Located in Hawthorne, NJ
Job Full Description
Warehouse Manager
Location: Mahwah, NJ
Schedule: Monday – Friday, 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Salary: Open, based on experience
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced, hands-on Warehouse Manager to oversee daily warehouse operations, including receiving, shipping, inventory control, material handling, staffing, safety, and facility compliance.
The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills and a solid background in warehouse management. This individual will be responsible for ensuring materials and finished goods are received, stored, organized, and shipped accurately and on time while maintaining a safe, clean, and efficient work environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee daily warehouse operations, including receiving, shipping, inventory, and material handling.
- Maintain a hands-on presence on the warehouse floor and ensure daily operations run smoothly.
- Ensure incoming materials are properly received, inspected, labeled, and entered into the ERP/WMS system.
- Coordinate the picking, staging, and delivery of materials to support production schedules.
- Oversee finished goods, including picking, packing, labeling, and shipment preparation.
- Ensure customer orders are accurate, complete, properly packaged, and shipped on time.
- Coordinate transportation providers, including parcel, LTL, and FTL carriers.
- Monitor freight costs, carrier performance, shipping issues, and delivery exceptions.
- Manage warehouse employees, including scheduling, attendance, overtime, productivity, training, and performance.
- Maintain accurate inventory through cycle counts, physical inventories, and proper system transactions.
- Identify opportunities to improve warehouse organization, material flow, storage, and overall efficiency.
Safety & Facility Compliance
- Maintain a clean, organized, safe, and compliant warehouse environment.
- Enforce safety procedures, PPE requirements, forklift operation, and material-handling guidelines.
- Ensure compliance with OSHA, fire safety, environmental, and company regulations.
- Conduct routine warehouse and facility inspections and address safety concerns promptly.
- Maintain safety records, inspection logs, permits, training documentation, and compliance records.
- Ensure employees are properly trained and authorized to operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and other material-handling equipment.
- Investigate workplace accidents, property damage, and unsafe conditions and implement corrective actions.
- Monitor fire extinguishers, emergency exits, storage racks, safety signage, and general housekeeping.
- Coordinate with maintenance teams, vendors, landlords, and inspectors to address facility-related issues.
Qualifications
- Previous experience managing warehouse operations in a manufacturing or distribution environment.
- Strong knowledge of receiving, shipping, inventory control, and material handling.
- Experience managing and supervising warehouse personnel.
- Knowledge of ERP/WMS inventory systems.
- Understanding of OSHA regulations and warehouse safety requirements.
- Experience with forklifts and other material-handling equipment.
- Strong organizational, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work in a fast-paced environment.
- Hands-on management style with strong attention to detail and accountability.
Please submit resume to sylvia.figueroa@expresspros.com
Parsippany, NJ
1304
140 Littleton Road
Suite 110
Parsippany, NJ 07054
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