Heavy & Oversize Logistics Manager — York, PA

Voith GmbH Group; York (York County); Vor Ort; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Voith US Inc. in York, PA, is seeking a Manager, Warehouse and Logistics to lead warehouse operations and coordinate heavy-haul and oversize transportation for hydroelectric projects.

The role focuses on safe, efficient material handling, inventory control, and cost-effective logistics aligned with project schedules. The position requires hands-on leadership with regional travel as needed and collaboration with Manufacturing, Engineering, and Procurement teams.

Aufgaben

• Manage day-to-day warehouse and logistics operations supporting Voith Hydro's York, PA facility.
• Establish operational priorities, staffing plans, work assignments, and performance expectations for warehouse and logistics personnel.
• Oversee the receipt, inspection coordination, identification, storage, preservation, staging, handling, and dispatch of materials, components, equipment, and project cargo.
• Ensure warehouse activities are coordinated with manufacturing schedules, project requirements, supplier delivery plans, and outbound transportation commitments.
• Establish standardized procedures for material receiving, storage, inventory movement, staging, picking, packing, loading, and shipment release.
• Ensure appropriate warehouse capacity, storage locations, material flow, handling equipment, and personnel are available to support current and forecasted operational requirements.
• Coordinate material movements between warehouse areas, manufacturing operations, external storage facilities, suppliers, and project destinations.
• Identify operational bottlenecks, material flow constraints, and opportunities to improve warehouse utilization and logistics performance.
• Maintain effective communication with internal stakeholders regarding material availability, delivery status, warehouse capacity, and operational constraints.
• Provide hands-on leadership and escalation support for critical material handling, warehouse, and transportation issues.
• Plan, coordinate, and manage heavy-haul, oversize, overweight, high-value, and specialized transportation movements supporting hydroelectric equipment and project requirements.
• Evaluate transportation requirements based on cargo dimensions, weight, center of gravity, lifting points, handling restrictions, packaging, and destination requirements.
• Coordinate with specialized transportation providers, heavy-haul carriers, freight forwarders, crane companies, rigging contractors, and other service providers.
• Assess route feasibility, bridge and roadway restrictions, overhead clearances, turning radii, load limits, site access, and other transportation constraints.
• Coordinate transportation permits, escorts, route surveys, police or utility coordination, and other applicable approvals in accordance with jurisdictional requirements.
• Develop transportation plans and shipment execution schedules that align with supplier readiness, manufacturing completion, project milestones, and customer delivery commitments.
• Coordinate loading, securing, unloading, lifting, rigging, and cargo-handling arrangements for heavy and oversize equipment.
• Ensure transportation providers have appropriate equipment, qualified personnel, insurance, certifications, and operational capabilities for the planned movements.
• Monitor transportation execution, proactively address disruptions, and establish recovery plans for delays, route restrictions, equipment availability issues, and other operational challenges.
• Ensure heavy-haul and specialized transportation activities comply with applicable federal, state, provincial, and local regulations, as relevant to the shipment.
• Maintain appropriate shipment documentation, transportation plans, permits, inspection records, delivery confirmations, and other required records.
• Support transportation planning for domestic and international shipments, coordinating with customs brokers, freight forwarders, and international logistics providers where required.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with approved carriers, heavy-haul transportation providers, freight forwarders, rigging companies, crane contractors, and logistics service providers.
• Obtain and evaluate transportation quotations based on service capability, safety performance, availability, schedule, risk, and total cost.
• Coordinate carrier selection and transportation arrangements in accordance with company procurement policies, delegated authorities, and approved supplier agreements.
• Monitor carrier performance against agreed delivery schedules, service expectations, safety requirements, and commercial terms.
• Review transportation rates, accessorial charges, fuel surcharges, detention, demurrage, escort costs, permits, and other transportation-related expenses.
• Negotiate transportation rates and service terms within assigned authority and elevate significant commercial commitments as required.
• Ensure appropriate transportation capacity is secured for routine shipments, peak periods, project milestones, and critical heavy-haul movements.
• Develop contingency arrangements for carrier shortages, equipment unavailability, weather disruptions, route restrictions, and other transportation risks.
• Resolve transportation service issues.

Jobbeschreibung

Voith US Inc. in York, PA, is seeking a Manager, Warehouse and Logistics to lead warehouse operations and coordinate heavy-haul and oversize transportation for hydroelectric projects.

The role focuses on safe, efficient material handling, inventory control, and cost-effective logistics aligned with project schedules. The position requires hands-on leadership with regional travel as needed and collaboration with Manufacturing, Engineering, and Procurement teams.