Warehouse Manager

OUR PURPOSE

SunCommon believes that everyone has the right to a healthy environment and safer world — and clean energy is where it starts.  Energy from the sun can power our lives, heat our homes and fuel our cars.  Our mission is to tear the barriers to renewable energy.  We do that by making it easy and affordable for all Vermonters to go solar.

ABOUT THE BUSINESS

In just a few years, SunCommon has grown into Vermont’s largest residential solar business having served over 2500 Vermonters.  We begin with a community organizing approach to marketing, via high-touch, personal interactions with home and business owners who want solar but couldn’t figure it out or didn’t think they could afford it.  We’ve done all the legwork to put together a total package that’s easy for the customer.   We picked the best equipment manufacturer, lined up the finest installers and arranged attractive financing that saves our customers real money.

ABOUT THIS POSITION

The Warehouse Manager supports SunCommon’s mission as a member of the Operations Team. The Warehouse Manager directs all activities in the facility necessary to operate and support an efficient warehouse, instrumental in delivering a satisfying experience for SunCommon’s customers. This person will perform a variety of management, administrative and physical functions to ensure the timely and accurate loading and unloading of commodities that transit the warehouse. This position will collaboratively work with the team to ensure operational efficiency, safety, and controls are maintained within the warehouse.

This is a new position at SunCommon. We’re looking for someone who can quickly adapt to the solar industry and be able to make informed decisions on product changes and issues that arise in the installation process.  The Warehouse Manager will be the first point of contact for installation crews, and will be able to act quickly and provide competent solutions with the ultimate goal of serving our customers with excellence.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Receives and organizes items, coordinates deliveries and receiving areas
• Manages accurate inventory levels and safeguards warehouse operations and contents by establishing and monitoring security procedures and protocols
• Accountable for safety of warehouse personnel, identifies safety training requirements, maintains safety records, stays current with OSHA requirements
• Orders electrical components, racking, small parts, inverters, optimizers
• Interfaces with external supplier and subcontractor staff to maintain efficient operations
• Manages tight warehouse space
• Maintains forklifts, batteries and other support equipment
• Oversees trailer fleet condition, maintains registration and insurance documentation
• Executes continuous process improvement of work flow, access, efficiency
• Complies with federal, state, and local warehousing, material handling, and shipping requirements by staying current with regulations; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions
• Ensures cleanliness of the warehouse inside and out

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• Working knowledge of warehouse and inventory management, a minimum of 3 years relevant warehouse experience
• Proficiency operating a forklift, a minimum of 3 years forklift operation experience
• Experience developing and maintaining safety and security programs
• Solar industry experience is a plus but not required
• Inventory planning systems experience required; materials planning a plus
• Must be highly organized and process-oriented
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills related to people and inventory
• Excellent written and aural communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to load, unload and store incoming and outgoing inventory
• Must be able to regularly lift 10 – 40 pounds, and occasionally 50 pounds or greater
• Muse be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations
• Ability to function in a collaborative team atmosphere – giving and taking feedback to improve personal performance as well of that of the entire business
• Desire to stay on the leading edge of the solar and renewable energies industry
• Ability to drive a car, possess and maintain a clean driving record
• Demonstrated commitment to social change

PAY & BENEFITS

SunCommon offers employees a competitive salary and strong package of benefits, including:

• For the employee and her/his family, fully paid medical premiums as well as a significant contribution toward medical deductible expenses.
• For the employee and a spouse or dependent, fully paid dental premiums,
• 3 weeks paid personal leave (combined vacation and sick) for year 1; 4 weeks for year 2,
• 10 paid holidays annually,
• 401k company match 1:1 up to 3% of salary that the employee sets aside then 1:2 
match for 4 or 5%.

HOW WE WORK 


We feel huge responsibility to succeed, to honor our triple bottom line commitments to people (our employees and their families, our Customers and residents of the communities where we do business), planet (Vermont’s beloved environment and the broader globe, given climate change) and profit (providing capital to grow, revenue to share among our employees, and a reasonable return to our investors). This is important work, and we have fun doing it.  Innovation is fun stuff.

We do it by celebrating creativity, cross-functional collaboration, high energy, hard work, good play, deep networking and with the acknowledgement that we’ll each make mistakes and learn from them.  We know success.  We know fun.  Come do both with us.

In addition to meaningful work, we offer competitive salary and generous benefits.  Our values are reflected in our workplace — our new net-positive office building with easy access to vibrant downtown Waterbury.

The Vermont Department of Economic Development named SunCommon as one of the state’s “Best Places to Work,” based in part on the delight registered by our employees in a confidential survey of our employees.

APPLYING

Formatted in PDF, send a cover letter (indicating what attracts you to this adventure and what you would bring to it) along with your resume to hr@suncommon.com.

SunCommon of course is an equal opportunity employer and we don’t tolerate harassment or other discrimination based upon sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, caregiver status, pregnancy, military or veteran status, race, color, religion, national origin, place of birth, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other legally protected status.