Warehouse Manager jobs at Plastic Express

Come join a winning Team! Since 1970 Plastic Express has met the bulk trucking, bulk terminal, packaging, and warehousing needs of the plastics industry. Our strategic locations, modern systems, and dedicated employees allow us to provide custom tailored logistical solutions to fulfill the most challenging needs of our customers. Plastic Express operates from 22 full-service facilities, more than 40 bulk terminals, and 52 railcar terminals offering more than 8,500 railcar spots across the country. We are located near 9 major ports in the U.S. and rely heavily on our rail infrastructure to handle imports /exports as well as regional distribution. At many of the Plastic Express sites, we also handle some non-plastic commodities, which include; paper rolls, steel, building materials and other dry bulk materials. Plastic Express owns and operates roughly 250 trucks, with approximately 250 trailers performing full bulk truck distribution business. Plastic Express is headquartered in Houston, TX and has over 600 employees nationwide. Our goal has always been to exceed our customer's expectations, and our can do-attitude is what differentiates us from the competition. Plastic Express employees have always been our key to success and total customer satisfaction. We are always looking for dependable & talented business professionals that will help us to grow and to continue our “Can Do” tradition. Job Summary: With reporting responsibilities to the AVP of Rail Operations, this position is directly responsible for the management of the company's rail operations at one of our warehouse locations. Individual must provide positive leadership for company employees and temporary staffing in a safety sensitive and production environment. Responsible to direct daily management to include: railcar movements and inspections; communicating with railroads; switching operations; maintaining inventories; production scheduling; scheduling and performing light maintenance; employee development, counseling, discipline, and training; and record keeping and communication of issues with management. The Warehouse Rail Manager will be supported by a Warehouse Rail Supervisor for the site. This individual works closely with the Production Manager, Safety Director, Quality Manager, Rail Operations, Customer Success representatives (CSRs), Trucking department and Sales department. Must oversee the facility and rail yard operations to meet KPI targets and goals. Additional duties and responsibilities may be added or deleted at any time. Essential Functions/Duties: Employee Management Must provide positive leadership for all Rail staff. Ensure all personnel are qualified and trained through our Rail Training Manual. Maintain the appropriate amount of staffing to accomplish the required production goals for all Warehouse Rail activities. Maintain a safe work environment and drive the company's safety culture into all aspects of the job functions. Ensure Warehouse Rail employees are following work instructions. Maintain meticulous records of employee training, employee counseling, and performance reviews. Promote continuous training and development of employees and temporary staff. Ensure all employees have been trained in each function they perform. Set an example of professionalism and create an environment where people are committed to professionalism and cleanliness. Hands on leadership with operational and technical skills to ensure that "best practices" are being utilized. Create an environment for team building with emphasis on individual development and growth. Warehouse Rail Yard Review daily coordination and inspection of all railcar activities. Clearly communicate with the Rail Road and Local Operating authorities. Maintain meticulous physical and computer inventories of customer railcar inventory. Inventory accuracy should be maintained at 100%. Supervise and manage appointments for approved vendors, customers, & third-party contractors entering the Warehouse Rail Terminal. Ensure all visitors and guests sign in at the office, and are given a safety brief for yard safety. Ensure Operation Clean Sweep initiatives are being communicated and every employee is pledged. Work with administrative systems to support operations to meet deadlines. Communicate with vendors operating within the Warehouse Rail Terminal by supplying inventory reports. Maintain meticulous records as required by customer and company policies. Teach, coach, and promote personal responsibility for identifying and performing safe behaviors, conditions, and environmental responsibility. General Warehouse Rail Maintenance Prepare and execute a compressive preventive maintenance schedule for all operating equipment. Routinely look at all maintenance items and identify trends/reoccurring items and develop plans for permanently correcting issues. Perform routine and required light maintenance on all related company issued and managed equipment. Supervise any outside maintenance work and contractors. Ensure that all safety procedures are being followed during any mechanical failure or maintenance procedure. Maintain highly detailed maintenance records and logs. Order and maintain spare parts as required for the equipment. Communicate all related equipment issues with the