Operations Manager

Kelly Services; Santa Teresa (NM); On-site; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kelly Services in Santa Teresa, NM, is seeking an Operations Manager to lead a busy 11,000-square-foot automotive distribution warehouse. You’ll coach the team, ensure staffing, safety, and service goals, and coordinate daily operations.

You will support hiring, onboarding, training, and performance conversations, resolve issues, and look for ways to save time and costs while maintaining strong customer relationships.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a warehouse or manufacturing team.
• Proven ability to improve processes and reduce costs.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and support the warehouse team.
• Maintain staffing, workflow, safety, and service goals.
• Assist hiring, onboarding, training, and performance reviews.
• Resolve day-to-day issues and build customer relationships.
• Improve processes to save time and costs.
• Review payroll, invoices, expenses, and operations performance.
• Track key metrics and share updates with partners.

Skills

Leadership

Warehousing

Communication

Organization

Customer service

Math skills

Decision making

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Business degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Lead a Team Where Good Work Moves Forward

Operations Manager | Automotive Distribution Warehouse

If you enjoy supporting people, improving processes, and keeping a busy operation running smoothly, we’d love to hear from you.

Join a welcoming team in an 11,000-square-foot automotive distribution warehouse . As Operations Manager, you’ll help create a safe, organized workplace and make sure the right support is in place for employees, customers, and daily operations.

Your day-to-day

• Lead, coach, and support the warehouse team.
• Help keep staffing, workflow, safety, and service goals on track.
• Support hiring, onboarding, training, and performance conversations.
• Resolve day-to-day issues and build strong customer relationships.
• Improve work processes and look for practical ways to save time and costs.
• Review payroll, invoices, expenses, and operational performance.
• Track key measures and share updates with partners.

You’ll bring

• Leadership or people-management experience.
• Experience in manufacturing, warehousing, or distribution operations.
• Strong communication, organization, customer-service, and math skills.
• Confidence prioritizing competing needs and making timely decisions.
• Experience supporting teams, projects, or multiple departments.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• A business degree or 3–5 years of equivalent relevant experience.

The details

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Pay: To be determined

Setting: A close-knit, welcoming team in an 11,000-square-foot automotive distribution warehouse

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Please note: The following benefits reflect Kelly's general offerings. Eligibility may vary by assignment, location, and job type. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan.

Kelly may use AI-powered tools during the recruitment and hiring process. For full details, including how Kelly uses AI, your rights, and how to request a reasonable accommodation, visit the Recruitment Artificial Intelligence Notice (https://www.kellyservices.com/hubfs/myKelly/Resources/Employment_Policies/Recruitment-Artificial-Intelligence-Notice.pdf?hsLang=en).

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirming Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.