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Maersk Hiring For Director of Operations-Delta,BC at Delta, BC Full Time
Your shoes were likely made in China. Have you ever wondered how they got to your local retailer? Or what’s in that shipping container going down your local highway?
At Maersk Distribution and Warehouse Services, we know. In fact, we facilitate the distribution and movement of freight every single day.
Each of our client’s supply chain is evaluated to optimize efficiency from factory production, all the way to end user delivery. The goal is not only to minimize lead times but also to minimize inventory levels and costs, thus making the client’s business more flexible.
Our warehouse network spans from East to West Coasts of the United States and in Canada. Our services include transloading and automated sortation, cross-docking, replenishment, drayage management, and inland transportation.
We are looking for a General Manager to join our North America Warehouse and Distribution team.
This position will be based in Delta, BC
The General Manager has complete financial control of the facility and its operations along with the responsibility to manage all aspects of customer requirements including but not limited to: productivity, customer service inventory accuracy, shipping, receiving, P&L responsibility, rate requirements and development of incentive programs. This position is accountable to provide leadership, development of associates, all safety and human resource programs and metrics.
We offer
As a company, we promote a culture of honesty and integrity, and value the trust it allows us to build with customers and employees alike. Our focus on our people is what sets us apart and keeps our customers coming back to work with us!
If you are seeking to be a part of a family, this is the place for you!
Performance Team, now part of the Maersk global organization under a combined Warehousing & Distribution division, offers third party logistics services to over 500 customers. Encompassing almost 15 million square feet of warehousing capacity throughout the country and a large transportation segment capturing a variety of services, PT has key supply chain hubs in the Los Angeles and New Jersey/New York areas, and other facilities along the Western & Eastern coasts along with multiple locations in the Midwest. Performance Team has delivered significant sales and profitability growth over the last 8 years and will drive the Inland Logistics and Services business for the combined US business units for Maersk.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.
Key responsibilities
- Ensure Customer contract requirements are understood and utilized to meet business expectations
- Be proactive and creative specific to improving & optimizing changes that enhance the Customer value proposition
- Quality and accuracy of outbound shipments
- Recognize/Develop opportunities for growth
- Demonstrate consistent awareness of the business profile as it changes and understand respective ramifications
- Maximize the performance of the site warehouse management system to ensure:
Care, custody and control of Customer inventory
- Productivity and Space utilization (efficient product placement, etc.)
- Proper utilization of systems
- Manage a safe, secure, clean and fair work environment for Associates
- Ensure processes are documented in SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedures)
- Ensure company policies are communicated, administered and enforced
- Asset control responsibilities to ensure the Associates have required tools to achieve success against their goals
- Maximize the performance of the site
- Leadership, design & execution of action plans, projects and best practice sharing / implementation
- Develop / Achieve agreed budget, revenue, profit (P&L) for site
- Trend & Impact analysis that leads to execution of improvement action plans regarding service levels to ensure that performance metrics to meet Customer and Company requirements
- Take an active role in site workload planning and volume forecasting (i.e. staffing, equipment, space)
- Participate in the management, training, development of Supervisors/Managers as well as, hiring & retention of hourly and supervisory staff consistent with the site turnover objectives
- Manage and insure timely associate performance reviews, development, succession planning, on-boarding and development of the Management Team
We are looking for
Education and Experience:
- High School Diploma/G.E.D.; College Degree Preferred
- 7+ years’ experience in a distribution center or warehouse facility.
- 10+ years supervisory or managerial experience.
- Must have experience managing a P&L and will be accountable to make effective decisions
- Strong knowledge of handling drayage
- Must have the ability to build relationships with employees and customers
- Must be able to communicate with senior leadership.
- Intermediate-Advanced level of computer skills, to include, but not limited to Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and SharePoint
- A hands-on management approach that encourages change and creative problem-solving
- Ability to work well in a fast-paced and high-intensity environment
- A commitment to continuous improvement, 5S and Lean in an ever-changing industry
- At times may be required significantly extended shift hours based on business need
Soft Skills:
- Excellent communication and presentation skills and high integrity
- Strong relationship-building skills
- Ability to groom and grow others
- Excellent networking, relationship building/maintenance, and communication and presentation skills
Preferred Qualifications (Nice to have):
- 3PL (Third Party Logistics)
