Job Description

**Warehouse Manager

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We are seeking an experienced and highly organized Warehouse Manager to lead and optimize warehouse operations. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record managing teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, with strong knowledge of Kanban inventory systems and ERP platforms (Syspro preferred). This role ensures accuracy, safety, and efficiency across all warehouse activities while maintaining high-quality standards and driving continuous improvement.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage, train, and evaluate the warehouse team; set schedules, assign work, and follow up on results to ensure productivity and accountability.

• Implement and oversee Kanban systems; manage inventory using the ERP system, maintain accurate stock records, conduct cycle counts, and prepare audit reports.

• Supervise receiving, unloading, and shelving of supplies; inspect and verify incoming and outgoing shipments; process, package, and ship orders accurately; ensure products meet quality standards and report discrepancies.

• Maintain an organized, safe, and clean facility; optimize space utilization and warehouse layout for efficiency; enforce OSHA and company safety standards.

• Partner with Production, Supply Chain, and Quality teams to support timely material flow; monitor KPIs such as inventory accuracy, on-time shipments, and fulfillment rates; drive continuous improvement initiatives in processes and workflows.

Minimum Qualifications (Education, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business Administration, or related field (preferred) OR equivalent experience.

• 5+ years of warehouse or logistics management experience; manufacturing environment strongly preferred.

• Proven success implementing Kanban systems and managing ERP platforms (Syspro strongly preferred).

• Familiarity with warehouse equipment, RF scanners, and inventory management tools.

• Strong knowledge of inventory forecasting, reporting, and data analysis.

• Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to coach, mentor, and build high-performing teams.

• Physical stamina and dexterity required for warehouse work, including the ability to lift/move heavy products.

• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

Physical Demands – Manufacturing Environment

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to perform physically demanding work for extended periods of time, up to 12 hours a day. Position includes ability to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms and pull/push; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl for extended periods of time. The employee must lift and/or move up to 35 pounds without assistance (including ability to carry 20 lbs. up and down stairs). Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus

Work Environment – Manufacturing/Shop Environment

Includes a shop environment, with exposure to high noise levels from operating machines, physical hazards from moving equipment and machine parts, nuisance dust, and skin exposure to hazardous materials used during the material prep process.

PPE

• May be required to wear Personal Protective Equipment, including but not limited to safety glasses, safety shoes, bump-caps, gloves, hair nets, masks, & clean-room frocks while adhering to the prescribed safety procedures.

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