Manager, Warehouse Operations

Milacron is looking for a Warehouse Operations Manager to join our team in Batavia, Ohio. In this position, you will be responsible for leading production warehouse operations, main receiving, aftermarket warehouse operations, and off-site warehouse operations to ensure safe, efficient, and accurate material flow.

Work You’ll Do:

• Lead day-to-day production warehouse, main receiving, aftermarket warehouse, and off-site warehouse operations.
• Develop and lead Group Leads and hourly associates through staffing, training, cross-training, coaching, accountability, and clear performance expectations.
• Ensure reliable parts service through timely material delivery to the production floor and accurate aftermarket order generation, picking, packing, and shipping.
• Maintain inventory accuracy through cycle counting, location control, transaction accuracy, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Lead annual physical inventory planning and execution, including count preparation, staffing, controls, reconciliation support, and follow-up actions.
• Ensure accurate and timely receiving, put-away, material movement, production delivery, picking, shipping, and inventory transactions.
• Establish and monitor warehouse KPIs related to safety, quality, service, productivity, delivery performance, and inventory accuracy.
• Drive standard work, safety, quality, 5S, continuous improvement, and cross-functional issue resolution throughout warehouse operations.
• Develop associate capabilities and maintain a strong presence on the warehouse floor as a hands-on leader who leads by example.
• Partner with Production, Supply Chain, Quality, and other cross-functional teams to resolve material-flow, inventory, receiving, and service issues.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Operations, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Progressive experience in warehouse operations, distribution, inventory control, manufacturing support, materials management, or supply chain operations.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing team leads, supervisors, and/or hourly operational teams.
• Experience supporting manufacturing warehouse operations and production material delivery.
• Experience with receiving, put-away, material movement, production delivery, picking, packing, and shipping processes.
• Working knowledge of inventory control, cycle counting, physical inventory, and warehouse transaction requirements.
• Strong problem-solving, root-cause analysis, communication, coaching, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced operational environment.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while maintaining safety, service, quality, and inventory accuracy.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• A hands-on leadership style with a willingness to roll up your sleeves, work alongside the team, and lead by example.
• Experience managing aftermarket or service-parts fulfillment preferred.
• Experience with ERP and warehouse management systems, barcode scanning, and warehouse reporting tools preferred.
• Experience leading annual physical inventory and cycle-counting programs preferred.
• Experience developing warehouse KPIs, standard work, training plans, and continuous-improvement initiatives preferred.
• Lean manufacturing, 5S, or other continuous-improvement experience preferred.

Who we are:

Milacron is a global industrial leader in the manufacturing and distribution of highly engineered and customized injection molding and extrusion solutions, and aftermarket parts and service for the plastics processing industry. The company’s 1,900+ associates worldwide collaborate to serve a diverse range of end-markets, such as automotive, construction, medical, telecommunications, material handling, packaging, and much more. With expertise in plastics spanning nearly 60 years, Milacron holds longstanding relationships with more than 27,000 customers around the world. The original equipment provider of plastics manufacturing solutions is the largest US-owned and globally served of its kind. Headquartered in Batavia, OH, Milacron’s global footprint is also serviced through regional facilities in Asia, Europe, and South America.

EEO:

The policy of Milacron is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status. We are committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and offer opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us at recruitingaccommodations@milacron.com. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.