Warehouse Manager

Cardinal Foods LLC - Burgaw, NC

The Warehouse Manager is responsible for the overall operation and management of the warehouse, including the receiving, storage, inventory control, staging, and shipment of raw sweet potatoes, packaging materials, ingredients, and finished sweet potato fries
. This position ensures warehouse operations efficiently support production while maintaining high standards for food safety, product quality, inventory accuracy, safety, and regulatory compliance.

• Manage daily warehouse operations, including receiving, storage, staging, picking, and shipping.
• Oversee the proper storage and handling of raw sweet potatoes and finished sweet potato fries
  .
• Coordinate the movement of raw materials and packaging supplies to production.
• Ensure finished sweet potato fries are properly transferred from production to finished-goods storage.
• Maintain accurate inventory of raw potatoes, packaging materials, ingredients, and finished products.
• Maintain proper FIFO/FEFO product rotation and lot traceability.
• Coordinate finished-product staging and loading for customer shipments.
• Verify quantities, lot numbers, product condition, and shipping documentation.
• Work closely with Production, Quality Assurance, Purchasing, and Logistics.
• Ensure warehouse practices comply with GMPs, HACCP, SQF/BRC requirements, FDA regulations, and customer requirements
  , as applicable.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and food-safe warehouse environment.
• Supervise, train, and schedule warehouse employees.
• Ensure proper forklift and material-handling equipment operation.
• Monitor employee productivity, attendance, safety, and compliance with company policies.
• Maintain clear aisles, emergency exits, loading areas, and designated storage locations.
• Investigate inventory discrepancies and product damage.
• Communicate inventory shortages and warehouse issues to management.
• Support production by ensuring raw materials and packaging are available when needed.
• Help minimize production downtime caused by material shortages or warehouse delays.

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 3-5 years of warehouse, distribution, manufacturing, or food-processing experience preferred.
• Previous supervisory or management experience required.
• Food manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with inventory control and shipping/receiving.
• Forklift certification or ability to become certified.
• Strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work flexible hours based on production and shipping needs.

• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work in varying temperatures.
• Ability to bend, stoop, reach, climb stairs, and maneuver throughout the facility.
• Ability to safely operate or supervise material-handling equipment.