Assistant Warehouse Manager

Company Description

Why is ITW a great place to work?  We think and act like entrepreneurs, we embrace autonomy, make decisions, and take ownership.  We are always focused on helping our people reach their full potential.  Most importantly, we value our 5 core values that drive our decision making; integrity, respect, trust, shared risk, simplicity.   

We offer competitive pay and benefits that supplement your life both inside & outside of work. We support your community involvement from financial gifts with our 3-for-1 matching program and volunteering opportunities with our strong partnerships with United Way and David Speer Academy.  ITW Automotive Body & Fuel NA manufactures interior components and fuel housings for OEMs and their top-tier suppliers.  Are you up to the challenge? 

The Body and Fuel Division, within the Illinois Tool Work (ITW) Automotive segment, drives profitability by leveraging its innovative solutions and application engineering. Our Body and Fuel products are made up of fuel housings, door and safety handles, innovative Capless solutions, and EV charge ports for major OEMs around the world. We have multiple manufacturing locations across North America: Frankfort, Mokena, and Richton Park, Illinois as well as Saltillo and Aguascalientes, Mexico.

As an Enterprise, Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) is a global Fortune 200 diversified manufacturing company that delivers specialized expertise, innovative thinking, and value-added products to meet critical customer needs in a variety of industries.   ITW, with approximately 14.1 billion dollars in global revenues, operates 7 major segments with businesses in 57 countries that employ approximately 45,000 women and men. These talented individuals, many of whom have specialized engineering or scientific expertise, contribute to our global leadership in innovation. We are proud of our broad portfolio of more than 16,000 active patents. 

Job Description

Summary:

Assistant Warehouse Manager will direct all the shipping functions and distributions of goods and services, whether performing the duties personally or delegating responsibilities to other shipping personnel. The role also includes working closely with customers and the shipping department to assure shipments are accurate and on time.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage the shipping, receiving and warehouse operations daily and effectively to motivate strong, consistent work practices
• Demonstrates hands-on leadership and coaching abilities – able to demonstrate examples of empowering, developing & motivating people
• Establish operational procedures for activities such as verification of incoming and outgoing shipments, handling and dispositioning of materials and keeping the warehouse inventory current
• Communicates with carriers/drivers, warehouse/office personnel and customers regarding shipment and receipt of product.
• Assists in the scheduling of receiving times, assigns truckers doors, assigns receiving numbers and prepares blind tally.
• Checks outbound / inbound orders for accuracy and proper signatures, i.e., picked by and checked by truck driver; for over, short and damage reports for receipts.
• Maintains log for accurate records of all product movement for inbound, outbound, staged orders and yard management.
• Assists in the scheduling of shipping times.
• Monitor attendance points/ issue discipline for all associates.
• Review and approve timecards to ensure that employees’ working hours are correctly recorded and completed.
• Address quality issues with QC Supervisor prior to shipping
• Continually inspect and maintain the physical condition of warehouse and equipment, making sure needed repairs are completed
• Spearhead and participate in daily safety meetings, weekly driver meetings and start up/turn over meetings
• Complete any other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent work experience
• 2+ years experience as Shipping Supervisor in fast-paced distribution environment required
• Excellent organization and interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Intermediate computer skills in MS Office, Excel, and Outlook
• Experienced in operating a forklift and pallet jack required
• Experienced using scanning equipment and shrink wrappers required
• Must have experience with MRP systems preferably Trans4M.
• Must be able to fluctuate hours based on customer mandated window times
• Must have 2+ years of automotive experience.
• Effective problem resolution skills combined with “big picture” awareness

Additional Information

Additional Information

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