Warehouse General Manager

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Job description

Overview:
The purpose of the General Manager is to manage and oversee all the operations within the facility. This position may also oversee a dedicated shuttle fleet based on customer needs.

Responsibilities:

• Site Safety & Planning
o Ensuring the site is not in violation of Company, Customer, or OSHA rules
o Oversee planning of monthly safety training
o All Safety documents signed off on
o All PPE is used as instructed
o Facilitate Fork truck Training annually and upon new hire orientation
• Labor Planning
o Plan labor to follow production or customer needs
o Utilize labor for VAS (value added services)
o Remove excessive labor for profitability and efficiency
o Evaluate associate retention and turnover
• Discipline and Performance Reviews
o Must enforce company disciplinary standards when needed and document all instances accordingly
o Must keep all disciplinary documentation and update HR with all records
o Coach performance when needed
o Provide annual performance reviews
• KPI Set Up & Management
o Identify and record performance measurements to align with customers' goals and/or needs
o Provide format for recording measurements and monitor as needed to reach goals
o Add or remove goals challenging the operation to better serve the customer
• Site layout, Space Management, Organization Chart, and procedures such as SOP, Work Instructions, and flow diagrams
o Assist management and engineering with Site layout
o Continuously monitoring space needs consolidating when possible
o Provide operating documents for operation (work instructions, flow charts, etc.)
o Provide org chart for customer and associates
• P&L review and budgeting
o Assist with annual budget for management review
o Monitor monthly P&L and make necessary adjustments to sustain profitability
• Develop staff by Cross Training / On Job Training
o Train, motivate and assist in the development and growth of employees
o Implement and maintain continuous improvement program
o Challenge employees to be more productive
o Coach performance and recognize assigned team of drivers
• Issue necessary reports to Customer / Liaison
o Provide reports based on customers' needs
o Capture relevant information to be used during review periods
• Implement productivity improvements (Six Sigma, 5S)

Qualifications:
Knowledge Skills, and Abilities
• Ability and skills to assess and discuss operational performance in a business review meeting with customer
• Ability to create and analyze data for metrics tracking
• Skills to train and coach associates
• Ability to identify and perform continuous improvement projects
• Excellent customer service skills
• Know or be able to learn HighJump WMS, Oracle, and/or SAP Operating System
• Ability to operate a computer
• Intermediate skills with Microsoft Office software (Excel, Word, and Outlook)
Education and Experience
• Must have a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Logistics
• Must have 3-5 years of experience in Logistics, Distribution or Supply Chain management
• Six Sigma Green Belt certification, preferred
• P&L Management experience, preferred
• Experience with WMS (Warehouse Management Systems) and customer ERP, plus

Competitive Compensation

Covenant's compensation philosophy's intent is to use a competitive total compensation strategy to determine the current market value of a position while also considering individual factors such as performance in current position, time in seat of current position, experience, level of responsibility/accountability, and longevity with the company. The system will be objective and non-discriminatory.
Pay Range: $110,403-$184,210
Pay Grade: 14

401(k) match, Serious Health Condition Pay
Full Health Benefits Package

Medical, Dental, Vision, Telemedicine, Short & Long Term Disability, Health Savings Account, Life Insurance
Paid Time Off

Holidays, Birthday, Wellness Day, Vacation & Sick Time
Cultural Perks

Casual Dress, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Discount Program, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Adoption Assistance and Employee Assistance Program

Covenant Logistics is an Equal Opportunity Employer
M/F/Disability/Veteran

VEVRAA Federal Contractor

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