Warehouse Operations Lead - Lean, Safety & Inventory

Avient Corporation; Englewood (CO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Avient Corporation seeks an accomplished Warehouse Leader to plan, direct, and organize all plant warehouse activities in Englewood, CO. You will develop staff, ensure inventory accuracy, and drive improvements in safety, productivity, and on-time delivery.

Responsibilities include hiring and coaching staff, managing inbound/outbound orders, maintaining ISO documentation, and producing critical productivity reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, logistics, business, operations, or a related field preferred.
• 5+ years of warehouse, distribution, logistics, or materials management experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Previous supervisory or leadership experience with responsibility for developing employees and managing daily warehouse operations.
• Experience with ERP or warehouse management systems, such as SAP, or similar systems, preferred.
• Strong understanding of inventory accuracy, cycle counting, physical inventories, and inventory reconciliation.

Responsibilities

• Hires, supervises, trains, and develops the warehouse staff.
• Provides associates with guidance, training and communication regarding job requirements, all OSHA safety guidelines, ISO procedures & Avient rules/expectations.
• Performs performance appraisals and provides timely feedback regarding performance reviews to the employee.
• Coordinates the scheduling of warehouse personnel to ensure proper coverage in order to receive and distribute products/materials in a productive and cost-efficient manner.
• Coordinates proper vacation request for warehouse associates.
• Coordinates warehouse associates’ schedules ensuring appropriate coverage at all times.
• Completes and approve warehouse associate’s time-cards.
• Manages all inbound and outbound orders.
• Responsible for the general condition of the warehouse, shipping/receiving areas and yard areas in regard to container storage and overall cleanliness.
• Manages warehouse supplies at proper inventory levels and insure all warehouse costs are meeting plan.
• Provides effective communication between service center office staff and the warehouse personnel.
• Provides the highest level of customer service.
• Develops/maintains various warehouse productivity reports.
• Monitors phone calls, voice mails, e-mails and other communications, providing professional communication in a timely manner.
• Monitors all warehouse activity for proper output, productivity, and safety processes.
• Manages all ISO procedures, documentation, and control of records, correct forms and training.
• Monitors forklift maintenance, safety, and training.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Lean/5S

Problem-solving

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP ERP

Warehouse management system

Job description

Avient Corporation seeks an accomplished Warehouse Leader to plan, direct, and organize all plant warehouse activities in Englewood, CO. You will develop staff, ensure inventory accuracy, and drive improvements in safety, productivity, and on-time delivery.

Responsibilities include hiring and coaching staff, managing inbound/outbound orders, maintaining ISO documentation, and producing critical productivity reports.