Warehouse Operations Manager: Safety & Lean

Echo Global Logistics, Inc; Greenfield (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Roadtex Transportation, now part of Echo Global Logistics, seeks an Operations Manager to lead day-to-day special services and the VAS team, ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient execution.

You will guide frontline leaders, drive safety, quality and continuous improvement, align cross-functional resources, and maintain equipment and procedures to meet budget and lean goals. This role partners across production, quality, and maintenance to sustain operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; 5+ years in warehouse services; 3+ years leading a team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; attention to detail.
• Proven track record leading a team and implementing workflow processes.
• Ability to analyze data to identify opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Build and promote a strong Safety and Quality culture.
• Create, approve and execute the production plan for the area.
• Ensure consistency of operations across shifts.
• Provide leadership through site inspections.
• Own change and improvement processes for the operation.
• Set objectives for the Teams and production goals.
• Develop plans for Operations staff and Leaders.
• Manage events with communication and corrective action for quality incidents.
• Build and develop a team with clear common purpose.
• Ensure staff training and current SOPs.
• Communicate site objectives to the team.
• Ensure resources and PMI schedules; coordinate repairs and materials.
• Operate within budget and lean objectives.

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Data analysis

Workflow development

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Roadtex Transportation, now part of Echo Global Logistics, seeks an Operations Manager to lead day-to-day special services and the VAS team, ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient execution.

You will guide frontline leaders, drive safety, quality and continuous improvement, align cross-functional resources, and maintain equipment and procedures to meet budget and lean goals. This role partners across production, quality, and maintenance to sustain operational excellence.