Hands-On Warehouse Ops Lead — Grow into Manager

Integratedcooling; Rockford (IL); Vor Ort; USD 55.000 - 75.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health, dental, vision, and 401(k)

14 days PTO annually

8 holidays + floating holiday

Employee assistance program

Zusammenfassung

Waldom Electronics in Rockford, IL is seeking an Assistant Operations Manager to support the Operations Manager in running day-to-day warehouse activities. You will help ensure safety, quality, and efficiency across inbound, outbound, inventory, and quality operations while maintaining a strong floor presence.

This hands-on leader will mentor teams, monitor KPIs, coordinate shifts, and participate in training, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives, with opportunities to grow into

Qualifikationen

• 3+ years of warehouse or distribution center experience, with at least 1 year in a leadership or supervisory role.
• Strong understanding of warehouse processes including inbound, outbound, inventory control, and quality.
• Familiarity with ERP or WMS systems; ability to learn and leverage data for process improvement.
• Excellent organizational, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Forklift certified (or willing to obtain certification).

Aufgaben

• Support daily execution of warehouse operations including receiving, picking, shipping, inventory accuracy, and QA.
• Monitor KPIs such as order accuracy, on-time shipments, inventory variance, and labor productivity.
• Oversee warehouse associates and team leads to ensure safe, efficient, and accurate work.
• Coordinate shift coverage and help manage scheduling for daily operational needs.
• Train and mentor team members on SOPs, safety practices, and quality standards.
• Lead training programs and ramp-up for new hires and transfers.
• Lead equipment training certifications and cross-training functions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot issues and drive improvements.
• Participate in audits, cycle counts, inventory investigations.
• Serve as acting manager in the absence of the Operations Manager.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Warehouse operations

ERP/WMS familiarity

Communication skills

Safety adherence

Ausbildung

High school diploma

Associate or bachelor’s degree in business/logistics

Tools

ERP/WMS systems

Jobbeschreibung

Waldom Electronics in Rockford, IL is seeking an Assistant Operations Manager to support the Operations Manager in running day-to-day warehouse activities. You will help ensure safety, quality, and efficiency across inbound, outbound, inventory, and quality operations while maintaining a strong floor presence.

This hands-on leader will mentor teams, monitor KPIs, coordinate shifts, and participate in training, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives, with opportunities to grow into