Great Lakes Wine & Spirits is Michigans largest alcoholic beverage wholesaler, servicing all 83 Michigan counties and employing over 1,000 people with facilities throughout the state. Our tagline is "We Are Local Everywhere." Founded as a family business nearly 80 years ago, the tradition of good business principles has remained the cornerstone of Great Lakes Wine & Spirits success. Honesty, hard work, fair dealing, service, and an ongoing commitment to customers and staff are the core values that drive our success. Great Lakes Wine & Spirits strives to provide an ever-escalating standard of innovation and service to its customers and to responsibly enhance demand for its products.
Great Lakes Wine & Spirits continues to grow as we seek a Warehouse Operations Manager to work the night shift at one of our depots in Metro Detroit.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
• The Warehouse Operations Manager leads production and operational performances while delegating daily assignments and taking into account volume call-offs and employee training needs. • Other duties include but are not limited to: • Overseeing training performance coaching and development of all direct reports. • Coordinate activities with assistant managers to hit all assigned goals. • Maintain high working knowledge of all production-related jobs, tasks, responsibilities, and procedures to current standards. • Maintain adequate working knowledge and adherence to our local union agreement. • Execute on all required administrative tasks. • Oversee the placement of workers and supervision to ensure all production needs are addressed. • Follow safety security guidelines as communicated, pertaining but not limited to cleanliness, PPE compliance, biomechanical techniques, potential hazards, MHE certs, suspicious activity, and theft. • Audit work area drops zones to ensure product is physically and electronically handled correctly. • Survey assigned work areas daily to identify and correct issues that are not in line with shift/company goals regularly throughout the shift. • Ensure shift compliance to all applicable regulatory, company, HR, inventory, safety, and operational guidelines, policies, and procedures. • This position will also be responsible for maintaining logs pertinent to payroll and employee information as needed. • Other duties include but are not limited to: • Verifying punches, approving overtime, and recording leave via daily/weekly inputs. • Oversee hiring, reprimanding, and discharging for direct reports. • Submit injury disciplinary and any other assigned forms in a timely manner following company standards and protocols.
Work Environment & Physical Demands
The Warehouse Operations Manager will be frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibrations where noise levels can be loud. This position also requires to be very active and may frequently be standing, walking, bending, kneeling, crouching, and climbing throughout the day. Items will weigh up to 50 pounds that will require frequent lifting, stacking, moving, and rotating without handles and pushing/pulling carts with up to 100 pounds of force.
Work Schedule
This position is expected to work 10 hours each shift, Sunday through Thursday, with in-times varying between 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM. Occasional Fridays will be required based on holiday schedules and business needs.
Pay & Benefits
Between $75,000 and $85,000 per year based on experience. Potential annual bonuses up to 10% of annual salary ($7,500 - $8,500 per year). 6 Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Personal Sick Time. Competitive benefits including Medical, Dental, and Vision Life Insurance, Disability, Employee Assistance Programs, and Group Legal coverage. Buy-Up Life Insurance and Disability coverage available. Eligible for 401K enrollment upon date of hire.
Required Qualifications
High school diploma or equivalent. Minimum 5 consecutive years of warehouse management or leadership experience. Minimum 5 years of Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) experience. Minimum 7 years of experience sorting and picking or production in a warehouse distribution center, food, and beverage industry preferred. Ability to operate warehouse equipment. Ability to be active and on your feet for an entire shift.
Additional Requirements
Adhere to the policies and procedures outlined in the employee policy manual and any applicable contracts signed agreements, and work rules. Cooperates with all management and staff of GLWAS. Follows all MLCC rules and regulations as they apply to the position. Use alcohol in a responsible manner when related to business activities. Ability to read, write, and communicate in English.
Job Description
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. All offers of employment are conditional based upon completed satisfactory of pre-employment screenings, including a background check on a criminal record, physical evaluation, agility lift test, and drug screen. Full disclosure is required before a criminal history is investigated and will not constitute an automatic bar of employment. Factors such as the date of offense, seriousness, and nature of the violation, rehabilitation, and the position applied for will be taken into account. By submitting an application, you consent to the companys conditions of employment.