DC Shift Planning & Operations Lead

Harbor Freight Tools; Puyallup (WA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

401k plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Harbor Freight Tools is seeking a Shift Planning Manager to supervise associates and run day-to-day operations in a distribution center. The role coordinates with Ops leadership to meet financial, service, and operational goals across labor, inbound/outbound, and equipment planning.

Responsibilities include coaching staff, managing performance, ensuring safety, and driving process improvements. Travel up to 5% and a competitive benefits package are included.

Responsibilities

• Support and lead all aspects of the DC’s planning functions, including labor, equipment, inbound, outbound operations, processing and storage capacities, and inventory placement for both retail and direct to consumer on a daily and weekly basis.
• Drive improvement and compliance to DC metrics such as fill rate, inventory days on hand, staffing levels, building capacity, zone compliance, and labor hours budget.
• Utilize past trends and current forecast to identify risks in staffing levels.
• Manage daily waving operations to include label printing and their distribution.
• Plan, monitor, appraise and manage performance results.
• Identify and explain budget & service level variances, identify corrective actions.
• Evaluate & recommend process changes to improve efficiencies, safety, etc.
• Select, orient, train, coach, counsel and discipline Associates.

Skills

Staff supervision & development

Forecasting & planning

Leadership

Budgeting & cost control

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Harbor Freight Tools is seeking a Shift Planning Manager to supervise associates and run day-to-day operations in a distribution center. The role coordinates with Ops leadership to meet financial, service, and operational goals across labor, inbound/outbound, and equipment planning.

Responsibilities include coaching staff, managing performance, ensuring safety, and driving process improvements. Travel up to 5% and a competitive benefits package are included.