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Warehouse Management Specialist

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. combines exceptional quality and brand building with broadline food service distribution for more than 40 years. With Protein, Specialty, Produce, and Broadline offerings, we service the most discerning chefs in a hybrid approach of convenience and superior quality. We introduce more than 4,000 artisan producers of the world's finest ingredients from over 40 countries to the finest chefs in the world.

We passionately consult, sell, and build relationships with more than 50,000 customers through the most experienced network of over 600 consultive sales associates, best-in-breed technology, rapid service, and support levels that solidify our long-standing ties to both established and up-and-coming premium restaurants.

Mission:
The mission of The Chefs' Warehouse is to provide the world's greatest ingredients to the world's best chefs.

Our C.H.E.F.S. Values:

• Curious & Creative
• Hungry For Food & Results
• Entrepreneurial
• Forward Thinking & Flexible
• Supportive (Of Peers & Chefs)

Position Summary:

Responsible for maximizing production efficiency through effective item placement, warehouse analysis, and maintaining system related logic that affects production work.

What you'll do:

• Placement of new items in the warehouse into location assignments with logical ti/hi and FIFO criteria.
• Maintain GMP practices, flammability considerations, commodity grouping, and special customer requirements.
• Analyze aisle movements and make necessary adjustments to enhance productivity & capacity.
• Perform maintenance moves as suggested by production workers, as well as those discovered through observation or analysis to reduce damage and improve ergonomics.
• Use item forecast information to assist shipping department with setting up sale/distro staging areas.
• Consistently maintain all location labels.
• Maintain production related system logic and suggest modifications as necessary.
• Balance efficiencies between shipping and receiving to maximize overall capacity & efficiency.
• Serve as liaison between warehouse and procurement to assist with dimensional issues, as well as description related issues.
• Monitor and manage WHS exception reports.
• Manage and communicate physical location repair issues.
• Assist management in quality related research (i.e., lift transactions, selection assignment issues, etc.)
• Create layout/environment that minimizes damage, and shrink, as well as contributing to reduction of both.

About you:

• Excellent math, reading, communication (verbal and written) and problem solving/analytical skills. Ability to work independently or in a team environment.
• Ability to handles multiple tasks.
• Attention to detail, solid judgment, and decision-making skills.
• Forklift certification may be required.
• Microsoft Office platform
• Ability to lift/move up to 70 lbs. solo or greater weights in a team lift.
• Previous Warehouse Management (WMS) experience required.

Perks & Benefits:

• Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays
• Health, Dental and Medical Benefits
• Weekly pay
• Life Insurance
• 5% above cost for our high-quality food products
• Employee discounts for travel and events
• 401k
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Chefs' Warehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate based on actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment. We are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce.