Warehouse/Production Manager

San Antonio, TX 78207

Employment Type: Direct Hire Job Function: Light Industrial Job ID:: 134592 Pay Range: $60,000-65,000 / year

Job Description

Burnett is so excited to be partnering with a Texas leader in service-industry uniforms! They have an immediate need for an Order Room Manager (Warehouse/Production Manager) for their San Antonio location. The ideal candidate will have strong warehouse management experience in a production environment. This is an amazing opportunity to join a stable company who values every employee like family! **Please note that this is NOT a climate-controlled environment and the industrial sewing/embroidery machines they use can cause excessive heat.  
 
Major Goals: 
  • Achieve personal/department performance and expense goals within the company’s values and beliefs. 
  • Make certain that work is processed and all orders are completed on schedule each day in a safe manner with the concept of teamwork. 
  • Make sure all “Quality Control” procedures are being performed daily. 
  • Ensure that “New for Used” garment goals are met and maintained while ensuring quality and not wasting resources. 
Primary Duties: 
Administrative / Operational
  • Supervise start-up in the morning. 
  • Check the department often to ensure that everything is on schedule and working efficiently. 
  • Model and coach all employees in the company’s values and beliefs. 
  • Make certain that all used garments are promptly and properly processed by the Classifier and Stocker persons 
  • Make sure no obsolete garments are stored in the used garment stock area and that enough working space is available in the used storage area. 
  • Verify and approve new garments to fill used garment orders. 
  • Control “New for Used” garment percentages. 
  • Order all new garments and emblems for new accounts, new garment stockroom, individual garment orders and direct sales as required. 
  • Make sure new garment freight is broken and processed as soon as possible after arrival; break freight and check goods for new account orders. 
  • Ensure the “Quality Control Inspection Checklist” is followed before checking each garment order completed. 
  • Notify the Engineer of repairs or maintenance that is needed on operating equipment. 
  • Train new employees in using the correct methods in their assigned jobs and oversee their progress. 
  • Make certain that selective and scheduled cross-training of all personnel is conducted on an ongoing basis. 
  • Participate in the cross-training of middle managers as required. 
  • Periodically review work and performance of all department employees on a scheduled basis. 
  • Make sure all necessary information for daily, weekly, and monthly Order Room production and management reports are compiled and reported as required. 
  • Make sure that garment inventories are conducted at the end of each month. 
  • Supervise department employees to see that they are performing their duties in accordance with their job descriptions, continually trying to improve their effectiveness through new training methods. 
  • Regularly review budget and production performances with department personnel. 
  • Approve all department production and attendance records. 
  • See that production standards are established, whenever practical, for each job in the department; measure performance against these standards on a daily basis. 
  • Ensure the department “Quality Control” inspections are conducted daily on outgoing orders. 
  • Participate in the Customer SCAT Evaluation Program and SCI to systematically measure department performance. 
  • Make certain that garment-flow through the Order Room is on time, systematic and controlled to include those items in need of repair or replacement. 
  • Work in harmony and confer with the Sales, Service, and Office staff concerning department schedules, quality and customer problems. 
  • Consult with vendors, place orders for merchandise, production and maintenance supplies commensurate with practical inventory levels; maintain control over the merchandise, production and maintenance supply inventory, initial shipments and ensure that they conform to the purchase orders; approve all invoices for payment. 
  • Make sure merchandise control and security measures are in place and are being enforced. 
  • Maintain the highest reasonable levels of cleanliness and hygiene within the Order Room. 
Personnel 
  • Interview, test, select, hire and suggest termination of employment for all department personnel and approve all outside labor contracts dealing with the Order Room 
  • Properly introduce new employees to the purpose of the company, company philosophy, safety indoctrination, company beliefs & values, and co-workers. 
  • Participate in the cross-training of middle managers as required 
  • Maintain training file folders for all department personnel 
  • Conduct periodic performance evaluations on department personnel 
  • Make departmental employee wage rate and salary increase recommendations to the General Manager 
  • Schedule and approve vacations and personal leaves for departmental personnel 
  • Ensure that all team members are respectful of each other and other departments 
Financial 
  • Negotiate and submit department financial goals to the General Manager before each quarter. 
  • See that the department meets all financial performance goals as might be defined by the budget or business plan. 
Planning 
  • Establish standards of productivity, quality, maintenance and housekeeping in consultation with the General Manager and manage the Order Room to meet those standards. 
  • See that job procedures are defined and documented. 
Education 
  • Keep professionally abreast of the industry via visits to other plants, seminars and other pertinent exposure. 
Essential Job Requirements: 
  • Standing at all times except during breaks and lunch. 
  • Moving throughout the department or plant from station to station. 
  • Reaching above shoulder height. 
  • Climb up and down stairs. 
  • Read and understand written communication and information. 
  • Identify tags by different colors. 
  • Identify garments by color, fabric content, and size. 
  • Read Garment work orders, garment labels and emblems. 
  • Use a computer keyboard, terminal and printer. 
  • Operate copier including changing ink cartridges and filling paper. 
  • Retrieve and replace supplies from under – counter cabinets. 
  • Move garments along 5 ½’ tall garment rail. 
  • Respond to auditory signals 
  • Reach overhead to obtain hung garments from rail. 
  • Reach into 4’ utility hampers. 
  • Ability to work in temperatures exceeding 100º. 
  • Unbutton buttoned shirt 
Location/Salary & Benefits/Schedule: 
  • Client location is in Central San Antonio off Hwy 90 (78207 zip). 
  • Starting salary is $60-$65K, DOE + quarterly bonus structure. 
  • Excellent benefits and PTO offered (eligible after 60 days). 
  • Looking to hire for this position ASAP. 
  • Hours are Monday-Friday, 7:30am-4:30pm OR 8am-5pm. 

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