Millwork Warehouse Manager Trainee

Job Title: Millwork Warehouse Manager Trainee Vertical: Professional Lumber & Building Materials Position Type: Full-Time (Accelerated Leadership Track) Job Summary The Millwork Warehouse Manager Trainee program is an intensive, structured training program designed to develop future operational leaders. In the professional lumber vertical, millwork (doors, windows, molding, and trim) represents a high-margin, precision-dependent category serving residential builders, commercial and multifamily contractors. This role blends hands-on warehouse logistics and vendor trade relations. Over a 24-to-36-month timeline , the trainee will transition from executing daily warehouse operations to mastering the staging and fulfillment process, organizing and preparing complex millwork inventory for secure delivery, and leading a warehouse team to achieve strict contractor jobsite deadlines. Key Responsibilities Phase 1: Millwork Logistics & Delivery Staging (Months 1–12) Receiving & Staging: Receive and check in incoming millwork shipments, ensuring delicate products (pre-hung interior and exterior doors and multiple window lines) are stored securely to prevent warp, moisture damage, or blemishes. validating that profiles, sizes, and quantities perfectly match the order. Validating that specifications and quantities perfectly match the order. Fulfillment & Load Building: Read complex builder pick-tickets to accurately pull custom millwork packages, validating that profiles, sizes, and quantities perfectly match the order. Securing Shipments: Band, wrap, and bundle delicate millwork items to prevent shifting or damage during transit, tailoring the preparation for flatbed, box truck, or glass truck body delivery. Equipment & Warehouse Safety: Obtain forklift certifications; enforce strict OSHA regulations and warehouse safety protocols. Phase 2: Outbound Delivery Organization & Leadership (Months 12–36) Logistics Sequencing: Coordinate directly with dispatchers and drivers to sequence deliveries, ensuring that fragile millwork is loaded onto trucks in the correct order for jobsite drop-offs. Team Leadership: Assist in training, and delegating daily tasks to warehouse laborer and delivery drivers. Required Qualifications Education: High School Diploma or GED required; Associate's or Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Construction Management, or Business Administration is a plus. Math Proficiency: Superior ability to quickly calculate physical dimensions, fractions, and decimals using a standard tape measure. Predispotion for Detail: This is a detail oriented position from top to bottom. Persons having a natural tendencies for detail will excel. Leadership Drive: Proven ambition to transition steadily into a personnel management and logistics leadership role. Physical Demands & Work Environment Heavy Lifting: Ability to frequently lift, carry, and maneuver bulky items weighing up to 80 pounds (e.g., solid-core exterior doors). Climatic Tolerance: Comfort working in a non-climate-controlled warehouse and outdoors in variable weather conditions (heat, humidity, cold, rain) during loading processes. Stamina: Standing, bending, climbing stairs, and walking on concrete for extended shifts (typically 45-50 hours/week during peak building seasons). Benefits & Compensation Competitive Base Pay: + overtime eligibility. Performance Incentives: Monthly operational bonus potential based on store profitability and on-time delivery metrics. Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and matching 401(k). Clear Upward Mobility: Direct promotion track into Assistant Warehouse Manager, Delivery/Dispatch Supervisor in time. Pay: $17.00 - $19.00 per hour Benefits: 401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Employee discount Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Vision insurance Work Location: In person

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