Operations/ Warehouse Manager

State Steel Supply Co.; Des Moines (IA); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

State Steel Supply Co. seeks a Warehouse Supervisor to coordinate activities of workers handling incoming and outgoing shipments, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and safety across the warehouse, inventory, and staff.

The role involves supervising shipping/receiving operations, staging materials, overseeing loading, and collaborating with Purchasing and Transportation to meet schedules. Strong leadership, data accuracy, and multitasking are essential.

Qualifications

• Associates degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school, or 6 months to 1 year related experience and/or training.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates incoming and outgoing shipping activities to ensure accuracy and timely deliveries.
• Oversees loading of trucks and staging material for pick-up.
• Manages will-call orders and coordinates pre-receiving with inventory adjustments.
• Leads safety practices, training, and facility cleanliness with the Safety Director and HR.
• Assists management with hiring needs, discipline, and efficiency initiatives.

Skills

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Communication skills

Reading comprehension

Physical strength

Education

Associate's degree or equivalent

Job description

Summary:Coordinates activities of workers engaged in preparing and executing incoming and outgoing shipments, ensures overall efficiency and accuracy of the warehouse, inventory and employees.

Essential Duties and Responsibilitiesinclude the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Customer service; ensures customers have a 1 st point of contact when entering the warehouse.
• Manages incoming and outgoing shipping activities to ensure accuracy, completeness, and condition of shipments.
• Coordinates pre-receiving and receiving of material, staging material for pick-up, oversees proper loading of trucks
• Oversees the receiving and and preparation of transferred material to/from other State Steel facilities
• Works with Purchasing and Sales management to cycle count and make Inventory adjustments
• Collaborates with Purchasing and Transportation to review shipping notices, bills of lading, invoices, orders, and other records to determine shipping priorities, work assignments, and shipping methods required to meet shipping and receiving schedules
• Manages will-call orders
• Perform production duties as needed to ensure on-time deliveries
• Responsible for training of warehouse employees including but not limited to: overhead crane, lifting devices, banding/packaging and safety.
• Partners with the Safety Director to lead safety practices, meetings, training for the entire facility on a regular basis
• Works with Human Resources to determine hiring needs and discipline
• Oversees break schedule and attendance to maintain operation efficiency
• Assists management with efficiency initiatives. Communicates problem areas and provides suggestions for improvement.
• Ensures overall cleanliness of the facility
• Communicates with management to procure supplies essential for warehouse operations
• Involved with maintenance of equipment and facility, including but not limited to: scheduling preventative maintenance, managing inspections, familiar with LOTO.

Qualifications:

• Pays attention to detail and data accuracy
• Ability to manage multiple projects within a specific time frame
• Ability to read and interpret documents, orders and instructions.
• Ability to speak effectively with customers or employees of State Steel.
• Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year College or technical school; or six months to one-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience:

• Shipping And Receiving: 2 years (Preferred)
• Prior management experience: 5 years (Required)
• Measuring with tape and micrometer (Required)
• Maintenance experience (Preferred)
• DOT Knowledge: 1 year (Preferred)
• Overhead crane: 1 year (Preferred

Work Schedule:

• Requires working weekday mornings and afternoons. Some early mornings, weekends and evenings may be required

Physical Requirements:

• Agility: The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with the body, arms, or legs to perform job tasks.
• Physical Strength: The ability to lift, push, pull, or carry objects using hands, arms, back, abdominal muscles, shoulders, legs, or a combination of these muscle groups. Required to lift up to 60lbs unassisted.
• Visual Acuity: The ability to see details (e.g., letters, numbers, codes, color, symbols, marks, labels, signs, video displays) clearly to accomplish work tasks in a safe and efficient manner.
• Work Conditions: The ability to perform job activities, with appropriate intermittent relief where applicable, under difficult work conditions such as in extreme cold, heat, inclement weather, at heights, while exposed to constant/intermittent sounds.
• Climbing: The ability to climb, work, and carry items up and down ladders.

State Steel is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, genetics or any other category protected under applicable law.

I acknowledge that I have read the Job Description and I understand what would be expected of me. The Company reserves the right to change or reassign job duties or to combine positions at any time. I also understand that I am an at-will employee, and this Job Description does not constitute a contract of employment.

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