Assistant Warehouse Manager - Night Shift

Johnson Brothers Liquor Company; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Johnson Brothers Liquor Company in Saint Paul, MN, seeks an assistant manager to lead a dynamic warehouse team at the distribution center. The role focuses on supervision, staffing, and ensuring safe, efficient order selection and replenishment on a night shift.

Responsibilities include training, coaching, payroll oversight, and cross‑department coordination. Strong leadership and MS Office proficiency are required; a stable work history is preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of supervisory experience in warehouse, distribution, manufacturing, or similar operations.
• Experience leading teams of 20+ employees.
• Demonstrated experience coaching, performance management, and hiring.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 20+ employees in warehouse operations.
• Coordinate order selection and replenishment to meet production and delivery needs.
• Hire, train, and develop selection and replenishment personnel; coach performance.
• Oversee loading/unloading and maintain safety and efficiency standards.
• Handle timekeeping and payroll; complete required reports and documentation.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Communication

Organizational skills

Safety compliance

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

This is not a corporate, remote, or office-based position. This is a full-time, assistant manager position located at Johnson Brothers distribution center in St. Paul, MN. Johnson Brothers is seeking customer focused individuals to lead a team of hourly employees in our operations network! Our warehouses are dynamic environments where standing, walking, and having on-the-production floor conversations are common as a leader.

Shift: Mon-Thurs night, 5:30 PM start, 10+ hour shifts

Key job responsibilities

• Order Selection & Replenishment Schedule and coordinate order selection and replenishment activities according to production and delivery requirements. Ensure all orders are selected accurately and replenishments are completed on time.
• Personnel Management Hire, train, and develop selection and replenishment personnel. Manage, coach, and evaluate employees to ensure performance and compliance with company standards. Foster a positive and safe work environment that encourages teamwork and accountability.
• Operations & Quality Control Maintain established quality standards for order selection and warehouse operations. Oversee loading and unloading of products to ensure efficiency, accuracy, and safety. Coordinate with other departments to resolve operational issues.
• Safety & Compliance Enforce and maintain all safety policies and procedures for the shift. Conduct regular safety inspections and ensure all incidents are properly reported and addressed.
• Administrative & Payroll Oversight Manage timekeeping and payroll for shift personnel, ensuring accuracy and compliance. Complete required reports and documentation in a timely manner.
• Additional Duties Perform other warehouse duties and projects as assigned by management.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of supervisory experience leading warehouse, distribution, manufacturing, or similar operations.
• Experience leading teams of 20 or more employees.
• Demonstrated experience handling employee relations, coaching, performance management, interviewing, and hiring.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Must be able to work assigned hours.
• Ability to operate warehouse equipment safely and promote safe work practices.
• Must be able to endure prolonged periods of standing and walking.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with a Warehouse Management System (WMS).
• Experience leading teams through operational or organizational change.

Compensation and Benefits

The expected pay range for this role is $80,000 - $95,000. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role. Actual placement within range will be contingent upon several factors, including but not limited to the candidate's qualifications, education, experience, internal equity, union status (where applicable) and alignment with market data.

Johnson Brothers offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, health savings and flexible spending accounts. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k) with an employer match, short term disability coverage, company-paid long term disability insurance, generous paid time off (PTO) plans and paid parental leave.

Equal Opportunity and Diversity

Johnson Brothers is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fair treatment and hiring based on qualifications. We prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, military status, or any other protected status under applicable laws.

Worker Sub-Type: Regular Time Type: Full time

Company Background

Johnson Brothers is a third-generation, family-owned wine, beer, and spirits distributor founded in 1953 by Lynn Johnson in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Guided by its founding values of work ethic, teamwork, excellence, innovation, passion, and integrity, the company partners with top-tier suppliers to deliver a world-class portfolio and exceptional service to customers across 25 states. The company was recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies for three consecutive years (2023–2025).