Inventory Control Team Lead

Overview

Position pays between $22-$26/hr onsite in our Linden, NJ facility.

Fresh Realm is looking for a Team Lead Inventory Control to oversee the activities of employees engaged in material handling, shipping, storage, and transportation.

• Assists in the training of new hires and/or temporary Associates
• Motivates, engages and shows respect to associates on a daily basis; build team morale to drive productivity and quality standards; challenges the team to not only achieve but exceed daily performance goals
• Ensure compliance of SOP; escalates discrepancies or performance concerns to Leadership when necessary
• Ensures their department is operating at maximum efficiency by adhering to start times and receiving and returning from breaks in a timely manner
• Owns the safety of the team, by modeling safe behaviors and ensuring that all associates are in a safe working environment 100% of the time
• Operates the team as a business by owning the team's quality, GMP and uniform standards, ensures that we send out a quality product to our customers
• Ensuring inventory/receiving area is organized and clean at all times and meets all compliance factors.
• Assists Leadership with development of the team and assist with training of critical roles
• Tracks and escalates patterns and behaviors around timekeeping, GMP compliance, Quality and Performance to Supervisor/Leadership
• Coaches employees to follow policies and procedures and maintain high standards of safety and food safety and provides information to the Operations Manager who is responsible for the delivery of corrective actions.
• Focus on operating their area of the facility as if it was their own business, utilizing their resources to the fullest extent
• Completes tasks as directed with minimum supervision.

Skills and Requirements:

• 1-2 years of entry-level leadership experience in a food production, shipping and receiving environment or warehouse environment
• Work experience in food production or food manufacturing preferred
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel, and knowledge with WMS desired
• Clear and concise communicator, verbal and written
• Must be well-organized and have an entrepreneurial spirit
• Ability to work calmly and effectively under pressure
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline oriented environment while remaining organized
• Must be eligible to work in the US
• Must be able to work weekends, overtime and holidays as required
• Must be able to bend and lift up to 49 pounds repetitively with or without accommodation
• Must be able to stand and/or sit for extended periods of time with or without accommodation
• Exposure to temperatures that range from freezing to sub-freezing (coolers, freezers, etc.) with or without accommodation
• Must be able to push, pull, squat, bend, and reach above and below shoulders; repetitive use of hands with or without accommodation

Experience and

Education:

• Associate Degree, preferred
• Minimum 1-2 years of experience using inventory mobile device
• Minimum 1-2 years of inventory and/or food service related experience
• Receiving or inventory control experience related to produce or specialty food
• Food safety certifications
• Standup Reach Forklift experience

• Comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees including medical, dental, vision, pet insurance and legal insurance
• 401(k) with company match that is immediately vested
• Life and ADD insurance
• Opportunities for career growth with a dynamic company that is changing the landscape of fresh meals
• Paid time off

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.