Lead, Warehouse

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$24.00/hr - $24.00/hr

TITLE: Lead, Warehouse DEPARTMENT: Warehouse REPORTS TO: Manager, Warehouse

The Warehouse Lead is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day activities of the warehouse team and ensuring seamless warehouse operations. This position involves leading personnel to execute loading, unloading, receiving, storing, and rotating all materials and products required for food production operations within a designated facility.

• Collaborate with warehouse leadership to conduct daily stand-up meetings; ensure all team members understand and execute assigned tasks effectively.
• Assist with the development, implementation, and maintenance of SOPs, policies, processes, and reporting.
• Lead assigned warehouse functions, including receiving, inventory reconciliation, shipping, material movement, and storage for all product categories (dry, canned, refrigerated, and frozen).
• Train and guide warehouse team members, prioritizing assignments, and ensuring adherence to scheduled breaks and lunches.
• Operate various machinery, including forklifts and electric/manual pallet jacks, to move materials to staging and storage locations.
• Coordinate with production and logistics teams on outbound shipments, unloading, and loading activities, ensuring proper documentation protocols.
• Be actively present on the warehouse floor to identify and address process flow disruptions; collaborate cross-functionally to resolve issues in real time.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor or manager.

• Track food waste and maintain accurate documentation for reporting to management.
• Lead and participate in receiving, unloading, and inspecting shipments for damage; verify purchase order specifications and packing slips.
• Contact vendors to address shortages, damages, or discrepancies; complete all relevant receiving, discrepancy, and follow-up reports.
• Collaborate with inventory team members to maintain inventory integrity.
• Ensure all deliveries align with company purchase orders.
• Document and report receiving and product reconciliation data.
• Generate pull sheets and ensure proper staging/loading of food products for outbound shipments.
• Analyze pick sheets based on order demand and ensure appropriate material is pulled for production cycles; address product shortages in collaboration with management.
• Coordinate with stagers and runners to transport supplies to kitchen and production teams; ensure inventory movements are accurately documented and reported.

• Assist supervisors or managers in conducting daily safety stand-up meetings.
• Perform regular safety checks throughout the shift in warehouse and dock areas.
• Ensure team members adhere to OSHA, PPE, and food safety compliance standards at all times.
• Enforce sanitation and safety regulations in food quality, storage, and distribution.
• Maintain a clean, orderly, safe, and secure warehouse environment.
• Ensure compliance with all laws, codes, and regulations regarding food product handling and storage temperatures.
• Collaborate with the Quality Assurance team to support weekly internal audits and implement preventative measures to minimize infractions.

Mid-Senior level

Full-time

Management and Manufacturing

Food and Beverage Services

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