Branch Operations Manager Maintex - 3.6 Poway, CA Job Details Full-time $78,000 - $90,000 a year 1 day ago Benefits Health insurance Dental insurance 401(k) Flexible spending account Paid time off Employee assistance program Vision insurance Life insurance Referral program Qualifications Forklift Certification Customer communication Teamwork Road transportation operations Team leadership Military Warehouse management experience Warehouse management system English Forklift Fleet management Warehouse management DOT (Department of Transportation) regulations Driver's License Supervising experience Conducting training sessions Fleet safety management Managing teams as a warehouse supervisor Safety compliance in distribution operations Full Job Description Maintex, a family owned chemical manufacturer and distributor for the cleaning industry, located in Poway in the San Diego area, is currently seeking a Branch Operations Manager. You'll run a Maintex branch. Safety, the warehouse, deliveries, inventory, and the branch budget are all yours. You'll lead the drivers and warehouse associates who get customer orders out the door complete, accurate, and on time, and you'll be the person sales and customers turn to when they need to know where an order stands. This isn't a desk job. You'll spend a lot of your day on the warehouse floor coaching, inspecting, and solving problems, and you'll jump into receiving or loading yourself when volume spikes or someone's out. What you'll do Lead the team. Hire, train, schedule, and coach the branch's drivers and warehouse associates. You'll set clear standards for safety, accuracy, and productivity and hold the team to them fairly. Run the warehouse. Oversee receiving, put-away, picking, packing, and staging so orders ship complete and on time. Keep deliveries on track. Review daily routes from our central dispatch team before they go out, and resolve problems with stop order, delivery windows, or load capacity. You'll also partner with the Transportation Manager on fleet costs and vehicle use. Own inventory accuracy. Run cycle counts, investigate variances and shrink, and work with purchasing and sales on stock levels. Take care of customers. Act as the main contact for order status, delivery timing, and shortages, and stay with service issues until they're resolved. Lead on safety. Build a safety-first culture, conduct training and inspections, investigate incidents, and train and certify forklift operators under OSHA requirements. Manage the budget. Control labor, overtime, equipment, facility, and supply costs without sacrificing service. What you'll bring 3+ years of supervisory or management experience in warehouse, distribution, transportation, or logistics Forklift certification and the experience to train and evaluate other operators Experience with inventory control and an ERP or warehouse management system Working knowledge of OSHA, Cal/OSHA, and DOT requirements for warehouse and delivery operations A valid driver's license and a driving record that meets our insurance requirements Strong English communication skills for safety training, paperwork, and working with employees, drivers, customers, and regulators Nice to have Bachelor's degree Experience reviewing delivery routes or working with a dispatch team Military experience, or a background leading teams in a structured environment with clear standards and accountability Our values At Maintex, we work by six core values: Integrity, Responsibility, Excellence, Respect, Teamwork, and Customer Focus. In this role, that means giving honest order status even when the news is bad, treating your team with dignity, working alongside them on the floor, and treating every order as a promise to a customer.
Job Type:
Full-time Job Type:
Full-time Pay:
$78,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year
Benefits:
401(k) Dental insurance Employee assistance program Flexible spending account Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Referral program Vision insurance
Experience:
Warehouse management: 3 years (Required) Warehouse management system: 5 years (Required)
License/Certification:
Driver's License (Required) Ability to
Relocate:
Poway, CA 92064: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location:
In person
Benefits
Paid Time Off (PTO)
401(k) Plans
Health and Wellness Programs
Health Insurance
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