Area Manager

Founded in 1954, Romark has established itself as a premier logistics provider with a strategic focus on innovation and technology, including robotics and automation, management of finished goods and plant support. The company leverages its leading-edge technology to provide best-in-class service to clients, including some of the world’s leading consumer packaged goods, pharmaceutical, and retail companies.

As a family-owned company with integrity, we understand the importance of long-term relationships with our employees and their families, customers, and vendors based on respect, flexibility, hard work, and doing the right thing every day. We are currently recruiting for the position of Area Manager. The tasks and responsibilities required of Area Manager are outlined below:

Operational Planning - sets daily work plan by balancing labor against workload requirements and actively monitor results:

• Monitor the use of overtime to minimize use and provide work/life balance.
• During off peak periods, ensure proper staffing adjustments are made through the proper re-allocation of labor to other duties or through the use of voluntary time off to maximize efficiencies.
• Review daily actuals to work plan and evaluate failures, setbacks and successes.
• Mentor shift leadership to make sure appropriate workflow and labor decisions are being made that maximize productivity and efficiency without compromising safety or quality.
• Facilitate the completion and communication of priority inbound and outbound trailers with Customer Service to customer.
• Responds to requests for information or other tasks that are not routine or that would otherwise distract the shift leadership from effectively managing labor resources to achieving the daily work plan.
• Flexible to fill in and cover for frontline leadership unscheduled and schedule absence, vacation or leaves.

Operational and Process Improvement - actively engages and supports the planned review and improvement of process and operational activities to foster a culture of continuous improvement:

• Establishes preferred methods and best practices for each job function.
• Performs time studies to identify redundancy and eliminate waste.
• Supports continuous improvement in the operation by identifying areas of opportunity and leading Kaizen events to identify root causes to issues and develop appropriate solutions and responses.

Recruiting, Onboarding, Employee Development and Performance Management - assists with selection of candidates for open positions and ensures the onboarding process is a positive experience and provides for an easy transition into the operational team; actively manages a new hires training and development throughout their probationary period and to ensure a successful transition to that of a safe and productive full time employee

• Works closely with Human Resources on applicant selection and screening, and support onboarding activities.
• Ensures that all employees are properly trained, have the capability and ability, and are properly certified to operate required material handling equipment (MHE) in a safe and productive manner.
• Responsible for the new hire development; conducts weekly performance reviews and provides continual and daily feedback on both positive and negative performance through the use of the 12 week training guide.
• Provides one on one mentoring and coaching to new employees to ensure they are able to meet productivity and quality goals such that they are properly prepared to contribute to operational success.
• Exemplifies safe work behaviors and champions safe work practices; instills this commitment into new hire work behaviors.
• Actively monitors employee performance through the use of labor management tools and addresses any deficiencies through mentorship, training or progressive discipline.

Skills/Qualifications:

• Previous experience in managing or supervising others in a warehouse or similar environment.
• Intimate knowledge of Shipping/Receiving, Warehouse, Inventory and Material Handling operations, methods, and practices.
• Strong computer skills related to the use of Microsoft Office products, Warehouse and Inventory Management systems and Productivity Tracking Software.
• Excellent communication skills (written, oral) along with a high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations.
• Ability to operate and train Employees on all equipment associated within a warehousing environment. (Forklift, deep reach, pallet jack, RF scanner.)
• Must be flexible to routinely work alternate schedules and additional hours to ensure appropriate coverage on off-shifts.
• Must perform other job duties and projects, as assigned.

We offer an excellent benefit and compensation package:

• Medical, prescription, vision, and dental.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Paid Life Insurance, STD, and LTD.
• 401(k) and Profit-Sharing Plan.