AVP of Rail Operations. Maintain a clean Rail Yard and ensure that all employees exercise excellent housekeeping practices in all operational areas (office areas and rail yards). Record Inspection Logs must be retained on site. Safety and Compliance Ensure all employees operate in compliance with FRA, OSHA regulations and company safety policies. Ensure pre-job safety briefs are occurring before every rail move. Vehicle Certification & Training for all employees who use any of the following: golf carts, aerial lifts, forklifts & man lifts, or any company provided vehicles. Record Inspection Logs must be retained on site. Maintain employee files to include: safety meetings, training, and discipline for any violations of company policies or law. Audit Employee Time Logs for accuracy. Conduct/Supervise and document daily/weekly/monthly safety meetings. The Warehouse Rail Manager must personally conduct a documented safety meeting with all Rail staff once per calendar month at a minimum. This standard will enforce the dedication to our safety culture. Additional Specific Duties: Responsible for training and managing the progress of training for any employee in need of training and report employee's progress to the relevant manager. Train new hires and retrain current employees as required, in groups or individually. Cross-train in all departments as required and assist on the development of training aides, including but not limited to: Inventory Management, Material Handling of PE Issued Equipment, Rail Inventory Management & Software, and any additional programs as assigned. Ensure SOPs are developed and put into practice with required training. Contribute ideas and suggestions for continuous improvement. May be required to perform quality-control tasks. Maintain and assist in development of training methods/procedures. Qualifications: Required Education and Experience High school diploma or equivalent, a 4-year college business degree is preferred. Must possess at least 5 years previous management/supervisory experience. Preferred Education and Experience 4-year college business degree is preferred. Possess 5-10 years previous management/supervisory experience. Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. These tasks include, but are not limited to: Must be able to perform physical labor such as: lifting up to 55 lbs., moving up to 250 pounds, climbing ladders, operate control panels and working with hand tools. Must be able use fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Employee must possess vision abilities to include close visual confirmation of finely printed documents, have distance vision to safely and correctly identify objects and or markings. Must have peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to focus on subjects or objects at any safe working distance. Must be able to work long hours and weekends and available for travel on the company's behalf. Licenses/Certificates: None Skills: Must have the ability to think independently and make decisions that are in the company's best interest. Computer proficiency in a Windows environment, especially using Excel spreadsheets and business management systems along with customer interface systems. Excellent interpersonal, communications and organizational skills. Strong analytical abilities for planning, forecasting, inventory management, product scheduling, and product balancing. Must be multi-task oriented with the ability to handle many activities simultaneously. Additional Job Details: Supervisory Responsibility: This position manages all Warehouse Rail personnel, with the assistance of a Warehouse Rail Supervisor. This individual is responsible for the leadership and the performance management of employees within the Warehouse Rail department. Work Environment: This job operates in a combination of environments to include outdoors in an active Rail Yard, outdoors in a Truck Yard, and indoors in a professional office space. This role routinely uses standard Railyard & Trucking equipment such as: forklifts, golf carts, aerial lifts, Bulk Trailer equipment, gas powered machinery, diesel powered machinery, heavy lifting machinery, radios & vehicles, in addition to office equipment such as computers, phones, and printers/scanners. Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: This is a full-time, exempt position. Normal working hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm. Travel: Minimal travel is required for this position. Benefits and Perks: Family health benefit packages - after 90 days Vacation pay - after 90 days Holiday pay - after 90 days Company matching 401k retirement program - after 90 days Plastic Express employees have always been our key to success and total customer satisfaction. We are always looking for dependable & talented business professionals that will help us to grow and to continue our Can-Do tradition. In line with Plastic Express' Environmental Promise, the hired individual is expected to enthusiastically support all facets of Operation Clean Sweep; specifically, making a conscious effort to prevent pellet, flake and powder loss into the environment and ensure any spills are swiftly and effectively cleaned up. If you have an interest in working at Plastic Express, please forward your resume including a brief work history.