Logistics and Warehousing Jobs in Cecil County, MD

Abacus is looking to hire a contractual Operations Manager in the Cecil County, MD area.

2nd shift 5p-330a

The Operations Manager provides leadership and supervision to an operations team working for the same value stream to create a world-class operations team. This includes, but is not limited to, managing inbound, and, pick/ pack operations, and outbound shipments, and maintaining inventory. The Operations Manager also ensures that departmental and support personnel are focused on continuous improvement and supports a lean culture of inventory, people, and processes.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Accountable to client SLA agreements and site-specific quality and fulfillment targets.
• Create and manage day to day operational strategy ensuring the campus operates in a safe, and productive manner.
• Actively contribute to the development of direct reports.
• Full work week responsibility of client or clients (including 2nd shift & weekend/donut shifts if applicable).
• Lead Individual Performance Management program for area.
• Responsible for planning, prioritizing, and communicating shift directives to insure efficiency, accuracy, and quality.
• Interact with clients on operational topics.
• Oversee all aspects of quality assurance including establishing metrics, applying industry best practices, and developing new tools and processes to ensure quality goals are met.
• Deliver performance evaluations to direct reports and provide feedback as necessary including salaried member of management.
• Promote and develop a culture of continuous improvement within the value stream.
• Deliver productivity and improvements in line with KPIs.
• Ownership of lean process improvement and CI initiatives.
• Organizes and manages all necessary resources required to improve safety, improve quality, increase customer service, and lower cost.
• Ensure all training and skills development programs, along with all Standard Operating Procures (SOPs) within the value stream are up to date and maintained.
• Promote a culture of high accountability, engagement, and associate empowerment.
• Manage relationship with on-site seasonal staffing representatives and advise director of operations on seasonal labor needs.
• Budget management for value stream.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred / HS Degree or GED required.
• Experience working with process improvement ideologies, e.g., LEAN, Six Sigma, or similar / Six Sigma certification preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years of progressive Operations experience in a manager role.
• Experience leading up to 100 associates.
• Experience in creating productivity improvement through continuous improvement efforts.
• Execution focused.
• Performance oriented.
• Ability to be flexible.
• Strong communication skills.
• Good motivational skills.
• Awareness of internal customer requirements.
• Ability to collaborate and drive performance.
• Analyze data to identify defects and root cause analysis.
• Identify process opportunities to create growth.
• Performance oriented.
• Ability to be flexible.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to establish and or enhance quality control procedures.
• Must demonstrate capacity to learn ALL operational functions.
• Ability to coach, mentor, and motivate direct reports.
• Ability to influence and collaborate with peers and upper management.
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office with a strong emphasis in Excel.
• Must have intermediate math skills.