Job Description
Job Description
Essential Functions: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies to perform the essential functions of this position:
- Regular, reliable attendance is required as work cannot be performed remotely.
- Hire, train and supervise warehouse maintenance personnel in the performance of their assigned duties and achievement of department production, quality and safety goals.
- Manage, plan, and coordinate the activities of the facility maintenance to ensure optimum service level maintenance, and minimize operations downtime.
- Ensure production/maintenance schedules are maintained and customer’s needs are met by the effective management of the material flow in the facility.
- Train and direct employees in the performance of their assigned functions in order to achieve production/maintenance goals.
- Promote a positive work environment which inspires positive employee morale.
- Create and meet annual variable cost budgets for the department managed.
- Control and direct the maintenance operations through effective scheduling, budgeting and human resource management programs.
- Establish and control distribution costs including labor, materials and overhead costs as it relates to building maintenance.
- Develop, implement and administer maintenance programs for improving distribution operations.
- Identify areas for quality improvement and initiate problem solving activities to improve quality performance throughout the facility.
- Develop programs to elicit and implement the suggestions of employees.
- Ensure the work areas are appropriately maintained and correct any unsafe conditions immediately.
- Maintain a safe work environment by observing and enforcing OSHA, HAZMAT, environmental and Lock out Tag Out requirements.
- Oversee building and grounds maintenance including: landscaping, lawn maintenance, snow removal, employee and trailer parking lot maintenance, HVAC (electrical and plumbing; lighting inside/outside), dock doors, dock plates, trailer restraints, switch lights, roofing, and fire protection systems, etc.
Non-Essential Functions:
- Other duties may be assigned, directed or requested.
Qualifications:
- Associate’s degree and 5 years of maintenance management experience and/or 7 years of warehouse maintenance experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.
- One year experience in a management position with at least 2 direct reports.
- Basic proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and Warehouse Management System.
- Must be able to work a flexible schedule as required which may include working off shifts and weekends.
- Excellent leadership and people skills.
- Some travel may be required.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Proficiency in English and Spanish oral and written communication
- Engineering background
- Proficiency in decision making, organizational skills, problem solving, results driven and technical capacity.
- Must be able to work in a fast paced, team environment.
Physical Skills:
- Must be able to stand up to 10 hours in a day.
- Must be able to walk up to 8 hours.
- Will continuously reach up and out.
- Will occasionally climb.
- Will occasionally push/pull from 11 to 25 pounds.
- Will frequently bend, stoop, reach up and out, crouch, kneel, and push/pull from 36 to 50 pounds.
- Will frequently lift up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift up to 75 pounds.
- Will occasionally have repetitive foot movement.
- Will frequently have repetitive hand/arm movements for simple reaching, simple and firm grasping and/or fine hand manipulation.
- Specific vision ability required b this job includes close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
- Regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, and reach with hands and arms.
- Must be able to wear gloves occasionally.
Language Skills:
- Must have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to speak with all levels of the organization
- Ability to write routine reports
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals in English.
Mathematical Skills:
- Must be proficient in mathematics including algebra
- Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s
- Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurements, volume and distance
Reasoning Ability:
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
- Work is performed in a warehouse distribution center environment.
- The employee is frequently exposed to vibrations and dust and will be working around moving machinery.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate at moderate decibels.