Warehouse - Manager I, Distribution/Warehouse

Colonial Group; Martinsville (VA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Colonial Group is seeking a Manager I, Distribution/Warehouse for the 2nd shift Sortation. The role ensures efficient, safe, and productive DC/MFG operations, plans daily work, and leads a shift team to achieve KPIs with cross-training and process improvements.

The position emphasizes leadership, training, scheduling, and collaboration with other departments to optimize throughput and costs while maintaining high service levels.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 4-year degree in related field preferred.
• 2+ years in a supervisory/leadership role preferred.
• Experience with DC/MFG operations and WMS is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Plan and prioritize shift workflow to meet SLAs with safety and productivity.
• Lead and develop shift team, including interviews and training.
• Drive Lean improvements and ensure cross-training.
• Provide leadership to maximize productivity and coordinate with other departments.
• Review timesheets and schedule staffing; monitor attendance.
• Produce shift reports and manage workload to control costs.
• Communicate status to facility management and address issues promptly.

Skills

Leadership

Lean concepts

Problem-solving

MS Excel

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Four-year degree in Business/Engineering/Logistics (preferred)

Tools

Manhattan WMS

MS Office

Job description

Manager I, Distribution/Warehouse - (Facility Supervisor - 2nd Shift Sortation)

Overview

This position is responsible for supporting all DC and/or MFG activities to ensure the shift(s) are run as efficiently, safely and productively as possible. Ensures that daily work is planned, executed and completed per facility standards. Demonstrates effective leadership and is accountable for exemplary performance of a DC or MFG team or shift. Typically, team/shift/department supervised would be those accountable for receiving, unloading, recording, arranging, routing, transporting, and/or stocking of materials and products and/or picking, value added services and/or order fulfilment. Accountable to ensure operations, quality, service, cost, administration and system metrics and KPIs are achieved. This position supervises team members and may be assisted by Specialists, Team Leaders and/or Group Leaders in the leadership of the team. However, this position has accountability for the KPI achievement, training and morale of the shift/team/department. Contributes to the interviewing, selection, onboarding, training, motivating and performance management of those team members. Could be accountable to maintain and/or verify inventory records and transactions.

Responsibilities

• Plans and prioritizes workflow for the shift to create the sense of urgency needed to ensure all customer Service Level Agreements (SLA) are met. Promotes the highest level of expectations for achieving established standards in safety, quality and productivity.
• Contributes to the interviewing, selection, onboarding, training, motivating, and performance management of shift team members.
• Drives process improvement through Lean concepts and problem-solving techniques. Ensures team members are sufficiently trained to perform their jobs and are cross trained to support other areas as necessary.
• Provides leadership and oversight to shift team to ensure highest level of employee performance and morale while driving continuous improvement and managing change. Promotes an environment of leaning and continuous growth by implementing and assessing systems and processes to make the workflow more effective. Coordinates with other departments as required to ensure the entire workstream is achieved.
• Reviews and maintains associate's timesheets, evaluates and edits incentive/pay communications, monitors attendance and develops staffing schedules.
• Produces shift reports as required. Assesses shift work flows for stretch capacity requirements through coordinating staffing to meet increased and/or decreased workloads to maximize efficiencies and reduce cost during volatile demand swings across any/all shifts.
• Interacts with internal and external stakeholders to assure shift performance and deliverables are achieved. Keeps facility manager and management team apprised of project/workflow status. Proactively implements course-correction actions to avoid delays or underachievement.

Qualifications

Required Education/Certification

• High School Diploma or GED

Preferred Education/Certification

• Four-year degree in related field, i.e. Business, Engineering or Logistics/Supply Chaing Management

Years of Experience

• This is an entry level supervisory position, and as such, does not require previous experience
• 2 yrs comparable work experience (comparable defined as the duties of a leader, similarly titled role). Work experience includes budgeting, financial analysis and/or productivity measurement/monitoring

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• DC or Manufacturing operations and equipment experience a plus
• General leadership experience in a DC or Manufacturing facility
• Familiarity with WMS (Manhattan Software PkMS)
• Microsoft Office, especially MS Excel

Competencies and Behaviors

• Collaborative leadership skills with ability to effectively influence others
• Engages and inspires others
• Passion for results and sense of urgency
• Effective problem-solver
• Sets and pursues aggressive goals as a self-starter

To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and should not require now, or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status