Job Description
Why Romark?
Do you thrive in a family-oriented environment where personal and professional growth, inclusion, and mentorship truly matter? If so, Romark Logistics may be the perfect place for you.
Why be average when you can be ROMARKABLE?
Founded in 1954, Romark is a premier 3PL provider with a strong focus on innovation, automation, and technology, including robotics, finished goods management, and plant support services. We proudly partner with some of the world’s leading consumer packaged goods, pharmaceuticals, and retail companies, delivering best-in-class logistics solutions every day.
As a family-owned company built on integrity, we believe long-term success starts with our people. We value respect, flexibility, hard work, and doing the right thing, always.
What You’ll Do
As a Area Manager, you will play a key role in supporting our fast-paced 3PL operations by:
Safety and Training
- Works closely with Human Resources on applicant selection and screening.
- Interview potential workforce applicants, takes applicants on tour of facility and demonstrates jobs duties and “day in the life” expectations.
- Works closely with Human Resources during onboarding process; introduces new employees to operational team; works to ensure a comfortable transition for all new hires into the operation.
- Ensures that all employees are properly trained, have the capability and ability, and are properly certified to operate required material handling equipment (MHE) in a safe and productive manner.
- Responsible for the new hire development; conducts weekly performance reviews and provides continual and daily feedback on both positive and negative performance using training guides.
- Provides one on one mentoring and coaching to new employees to ensure they can meet productivity and quality goals such that they are properly prepared to contribute to operational success.
- Exemplifies safe work behaviors and champions safe work practices; instills this commitment into new hire work behaviors.
- Frequently communicates with Human Resources where new hires are unable to satisfy the requirements of their position or are not able to meet job demands; initiates appropriate progressive discipline where required.
- Works with Human Resources to ensure that all required annual training, OSHA, customer, and company required, is conducted for all employees.
- Creates training schedules to ensure business demands are uninterrupted and are time efficient.
- Facilitates and/or instructs training classes to meet operational and business requirements.
- Actively monitors employee performance using labor management tools and addresses any deficiencies through mentorship, training, or progressive discipline.
- Administers appropriate documentation and progressive discipline as per company policy.
- Monitors employee development and performance; recommends training and promotions to higher levels of skill-based pay model.
- Responsible to facilitate the annual performance evaluation process; collects feedback from frontline leadership, Human Resources and Senior Management to author a written performance document; conducts feedback sessions with employees to administer review.
- Works with the CI Continuous Improvement Manger to coordinate projects aimed at improving overall.
- Safety in the facility as well as improvements.
Operations
- Monitor the use of overtime to minimize use and provide work/life balance.
- During off peak periods, ensure proper staffing adjustments are made through the proper re-allocation of labor to other duties or utilizing voluntary time off to maximize efficiencies.
- Review daily efficiencies to work plan and evaluate failures, setbacks, and successes.
- Mentor shift leadership to make sure appropriate workflow and labor decisions are being made that maximize productivity and efficiency without compromising safety or quality.
- Facilitate the completion and communication of priority orders to ensure customer needs are met.
- Responds to requests for information or other tasks that are not routine or that would otherwise distract the shift leadership from effectively managing labor resources in achieving the daily work plan.
- Flexible to fill in and cover for frontline leadership unscheduled and schedule absence, vacation, or leaves.
- Establishes preferred methods and best practices for each job function.
- Assist CI Manager with time studies to identify redundancy and eliminate waste.
- Supports continuous improvement in the operation by identifying areas of opportunity and leading Kaizen events to identify root causes to issues and develop appropriate solutions and responses.
- Increase Copack Productivity through the ability to plan, organize, and direct personnel resources and implement programs for improvement.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
What We’re Looking for
We’re looking for candidates who:
- 1 to 3 years of managing experience in a production environment.
- Knowledge of manufacturing and/or CoPack operations, methods, and practices.
- Strong computer skills related to the use of Microsoft Office products and WMS.
- Ability to follow all Safety, Quality, and Productivity standards.
- Excellent communication skills including written, oral, and a high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations.
- Must be flexible to routinely work alternate schedules to ensure appropriate coverage on off-shifts.
- Must be able to work overtime, both daily and weekends.
What We Offer
- Growth and advancement opportunities
- Mentorship and leadership support
- Competitive pay and benefits
- A supportive, team-driven environment
- A workplace where your contributions truly matter
Safety Is Our #1 Core Value
At Romark, nothing is more important than safety. We are committed to maintaining a safe, supportive, and compliant work environment where every team member goes home safe, every shift, every day.
Ready to Be ROMARKABLE?
If you’re looking for more than just a job and want to be part of a company that values people, safety, and growth, we’d love to meet you.
Apply today and grow your career with Romark!