<p>Job Description</p> <p>Title: Warehouse Manager</p> <p>Classification: Exempt/Full Time</p> <p>Reports to: Plant Manager</p> <p>Location: St. Peters, MO</p> <p>Date: 4/1/26</p> <p>Job Summary: Zoltek is looking for a Warehouse Manager to plan, direct, and coordinate the storage and distribution operations at the Composites Intermediates facility.</p> <p>Essential Duties and Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Place top priority on all employee's safety at all times </li><li>Ensure all personnel are correctly utilizing PPE and safety devices </li><li>Maintain a safe, ethical and clean work environment </li><li>Be knowledgeable about Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and safety procedures, including emergency shut-down, power loss and evacuation procedures. </li><li>Maintain quality and safety on the shift by enforcing and monitoring established standards and procedures </li><li>Oversight and management of warehouse operations, including responsibility for all warehouse personnel involved in ordering, planning, receiving, storing, and shipping materials </li><li>Collaborate with other departments to integrate logistics with business systems or processes, such as customer sales, order management, accounting, or shipping. </li><li>Maintain and update work instructions or procedures when changes occur </li><li>Assign only trained personnel to job functions </li><li>Resolve personnel problems by investigating issues, analyzing data, identifying solutions, and recommending actions. </li><li>Provide timely, honest, and constructive feedback to personnel regarding matters related to safety, performance, behavior, etc. </li><li>Inspect physical conditions of warehouse equipment and building and take appropriate action to correct issues </li><li>Forecast and purchase raw materials to prevent shortages negatively impacting production </li><li>Clear communication with vendors/suppliers </li><li>Monitor consumptions of raw materials to ensure accuracy </li><li>Monitor finished goods inventory levels by type to optimize correct product </li><li>Reconcile monthly cycle counts </li><li>Ensure accurate and on time delivery to our customers </li><li>Timely and accurate updates to reporting, including internal and external reporting (i.e. coil report, AX, etc) as required </li><li>Effectively communicate with other departments </li><li>Develop storage and demand models </li><li>Develop and document standard and emergency operating procedures for receiving, handling, storing, shipping, or salvaging materials </li><li>Other duties or tasks as assigned by management </li></ul> <p>Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li>5+ years of warehouse/manufacturing supervisory experience required </li><li>Bachelor's degree in engineering, business or equivalent job experience preferred </li><li>Strong knowledge of warehousing KPIs </li><li>Experience with developing, implementing, and sustaining raw material and finished goods inventory systems </li><li>Experience with inventory movement and levels for raw materials and on time shipments to the customer </li><li>Highly developed EQ (emotional intelligence); specifically related to strong self-awareness of emotions and the ability to self-regulate </li><li>Ability to maintain a positive demeanor/outlook when addressing personnel in all situations </li><li>Demonstrated ability to communicate (verbal and written) in an effective, constructive manner. Specifically, Warehouse Manager must display the ability to actively listen, identify and be sensitive towards non-verbal communication, show empathy towards others, diffuse and/or resolve conflict, and make recommendations </li><li>Demonstrated ability to train, mentor, and motivate personnel </li><li>Highly motivated and self-directed </li><li>Strong organizational and documentation skills </li><li>Computer Skills: Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, etc. </li><li>Experience with PowerBi, Microsoft Dynamics AX </li></ul> <p>Work Environment:</p> <p>The work environments characteristics described below are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.</p> <ul> <li>Handling of carbon fiber causes moderate to severe itchiness. </li><li>Strong odors may be present. </li><li>Moderately dirty because of materials and machinery handled. </li><li>Excessive fly may be present. </li></ul> <p>Physical Requirements:</p> <ul> <li>Good finger and manual dexterity </li><li>Ability to lift, turn, bend, squat, kneel, reach, pull, walk or stand for periods of time </li><li>Ability to tolerate heat and must be able to wear a bump cap, respirator, Tyvek suit, gloves, ear plugs, and other types of PPE as needed </li><li>Ability to tolerate itchy material </li><li>Ability to lift, push, pull, push 50+ pounds </li></ul> <p>Zoltek is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for</p> <p>employment without regard to race, color, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation or expression, religion, national origin, marital status, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.</p> <p>Internal Application Process:</p> <p>Employees seeking consideration for an internal job opening must be in good standing (no disciplinary actions) and must be meeting performance expectations in their current roles to be approved for a potential transfer/promotion. The steps in the internal application process are as follows:</p> <ol> <li> <p>Notify your direct supervisor of your desire to be considered for the open position.</p> </li><li> <p>Apply for the position via the company website www.zoltek.com/careers: Upload your updated resume and describe your motivation and qualifications for the position.</p> </li><li> <p>Based on your qualifications for the new position, you may be invited to participate in the interview process to determine the best qualified candidate for the job, including outside applicants.</p> </li><li> <p>If accepted, your direct supervisor will be informed and establish a timeline for the transfer.</p> </li></ol>