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Operations Manager
We are seeking an experienced Operations Manager to oversee day-to-day warehouse and yard operations and lead a team of approximately 4–7 hourly employees. This is a hands-on leadership role focused on creating consistency, accountability, safety, and productivity across the operation.
The ideal candidate is someone who leads from the floor, understands material-handling equipment, and can establish a stable, productive work environment. This person will have significant autonomy in developing processes, managing the team, maintaining equipment, and driving operational improvements.
Responsibilities
- Manage, train, and develop a team of 4–7 hourly employees.
- Establish consistency, accountability, and productivity throughout daily operations.
- Spend the majority of the workday in the warehouse overseeing operations.
- Oversee receiving, shipments, material preparation, and staging for sale.
- Ensure material is handled, processed, and prepared according to customer and mill specifications.
- Operate and oversee the proper use of forklifts, skid steers, material handlers, balers, and yard trucks.
- Train employees on proper equipment operation and identify potential equipment issues before they become major problems.
- Take ownership of fleet maintenance strategy and coordinate repairs and preventative maintenance as needed.
- Perform basic mechanical troubleshooting and repairs when appropriate, including tasks such as removing and replacing hydraulic lines, to minimize unnecessary downtime.
- Maintain full responsibility for OSHA compliance and workplace safety, including establishing and enforcing safety procedures and training.
- Identify opportunities to improve workflow, productivity, organization, and overall operational performance.
- Create and maintain a professional, stable, and productive warehouse environment.
Qualifications
- Previous experience managing employees in a warehouse, recycling, scrap, manufacturing, industrial, or material-handling environment.
- Strong hands-on experience with forklifts, skid steers, material handlers, balers, and yard trucks.
- Ability to recognize proper equipment operation and identify potential mechanical or operational issues.
- Basic mechanical aptitude with the ability to perform simple repairs and troubleshooting.
- Experience with OSHA requirements and workplace safety programs.
- Strong leadership and team-management skills with the ability to establish accountability and consistency.
- Comfortable working hands-on in a warehouse/yard environment rather than managing exclusively from an office.
- Ability to learn new material specifications, terminology, and processes.
Preferred Qualifications
- Non-ferrous metal recycling experience strongly preferred.
- Experience working with mill specifications, material grades, and industry terminology.
- Experience in a scrap or recycling environment.
- Candidates coming from retail scrap yards are welcome; however, familiarity with the differences between retail-yard operations and downstream processing/mill specifications is a plus.
- Open-minded approach and willingness to learn new processes and terminology.
JOB ID: 180050
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Gina Leposa