Ready to have some fun in the great outdoors? Join Rhino Inc. to help us further develop our fast-growing group of companies producing innovative products for lakeside living, hunting, and fishing-all driven by our expertise as a custom rotational-molding manufacturer. If you appreciate being outside year-round, you'll love what we do. We make enjoying the outdoors all the better by creating durable and easy-to-use floating docks; waterfowl hunting boats, blinds, and decoys; and ice fishing shelters and sleds. We also produce fluid storage/distribution tanks and provide custom mold and mold repair services. Rhino is a leading manufacturer with a respected reputation in these niche areas through our brands: Wave Armor, Beavertail/DOA Decoys, Otter Outdoors, and Rhino Tuff Tanks. We are a 30-year-old, family-owned and led, international business still small enough for your voice to be heard, your name to be known and your impact to be meaningful. Everyone is encouraged to share input on projects and initiatives, and our decision-making is collaborative as we realize there are leaders at every level within Rhino. We hire, promote, and make changes based on our core values, beginning with Work hard, play hard! POSITION SUMMARY The Warehouse Manager's role is to oversee all warehouse duties including production planning, order pulling, shipping, receiving, inventory control, and logistics. They will ensure that the warehouse operates at peak efficiency (people, materials, equipment), with customer satisfaction the primary goal. This person will host daily tier meetings, weekly Gemba walks, and provide training and development for the team. The Warehouse Manager will lead the Warehouse team and foster positive relationships with our employees by providing clear communication, mentorship, clear direction, proactive thinking, and a high sense of accountability to ensure integrity in safety, quality, cost, and delivery (SQCD). They will be goal driven with the ability to identify and successfully achieve departmental goals that align with the company's' vision and direction. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide strong, positive leadership to the manufacturing team that maximizes the company's operations, efficiencies, and safety objectives.
- Understand/achieve specific company targets. Must have capacity to plan and benchmark success.
- Direct and oversee warehouse operations for SQCD-P - Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, People.
- Collaborate with Supervisors to identify goals that align with company vision and direction. Then create and communicate clear direction and path to success for entire team
- Lead by example and work with the team to better understand their role and exhibit our I can core value. Will provide coverage for Supervisors (when needed) to run the day-to-day business operations.
- Communicate with leaders and their departments to ensure all team members are clear on expectations and eliminating inefficiencies to improve workflows and ensure outstanding results
- Hiring, Performance Evaluation & Development
- Responsible for interviewing, hiring and new employee on-boarding for new-hire success and integration on to the team.
- Evaluate warehouse operations staffing and skill set using a training matrix. Create a plan to address talent gaps, when needed.
- Complete performance reviews and salary evaluations in a timely manner. Make recommendations for team and individual recognition rewards.
- Responsible for discipline and termination of employees as needed and in accordance with company policy.
- Identifies Continuous Improvement projects that align with company goals and submits them to the Continuous Improvement Committee and/or Continuous Improvement Manager.
- As a safety leader ensuring everyone is working in a safety-conscious manner, taking necessary precautions to keep self and co-workers safe, including, but not limited to, the following:
- Maintaining a safe and clean work environment.
- Identifying and resolving safety concerns
- Providing recommendations to staff and management on safety issues and/or work-related injuries.
- Participate in corrective and preventative action activities.
- Performing accident investigations as needed.
- Develops run strategies that increase throughput while controlling inventory levels.
- Facilitates communication and action to resolve supply constraints and/or bottlenecks and assists with necessary corrective actions.
- Overall accountability of all inventory management- transactions, locations, minimum stock quantities, etc.
- Overall accountability of outbound freight- timeliness, expense, and processing.
- Review and prepare workflows, staffing requirements, space allocations, equipment layouts, and action plans that meet company standards for productivity, quality, and customer service
- Review monthly expenses month over month and year over year to identify ways to reduce cost and waste.
- Professional Development: Each member of the Leadership team must complete a minimum of 32 hours of training on/off site per year. This should be tracked by the employee.
- Other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL SKILLS - Bachelor of Science degree required in Business Management, Engineering, or Business Administration or equivalent work history.
- 3+ years of warehouse experience
- 5+ years of successfully leading a team
- Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles; experience in a lean manufacturing environment and how to maintain a continuous improvement culture.
- Understanding of business efficiencies, FTE and machine optimization metrics.
- Thorough understanding of warehouse policies and procedures.
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, etc.) and other similar software.
- Works primarily on the floor and office, and/or in and around shipping/receiving docks and rotational molding environment
- Ability to walk and stand for extended periods of time. Exposure to shop elements such as noise, dust, odors, heat and cold.
YOU MAY ALSO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A $5,000 SIGN ON BONUS - $2,500 TO BE PAID IN 90 DAYS, REMAINDER PAID IN ONE YEAR.