Area Manager- Dillon, SC

Harbor Freight Tools; Dillon (SC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Harbor Freight Tools is seeking an Area Manager to supervise associates and run day-to-day distribution center operations, driving operation, financial, and service results. You will direct and support Associates across several distribution center functions, implementing training, safety, and efficiency initiatives.

The role emphasizes coaching, performance management, and adherence to company policies, safety standards, and training requirements, with a focus on achieving financial targets and

Responsibilities

• Select, orient, train, coach, counsel and discipline Associates
• Educate and develop Associates to increase capabilities and performance while enforcing policies
• Ensure attendance at training/cross-training and maintain compliance with safety and training goals
• Schedule departmental trainers for new hire orientation and on-the-job training
• Communicate values, strategies, objectives, and assign accountabilities
• Maintain positive continuity with each Associate and their teams
• Foster cooperation within and between departments
• Create a climate of openness, trust and respect for Associates
• Plan, monitor, appraise and manage performance results
• Enforce policies and productivity standards and coordinate with HR and temp staffing on accountability
• Investigate equipment incidents and document reports; schedule management meetings and implement corrective actions
• Maintain accurate staff attendance, vacation, and time-off records
• Manage operations to meet financial targets and service levels
• Identify budget variances and corrective actions
• Evaluate and recommend process changes to improve efficiencies and safety
• Establish daily/weekly priorities and production plans
• Schedule Associates and manage shifts and workloads
• Analyze production performance records and data
• Resolve and report production issues
• Ensure a clean and safe work environment and compliance with safety rules
• Ensure proper tools and equipment are available and maintained
• Ensure Associates are trained and certified to operate equipment
• Evaluate new equipment and techniques for improvements
• Lead and participate in special projects
• Be open to new ideas to achieve results
• Continue development through company education workshops and leadership training
• Regular attendance is essential
• Additional duties as assigned by manager

Job description

The Area Manager supervises associates and manages the day to day operations of an assigned area within a distribution center. The position achieves results (operation, financial & service results) through directing and supporting the activities of Associates who perform various distribution center operating functions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Select, orient, train, coach, counsel and discipline Associates
• Educate and develop Associates to increase their capabilities and job performance as well as to follow and maintain established company, federal, state and local policies and procedures
• Ensure associates attend all training/cross-training on the day and time scheduled and otherwise ensure 100% compliance with equipment operator and cross-training goals
• Schedule departmental trainers for new hire orientation and new hire on the job training
• Communicate values, strategies, objectives, and assigning accountabilities
• Maintain positive and productive continuity with each Associate and their work teams
• Initiate and foster a spirit of cooperation within and between departments
• Create a climate of openness, trust and respect for each Associate
• Plan, monitor, appraise, and manage performance results
• Enforce systems, policies, procedures and productivity standards and ensure corrective actions are administered for all violations and then submitted to HR for record keeping as well as work with temporary staffing service onsite management to ensure temporary associates similarly held accountable
• Investigate all equipment incidents and document Incident Reports as well as schedule all Situational Management meetings and implement all countermeasures and corrective actions in a timely manner
• Maintain and keep accurate staff attendance, vacation, personal time off, sickness, funeral, and other attendance standards
• Manage operation to meet the financial targets and assigned service levels assigned
• Identify and explain budget & service level variances, identify corrective actions
• Evaluate & recommend process changes to improve efficiencies, safety, etc.
• Establish daily and weekly priorities and production plans
• Schedule Associates and assigning work as well as monitor and revise schedules and work
• Research, compile, initiate, sort and analyze production performance records and data
• Resolve and report production issues
• Ensure the work environment is maintained in a clean & safe status
• Report and respond to any unsafe and unclean work environments and violations
• Ensure associates have the proper tools to perform their duties
• Ensure equipment is maintained, identify needed repairs and ensure that equipment gets repaired in a timely manner
• Ensure Associates are properly trained & certified to operate equipment
• Evaluate new equipment and techniques for process improvements
• Initiate, lead and participate in special projects
• Be open to new ideas and ways to achieve results
• Demonstrate a willingness to learn other areas of the distribution center operations
• Develop managerial and leadership competencies by participating in all company-sponsored education workshops and leadership development training, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks and participating in professional organizations
• Regular attendance is an essential function of the job
• Additional duties as assigned by manager

Scope

• Supervisory Responsibility
• Direct: Non-Exempt Employees