Special operations manager travel

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This is a REMOTE position with up to 85% travel required. Ideal candidates should be based near a major metropolitan area or airport for easy access to travel. A valid driver’s license and passport are required for international travel to Canada.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead WMS System Implementation: Collaborate with the Information Technology team to successfully implement Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), ensuring smooth integration with existing operations.
• Inventory Management: Oversee inventory processes to ensure alignment with Lineage operating standards and efficient stock management.
• Training & Support: Provide training, coaching, and hands-on support to front-line leaders and hourly team members, enhancing their operational effectiveness and ensuring consistent performance.
• Metrics & Performance Management: Champion the achievement of site and company-wide performance metrics, with a focus on maintaining safety standards and continuous operational improvement.
• Operational Stabilization: Ensure the stability of operations before and after WMS system conversions or upgrades, minimizing disruptions and maintaining operational flow.
• Subject Matter Expertise: Offer expert guidance and support to facilities experiencing operational instability, leveraging in-depth knowledge to resolve issues quickly and effectively.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Education & Experience :
• Bachelor’s Degree or 4+ years of relevant experience in warehouse operations.
• Communication & Leadership :
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage with individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Capable of delivering training sessions in both one-on-one and group settings.
• Operational Expertise :
• Ability to become certified to operate all warehouse equipment and drive safe, efficient processes.
• Previous exposure to Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) or demonstrated aptitude for technology adoption.
• Initiative & Innovation :
• Proven track record of driving operational initiatives and fostering personnel development.
• Technical Proficiency :
• Highly skilled in Microsoft Office Suite and other warehouse management tools.
• Flexibility & Availability :
• Willingness to work flexible hours, including weekends, as required by operational demands.
• Ability to travel up to 85% of the time.
  
  

Why Lineage?

This is an excellent position to begin your career path within Lineage! Success in this role enables greater responsibilities and promotions! A career at Lineage starts with learning about our business and how each team member plays a part each and every day to satisfy our customers’ requirements. Beyond that, you’ll help us grow and learn on our journey to be the very best employer in our industry. We’ll ask you for your opinion and ensure we do our part to keep you developing and engaged as we grow our business. Working at Lineage is energizing and enjoyable. We value respect and care about our team members.

Lineage is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws that prohibit workplace discrimination and unlawful harassment and retaliation. Lineage will not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, religion, physical or mental disability or any other protected status under federal, state and local law.

Benefits

Lineage provides safe, stable, reliable work environments, medical, dental, and basic life and disability insurance benefits, 401k retirement plan, paid time off, annual bonus eligibility, and a minimum of 7 holidays throughout the calendar year.

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At Lineage, we have a shared purpose: We are transforming the food supply chain to eliminate waste and help feed the world.

Our shared purpose drives everything we do in all parts of our organization, from the warehouse floor to the corner office. The work we do is noble, and our team members are passionate about the impact they make every day.

Working at Lineage is not just a job – it’s an opportunity to innovate and put your mark on how food moves from the farm to dinner tables around the world. As a member of the Lineage Logistics team, you are a critical link in the food supply chain.

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At Lineage Logistics, helping to feed the world is more than a job – it’s a purpose we live every day. Lineage is one of the world’s leading temperature-controlled logistics companies. Driven by our core values, we’re reimagining the global food supply chain.

Lineage helps customers ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small family-owned businesses increase the efficiency and protect the integrity of their temperature-controlled supply chain. In recognition of the company’s leading innovations, Lineage was recognized as the No 1. Data Science company on Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies in 2019, in addition to ranking 23rd overall in an evaluation of thousands of companies worldwide.

As part of the Lineage family, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career as we continually expand, using technology and award-winning innovations, to meet the needs of customers around the world.

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