Operations Manager

Hawkco LLC; Colorado; On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Kangaroo Packoutz is seeking an experienced Operations Supervisor for our Colorado warehouse and office locations. You will plan initiatives, coordinate teams, and optimize budgets while maintaining safety and efficiency across the packout process.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in restoration/warehouse roles, strong leadership, and excellent communication skills. The role involves both warehouse and office environments with substantial physical activity.

Qualifications

• Education/Certification/Licensure: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work history.
• Experience: A minimum of five (5) years of experience in a restoration industry, warehouse or distribution environment including a supervisory role.
• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Proficient in OSHA regulations. Demonstrated ability in planning and managing multiple projects, and in problem analysis and problem resolution.

Responsibilities

• Long-term planning to create initiatives that further the company’s goals.
• Coordinating different teams to foster exchange of ideas and cross-team learning.
• Assessing and analyzing departmental budgets to minimize expenses and optimize profits.
• Inspiring and motivating employees through positive encouragement and incentives.
• Communicating with the General Manager about shifting priorities and projects.
• Identifying problems to maximize efficiency and revenue.
• Oversee inventory, packing, cleaning, vaulting, and restocking as part of the process.
• Adjust staffing levels to volume and priorities.
• Ensure all Operations departments are fully staffed with trained personnel.
• Lead safety program and participate in safety meetings.
• Oversee inventory reconciliation and missing items investigations.
• Conduct staff meetings regularly.
• Maintain 5S principles: sort, straighten, shine, standardize, sustain.
• Apply corporate values.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

OSHA compliance

Budget analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Computer literacy

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Long-term planning to create initiatives that further the company’s overall goals

• Coordinating different teams to foster exchange of ideas and provide cross-team learning opportunities

• Assessing and analyzing departmental budgets to find ways to minimize expenses and optimize profits

• Inspiring and motivating employees to perform at their best through positive encouragement and incentive initiatives

• Communicating with the General Manager about shifting company priorities and projects

• Identifying potential problems and points of friction and working to find solutions in order to maximize efficiency and revenue

• Identifying opportunities to expand or shift course in order to take advantage of changes in the market

• Oversee the inventory, packout, cleaning, vaulting, wrapping, staging, and pack back of documents/merchandise as part of the PO/PB/Cleaning and Restoration process

• Adjust staffing levels/schedules according to volume/priorities/holidays, etc.

• Assure all Operations departments are fully staffed with proper, trained personnel

• Responsible for the safety program including leading/participating in safety meetings.

• Oversee the investigation and resolution of inventory counts that don’t match or inventory unable to locate.

• Conduct staff meetings on a regular basis.

• Responsible for the 5S’s: sort, straighten, shine, standardize and sustain.

• Authority as detailed in the Company’s Standard Operating Procedures.

• Apply corporate values.

Note: Specific objectives and performance standards for essential duties and responsibilities are established annually in the associate’s performance review document.

MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES (including job titles of direct reports):

Under the direction of the General Manager: provide input on promotions; establish work schedules; manage time and attendance; provide training including cross-training; assign, direct and review work; write and deliver performance reviews; and address performance/conduct issues through the corrective action process for the operations staff as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, ability and/or physical demands required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Certification/Licensure: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work history.

Experience: A minimum of five (5) years of experience in a restoration industry, warehouse or distribution environment including a supervisory role.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Proficient in OSHA regulations. Demonstrated ability in planning and managing multiple projects, and in problem analysis and problem resolution. Strong decision making and negotiating skills. Demonstrated leadership skills. Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing. Strong customer orientation with excellent interpersonal communication skills. Detail oriented with excellent organizational skills. Knowledgeable in Word, Excel and computer operating systems.

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL ABILITIES: Approximately 70% of scheduled work shift in the warehouse or field environment and 30% in an office environment. In the warehouse environment frequently stands, walks, bends, stoops, crouches, kneels, climbs, push and pull heavy objects, reach above shoulder level and lifts at least one hundred (100) lbs. In the office environment: normal amount of sitting or standing, average mobility to move around an office environment, able to conduct normal amount of work at a computer.

Company Description

At Blue Kangaroo Packoutz, we owe our success to great customer service, communication and the efficiency of our or