AMF Bakery is hiring: Warehouse Lead in Richmond

About AMF Bakery

WE RISE TOGETHER!

At AMF, we are dedicated to working alongside our customers to produce better food for families around the world while creating better lives for our teammates, families, customers, and communities.

AMF Bakery Systems is the world's largest manufacturer of high-speed bakery equipment. We provide complete automated bakery solutions for numerous categories, including Soft Bread and roll, Artisan Bread and roll, Cake and Pie, Pizza and Flatbread and Pastry and Croissant. AMF is part of the Markel Food Groups, the leading equipment supplier to food manufactures around the world.

Our culture and shared values are spelled out in "The Markel Style" as we encourage and recognize teammates that bring these values to life each day. With the style as our guide, our teams pursue excellence while keeping a sense of humor. Seeking to know our customers' needs, we aim to build financial value for our shareholders while sharing success with others and winning together. We are inspired to work hard and encouraged to challenge management to find better ways of doing things. At AMF, we believe in fostering the professional development and personal potential of our diverse workforce.

If you're searching for the next company to call home, AMF Bakery Systems provides a teammate-centered culture with exciting career growth opportunities. We strive to build extraordinary teams by seeking out a wide range of talent, experiences, and diverse backgrounds. Diversity of thought and the collaboration of various life experiences are what drive growth and innovation at AMF.

Position Summary

AMF Bakery Systems is seeking a passionate leader to support the AMF Warehouse team. As an AMF Team leader you will focus on leading and participating in the daily activities of the warehouse, including but not limited to receiving, shipping, and inventory management. This position will ensure that the Warehouse Team is performing at the highest levels such that AMF continues to deliver world-class quality products to their customers. Team Leaders will engage in and lead day-to-day team operations, drive process improvements, and develop team skills through training and hiring. The Team Leader reports to the Warehouse Operations Manager.

Job Duties Include:

Strategy:

• Oversee day-to-day activities to meet daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual expectations
• Work safely and promote a safe workplace through actions and words
• Partner with other product group and functional leaders to balance personnel and production
• activities for the good of AMF
• Work as a Warehouse teammate frequently and when needed - approximately 40% of time
• Create a visually controlled environment to assure problems are surfaced and improvements can be implemented

Team Management:

• Develop and lead teammates; conduct performance assessments, engage in training and employment decisions
• Instill and maintain a positive team atmosphere; hold regular team meetings, assign team member tasks, and coordinate support activities both internally and externally with the team
• Coordinate cross-training for teammates providing production continuity with backups to each position

Warehouse Operations Management:

• Participate in warehouse operations management
• Partner with functional groups to improve safety, on-time delivery, quality and team productivity
• Communicate team status, task accomplishment and direction
• Provide status reporting of team activities against plan or schedule
• Serve as a focal point to communicate and resolve interface and resolve issues with other teams
• Escalate issues which cannot be resolved within the team
• Provide guidance to the team based on management direction
• Coordinate meetings with all stakeholders to discuss project impediments, needed resources or issues/delays in completing the task
• Ensure rapid implementation of decisions and delivery, quality, and budget adherence
• Create culture of continuous improvement; create standardized work and processes, ensure processes are followed and the area is compliant with safety and 5S requirements.
• Update applicable departmental boards daily with in-process work orders to include status and potential bottlenecks
• Create/lead improvement teams and track progress using visual management
• Empower the team to stop and fix problems to get quality right the first time

MBS (Markel Business System):

• Drive operational excellence and achieve sustainable results through continuous improvement programs and lean manufacturing (kaizen, problem-solving, 5S, value steam mapping)

Qualifications:

• Bachelor/Associate degree or a combination of education, experience and licensing
• Hands on Warehouse experience
• Experience managing teams or having direct reports
• Ability to comprehend and execute verbal, written and drawn instructions

(incl. 2D and 3D engineering drawings and/or schematics)

• Ability to lift 50 pounds
• Computer skills with Microsoft Office and web-based applications
• Ability to access and develop individual and team skills/capabilities
• Excellent time management and prioritization skills

Preferred:

• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and structured problem-solving tools a plus
• Ability to safely operate a fork truck

Working Conditions

• Typical manufacturing facility conditions (Indoors ~95% / Outdoors ~5%)
• Facility is heated in winter, but not air conditioned in summer
• Employee must be able to stand on concrete floors for a minimum of eight hours. Kneeling, squatting, bending over and standing for long periods of time may be required to perform assigned tasks.
• Can occasionally be loud, especially in local areas where grinding or machine testing is taking place. Ear plugs are provided for work performed where noise is a factor

Other

• Safety glasses and steel-toed safety shoes are required
• Long pants and a sleeved shirt (short sleeve at a minimum) are required

Competencies

Relationship Building/Communication Skills - Demonstration of exceptional verbal skills in interpersonal interactions and instructional delivery so that intended purpose is achieved. Preparing written material that is appropriate for the audience, is creative, and accomplishes the intended purpose. Builds effective relationships of trust and credibility with internal customers that lead to stronger buy-in and sponsorship within their businesses.

Strategic Thinking - Maintains a high degree of awareness of industry and international trends and dynamics; keen understanding of linkages, trends and patterns that are not obvious to most others. Consistently considers the long-range implications of information and actions.

Results Focused - Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers in the organization; very bottom line oriented and strategically focused; steadfastly pushes self and others for results. Delivers error-free work and does so with a high level of integrity.

Leads with the Values - Drives to win in a way that demonstrates The Markel Style:

Respect for the Dignity of the Individual, Uncompromising Integrity, Trust, Credibility, Continuous Improvement and Personal Renewal, Recognition and Celebration.

Leads Change. Drives organizational and cultural changes needed to adapt strategically to changing market demands, technology, and internal initiatives; introduces and implements new approaches to improve results by transforming organizational culture, systems, or products / services.

Talent Development: Develops a pipeline of future leaders through mentoring, coaching, and performance management.

Benefits

• AMF Bakery Systems offers a competitive compensation, benefits package, and excellent opportunities for growth throughout our organization globally and within the Markel Food Group