Night Warehouse Production Assistant Manager

be a part of the layman family! If you're interested in joining a dynamic team that promotes employee growth and values hard work, Layman just might be the right place for you! Reap the rewards of your hard work and dedication by joining the Layman Distributing family! All positions offer group health insurance, paid vacation, and 401K (100% match up to 4% contribution). Our evening team starts at 4:00 PM and works until the night’s orders are finished . End times vary by workload. Night Warehouse Production Assistant Manager Layman Distributing – Salem, VA Full-Time | Salaried | $55,000 - 65,000 Annually | Monday–Thursday Nights Layman Distributing is seeking an experienced, hands-on warehouse professional to join our team as a Night Warehouse Production Assistant Manager. This is a floor-focused leadership position supporting our Night Production Manager and helping lead a fast-paced, high-volume warehouse operation of approximately 30–40 employees. We are looking for someone with significant warehouse or production experience who understands how to keep people and product moving, solve problems, maintain accountability, and help develop a strong team. Previous management experience is preferred, but not required. We are also interested in experienced warehouse leads, team leads, supervisors, or highly experienced warehouse employees who have demonstrated strong leadership ability and are ready to take the next step into management. This is not a desk-based management position. The successful candidate will spend the majority of the shift actively engaged on the warehouse floor. Schedule This position works a four-night schedule, Monday through Thursday nights, generally beginning around 5:00 PM and working until production and loading are complete. Production volume varies from night to night, so exact start and end times may fluctuate based on operational needs. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday are normally off. Key Responsibilities Maintain a strong and visible leadership presence throughout the warehouse floor. Support the Night Production Manager in the overall execution of nightly warehouse production. Help lead a production team of approximately 30–40 employees across all warehouse production zones. Execute nightly production priorities and ensure employees and area leads understand expectations. Monitor the overall flow of picking, QC, merging, staging, and loading. Identify production bottlenecks and take action before they impact completion of the shift. Allocate and reposition employees based on workload and operational priorities. Monitor productivity, accuracy, attendance, safety, and overall employee performance. Coach employees, address performance concerns, and administer corrective action when appropriate. Provide direction and accountability to area leads while helping develop additional leadership depth throughout the operation. Participate in interviewing and hiring night warehouse employees. Assist with the development and continuous improvement of a structured warehouse training program. Identify employees with the ability and desire to take on additional responsibility or future leadership roles. Ensure warehouse procedures, safety requirements, and company policies are consistently followed. Oversee production across dry, cooler, freezer, tobacco/cigarette, QC/merge, staging, and loading operations. Ensure outbound trucks are accurately loaded, properly secured, and verified before release. Ensure required QC and loading-verification procedures are completed accurately and consistently. Respond to production issues, equipment problems, staffing challenges, and other obstacles affecting the night’s operation. Use warehouse systems, email, spreadsheets, and other computer programs as needed. Assist the Night Production Manager with process improvement, employee performance, staffing, productivity, and other operational initiatives. Assume responsibility for the night prod…

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