Operations Manager

Midwest Refrigerated Services, a growing family-owned logistics operation, is seeking an Operations Manager to facilitate and support our Cedar Rapids, IA facility.  We serve customers in the food industry with distribution services and additional value-adding services.  Our company has grown rapidly and offers many opportunities for advancement.  

Overview: 

This position will be responsible for leading the teams responsible for our core warehouse operations 

 Job Functions:

• Accomplishes warehouse operations and human resource objectives by orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures.
• Achieves warehouse operations operational objectives by contributing warehouse operations information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends.
• Meets warehouse operations financial objectives by forecasting labor requirements; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
• Develops warehouse operations systems by determining product handling and storage requirements; developing, implementing, enforcing, and evaluating policies and procedures; developing processes for receiving product, equipment utilization, inventory management, and shipping.
• Develops warehouse design by planning layout, product flow, and product handling systems; evaluating and recommending new equipment.
• Develops warehouse operations system improvements by analyzing process work flow, manning and space requirements, and equipment layout; implementing changes.
• Maintains safe and healthy work environment by establishing, following, and enforcing standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Building upon the foundation of our Midwest Values while upholding company policy, nurture a culture that values friendly and open atmosphere for discussion of continuous improvement of customer service, workflow and efficiency.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 3-5 years of warehouse operations experience in a supervisory position.  Preference for an associate or bachelor’s degree.
• Proficiency with all MS Office applications and ability to learn applicable application software
• Possess strong communication (oral and written), statistical and analytical skills
• Ability to multi-task and maintain workflow while professionally responding to issues as they arise in a fast paced environment
• Ability to lead as a hands on manager that engages at the team level and is flexible in schedule in order to adjust and respond to operational needs
• Ability to travel to other MRS locations, customer locations, and training/networking opportunities (<5%)

Compensation: Compensation commensurate with experience. 

Benefits: 

• PTO and Vacation Time
• Health, Vision, Dental (1st of the month after 30 days of service)
• Company paid - Life Insurance, Short Term and Long Term Disability
• Voluntary Life
• Flexible Spending Account
• Holiday Pay
• 401K (1st of the month after 60 days of service)​​​​​​
• Bonus Referral Program
• Voluntary Critical Illness
• Voluntary Identity Theft Protection

Apply through indeed.com or on our website at www.midwestrefrigerated.com by submitting your resume and salary requirements.   Each applicant will be required to pass pre-employment testing. 

We thank all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those applicants who are being considered for an interview, or are currently employed by MRS, will be contacted.

Midwest Refrigerated Services, Inc, is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a drug free workplace.