Warehouse Manager

Your Job

Guardian Glass is hiring a Warehouse Manager at our Carleton, MI Facility.

The Warehouse Manager will utilize leadership, logistics experience, and communication to identify and convert change improvement opportunities related to people, process, and systems.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate safety as the primary value and lead the warehouse teams to exceed expectations for operations and customers. The candidate must be self-driven and demonstrate a commitment to safety, manufacturing excellence, and quality. The warehouse manager must also possess strong interpersonal communication and technical skills as well as being capable of leading transformation initiatives.

Our Team

You will be working within the Carleton logistics team, specifically focusing on our warehouse operations. Your role will involve close collaboration with various departments such as Shipping, Sales, Customer Service, Production, Planners, Logistics and Finance to ensure seamless warehouse operations.

What You Will Do

• Develop, lead, and mentor Principled Entrepreneurs to drive engagement, accountability, and long-term value creation through a Principle-Based Management (PBM) culture
• Lead, coach, and develop a team supporting the execution of a 24/7 operations, capable of achieving consistent best in class performance in warehouse operations
• Lead and sustain transformational change initiatives that improve safety, reliability, quality, and cost to serve
• Coordinate with support functions, including Maintenance and OpEx, to implement improvements that enhance safety and operational performance
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with team members at all levels of the organization
• Set clear expectations and hold the team accountable for results
• Foster a culture of ownership, urgency, and cost to serve decision making
• Ensure compliance with environmental, health, and safety regulations
• Proactively identify hazards and implement effective mitigation strategies
• Establish a strong safety culture and operational discipline across all shifts
• Monitor key performance metrics (KPIs) and take action to close gaps and improve results
• Manage costs to drive efficiency and meet profitability objectives

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• A minimum of 2 years of leadership experience in warehouse, manufacturing, or logistics
• Experience leading, mentoring, and coaching teams with accountability for safety, quality, and profitable results
• Proven ability to manage daily operations and resolve issues in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
• Strong knowledge of warehouse management systems and inventory control practices

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Logistics or related field
• Experience supporting continuous improvement or Operational Excellence (OpEx) initiatives in a manufacturing environment
• Experience leading multi-shift manufacturing operations
• ASCM Supply chain warehousing certificate or equivalent
• Working knowledge of INFOR M3

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

As a Koch company, Guardian Glass is one of the world's largest manufacturers of float, value-added and fabricated glass products and solutions. We produce high-performance glass for architectural, residential, interior, transportation and technical glass applications. You'll find our glass in homes, offices and cars and in some of the world's most iconic projects.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).

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