Assistant Distribution Manager
Assistant Distribution Manager Job Opening Long Island, NY. A food producer is currently searching for an Assistant Distribution Manager in the Long Island, NY area. The organization is an established snack/dessert food company with job orders all over the world. The position will provide a direct path for growth and a great compensation and job benefits package for the Assistant Distribution Manager who can do a great job.
Long Island Assistant Distribution Manager Overview:
The Assistant Distribution Manager will work directly with the sitting distribution manager and will handle the supervision of the warehouse operations team for this job. Pending performance on the job, the person in this role will be the logical candidate to take over for the Distribution Manager. The Assistant Distribution Manager will provide assistance and support to the distribution manager in Long Island, New York.
Long Island Assistant Distribution Manager Job Opening
- For this job, the Assistant Distribution Manager must direct, supervise, and assist the warehouse team in Long Island, NY by:
- Unloading products from trucks, inspecting product, and moving product with fork lifts and pallet jacks at the Long Island warehouse.
- Loading products onto trucks and ensure that everything is picked, packed, labeled, and wrapped properly at the Long Island location.
- Upon receiving products, put products in bins and recording locations so the reception can be documented.
- Taking a monthly physical inventory of the warehouse.
- Repacking products if cartons at the Long Island, Ny warehouse are slightly damaged.
- Maintain Long Island, NY warehouse equipment.
- Ensure that material handling equipment and scanners are placed in proper storage areas.
- Basic cleaning job tasks.
- Evaluate work, assign tasks to employees, and prioritize in order to meet deadlines and maintain efficiency. Monitor work to ensure that it is done properly. Train staff on distribution.
- Utilize the MAS operating system to coordinate the work of the warehouse with the shipping information. Insure that data from scanners is properly transmitted.
- Check the accuracy of orders through:
- Print the proper Bill of Lading.
- Ensure quantities and codes are correct before shrink-wrapping the order.
- Place safety labels on pallets so they are clearly seen.
- Create barcodes and place them on the proper order, record the code into the system.
- Notify customers products have shipped.
- Keep a log of shipped orders exiting from the Long Island, NY warehouse.
- The Assistant Distribution Manager must document damaged goods and notify office personnel.
- Coordinate product pickups and evaluate the usefulness of carriers.
- Evaluate all incoming goods for defects or damages.
- Perform an monthly inventory count at the Long Island, NY warehouse.
- Open the warehouse each day, disable alarms and unlock doors at the Long Island, NY warehouse.
Assistant Distribution Manager (Long Island Area) Job Requirements:
- A minimum of 3 years in a distribution or warehouse role with direct reports, preferably in consumer packaged goods.
- A college degree is preferred, but all candidates must have a high school diploma.
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written. Working Spanish would be a bonus.
- Comfortable using the Windows operating system and MS office software.
- Previous use of EDI and ASM systems.
- Familiar with ERP systems and using scanners to control inventory is essential for this job.
- A team-oriented mindset is essential for this job.
- Willing to assist direct reports in basic tasks as necessary.
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