Warehouse Manager-Aurora, CO

The Skill Set; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Skill Set is seeking a Warehouse Manager to lead the day-to-day operation of the Styline Logistics hub in Aurora, Colorado. You will manage freight receiving, warehousing, staging, and outbound loading, while guiding warehouse personnel and box-truck drivers to ensure on-time delivery.

The role requires hands-on supervision, safety leadership, and the ability to optimize throughput using Lean practices.

Qualifications

• Experience managing fast-paced warehouse operations.
• Ability to supervise drivers and coordinate dispatch.
• Knowledge of freight documentation and inventory controls.
• Strong leadership and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily hub operations across receiving, warehousing, staging, outbound loading.
• Lead warehouse personnel and drivers, including scheduling and coaching.
• Oversee inbound freight receiving and resolve discrepancies.
• Ensure accurate inventory and safe material handling.
• Plan loading and ensure on-time departures.
• Promote safety policies; monitor throughput and quality.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organization

Problem-solving

Safety compliance

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in logistics operations

Tools

Forklift operation

Dispatch systems

Inventory controls

Job description

The Warehouse Manager leads the day-to-day operation of the Styline Logistics hub in Aurora, Colorado. This role manages freight receiving, warehousing, staging, and outbound loading; leads warehouse personnel and box-truck drivers; and ensures freight moves safely, accurately, and on schedule from arrival through delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage daily hub operations across freight receiving, warehousing, staging, outbound loading, and local delivery.
• Lead warehouse personnel and box-truck drivers, including scheduling, work assignments, coaching, and performance management.
• Oversee inbound freight receiving; verify counts, condition, and documentation; and resolve shortages, damage, or other discrepancies.
• Maintain organized storage, accurate inventory, effective material flow, and proper freight handling throughout the warehouse.
• Plan freight staging and loading; confirm loads, paperwork, equipment, and vehicles are ready for safe, accurate, and on-time departures.
• Promote and consistently enforce safety policies across dock, warehouse, loading, and delivery operations.
• Monitor service and productivity results and apply Lean practices to improve throughput, reliability, and quality.

Required Qualifications

• Previous management or supervisory experience in a fast-paced warehouse, freight, logistics, or distribution environment.
• Hands-on knowledge of freight receiving, warehousing, staging, dock operations, and outbound loading.
• Experience supervising delivery drivers, managing daily schedules, and coordinating dispatch or route readiness.
• Working knowledge of freight documentation, inventory controls, load accuracy, and safe material handling.
• Experience operating warehouse equipment, including forklifts.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Strong leadership, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize changing freight and delivery needs, motivate others, and meet scheduled timelines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in logistics operations.
• Experience with box-truck or local delivery operations and warehouse, transportation, routing, or dispatch systems.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary Range: $70,000 - $85,000 per year (Salaried, Exempt)
• Incentive Compensation: Eligible for quarterly administrative Management Incentive Plan (MIP) profit-sharing bonus after 30 days of employment. Distributions are discretionary, subject to company profitability, and require active employment through the end of the calendar quarter.
• Paid Time Off & Sick Leave:
• Paid Sick Leave: 48 hours of Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA) paid sick leave, front-loaded annually on January 1st.
• Vacation: 0 days accrued/usable in calendar year 2026. Beginning January 1, 2027, accrues on a pro-rata basis for up to 80 hours per year in alignment with OFS' vacation schedule.