proper company policies and procedures.

Supervisory Responsibilities: All salaried and hourly warehouse employees.

Qualifications: 5+ years experience in managing warehousing or manufacturing for a high volume multi product manufacturer.

Education and/or Experience: BS degree in business or logistics or equivalent supervisory experience.

Language Skills: Reading skills sufficient to understand complex documents. Writing skills sufficient to explain complex information. Verbal skills sufficient to explain complex information. And must be proficient in all company computer programs and systems provided to meet departmental objectives.

Mathematical Skills: Must have skills sufficient to analyze and interpret data and statistics compiled or presented to the department for use in performing the essential functions of the position.

Reasoning Ability: Must be able to take complex and diverse information or situations which have several probable correct paths and compile information in a manner that allows problems to be solved in a reasonable fashion.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Certification in or exposure to Lean/Lean Six-Sigma manufacturing processes.

Work Schedule: Must be able to work Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm with on call capability and be able to work overtime based on business needs (i.e. 45-50 hours/week.)

Work Location: This is a fully onsite role. Must be able to commute daily to our Garland, TX facility.

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. The individual must be able to walk or stand for extended periods of time, spend extended periods of time with computer keyboard & screen, maneuver, and work in tight, confined, or hard to reach places, work irregular and/or extended hours on short notice, and travel alone.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The individual will have 75% office and 25% warehouse exposure and will be exposed to heat, cold, noise, and dust.

Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation.

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