Operations Manager General Admin

Description

• Takes an active role in employee training programs for drivers, yard personnel, and supervisors. This includes motivating employees, maintaining a productive work force and training successors.
• Plans operations strategies and goals, establishing each department’s priorities and sequences for the smooth flow of products to customers.
• Active in professional trade groups such as Home Builder’s Association and participates in LMC meetings and customer appreciation events.
• Prepares overall operations schedules and coordinates staffing problems with team leaders in Warehouse, Shipping, Yard, Office and Purchasing to ensure specific operational performance and optimum utilization of all resources.
• Resolves problems relating to processes, costs, orders, maintenance, inventory control, equipment/trucks, services, and systems that affect the division’s ability to meet or exceed customer needs.
• Participates in decisions to accept or reject orders.
• Reviews team and team member performance on a regular basis by compiling operational reports that measure on-time deliveries, back orders, hours worked, shipments received, etc. to ensure minimum costs, prevent operational delays and to forecast both short and long-term planning needs.
• Directs the implementation of safe operating practices in compliance with Company and regulatory policies (DOT regulations, forklift operations, OSHA compliance, etc.)
• Resolves team member issues affecting overall performance of the division. May resolve employee relations issues, utilizing tact, diplomacy, and judgement.
• Plans and implements equipment and facility design upgrades and maintenance.
• Fosters cross department interaction/communications with Production Manager, Sales Manager, Controller and other key team members on processes that affect these groups such as buying stock for the mill, shipping products the mill produces, providing documents for accounts receivables and payables, special orders for sales, scheduling of millwork, truss and material deliveries, etc.
• Analyzes and maintains all vendor evaluations and makes necessary recommendations for revisions. Monitors existing services and initiates new service options to keep Builders FirstSource ahead of the competition.
• Responsible for the overall operations and physical conditions of the location’s facilities and equipment. Oversees the daily operations of the delivery and warehousing functions. Partners with lead managers of departments and helps to train and develop personnel involved in the operations function in these departments.
• Budgets & controls operating costs to meet or exceed annual profit targets.

Requirements

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance