Shipping & Warehouse Area Manager

The Shipping/Receiving Area Manager is responsible for overseeing two warehouses and the shipping/receiving departments. Responsible for facility inventory accuracy, maintaining RMA inbounds and the damage/hold area, organizing and conducting yearly physical inventory, and improving current systems while meeting company standards of safety, quality, security, and productivity. A highly organized and detailed oriented, initiative-taking analytical person with a high sense of urgency is required for this position for a 300+ union facility in Chilton, WI.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourage veterans to apply. Your unique skills, experiences, and dedication are highly valued and align with our mission to foster a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Responsibilities:

• Ability to work in a team environment focusing on meeting Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost standards
• Participate in Lean Transformation efforts, including 6S initiatives and activities
• Maintain a clean and organized working environment; Perform all duties in the spirit of Our Philosophy and Our Golden Rule, and in accordance to legal, ethical, and contractual practices
• Formulate and execute daily cycle counts and cycle counting procedures; Lead physical inventory processes and efforts 
• Suggest inventory adjustments for inventory reconciliations; Analyze inventory issues and concerns for immediate remedy 
• Protect the accuracy, integrity, and salability of inventory, through the adherence to standard operating procedures and meeting physical inventory and/or cycle count accuracy expectations
• Support site quality systems (ISO); Responsible for adjusting schedules as to ensure completion of order
• Hold teams accountable for completion of management boards, inventory records, and action items
• Assist quality and technical services in resolving quality issues including customer claims, corrective action
• Supports new process and production development and implementation
• Identify training needs, coordinate cross-training opportunities and support development plans
• Ensure safety training is complete, hazardous conditions and risks are eliminated, safety incidents are reported and investigated as required
• Talent Management including performance evaluations and feedback, merits, goal setting and tracking, employee interaction, coaching and mentoring to achieve cultural and performance standards
• Other duties as assigned by the Operations Manager 

Requirements

Desired Experience

• 3+ years of logistics, supply chain management or 3PL experience
• Experience managing team with direct reports 
• Previous experience in a manufacturing environment with operational equipment, including counter-balance forklifts, RF scanners, scales, and RFID
• Shipping experience with HazMat, DOT 49 CFR/IMDG for International \; J.D. Edwards experience
• Leading 2 Lean (L2L) experience; Warehouse Management Systems experience 
• Strong knowledge of company policies safety rules and procedures with the ability to enforce all in alignment with Our Philosophy; Business and financial acumen
• Must be able to effectively multi-task and problem solve in a fast-paced environment and the ability to manage others to achieve required company and plant goals
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, presentation and project management skills
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office; Intermediate knowledge of and drives transformational practices

Benefits

Named to Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work for in America list four times, and with a people first philosophy rooted in The Golden Rule (treating others the way we would want to be treated), our company provides a safe and rewarding work environment. We have a team-oriented culture and believe employees are essential to the company's success.

In addition to a competitive benefits package, we offer the ability for individuals to grow within our organization through training, development and advancement opportunities.

Company Perks:

• Comprehensive benefits with low premiums starting day one
• 401k with company match
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Company profit sharing
• Onsite barbershop / hair salon and fitness center
• Great team and team dynamics
• On-the-Job-Training

Hesitant to apply because you may not meet every specific requirement? If this role is something you are interested in, but your previous experience doesn’t exactly align, we encourage you to apply! At our company we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We recognize that individuals with diverse experiences and backgrounds are essential to our success. You may be the perfect candidate for this role or others within our organization.

Our company is a designer and manufacturer of market-leading brands that help enable people to live safer, healthier, and more expressive lives. We operate with three segments: Building Products, Consumer Products and Sustainable Energy Solutions. Our emphasis on innovation and transformation extends to building products including water systems, heating and cooling solutions, architectural and acoustical grid ceilings and metal framing and accessories, and consumer products in tools, outdoor living and celebrations categories sold under brand names Coleman®, Bernzomatic®, Balloon Time®, Level5 Tools®, Mag Torch®, Well-X-Trol®, General®, Garden-Weasel®, Pactool International® and Hawkeye™. We also serve the growing global hydrogen ecosystem through on-board fueling systems and gas containment solutions.

We are value-added partner to customers, featuring a wide variety of highly engineered products across Tools, Outdoor Living, and Celebrations. At our Chilton, WI facility we produce handheld torches and propane tanks which are essential for camping adventure and DYI’s. 

Our company, and its subsidiaries, is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered regardless of race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, disability or veteran’s status.

Please contact Matt at mgeorge@fmi.vet for more information.