Warehouse Manager

Who we are

We are the leaders in the fresh prepared food manufacturing industry. We are fast developing a strong presence in the US as we continue to disrupt the eating habits of US consumers. We are passionate about the food we make and demand for our products is high. You may not know our Bakkavor name but our customers are some of the best-known grocery chains across the globe.

In total, we have 19,000 employees worldwide. Here in the US we are playing an instrumental part in driving change in fresh prepared foods to some of the major retailer chains and in the UK we are the market leader in all categories we serve.

Our mission is: to develop and produce innovative, commercially successful, great-tasting food that offers choice, convenience and freshness to people around the world.

Our values are:

• Respect & Trust Each Other
• Be Proud Of What We Do
• Keep The Customer At The Heart Of What We Do
• Get It Right, Keep It Right

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leads, plans, and schedules all warehouse activities including receiving, storing, shipping, handling returned/damaged goods, and administrative activities to
• Ensures external and internal customer requirements are met in an efficient manner.
• Implements and maintains material handling preventative maintenance programs, ensuring effective equipment utilization and safety measures are in place.
• Lead implementation of process and technology improvements (cycle counting, order picking, shipping, and receiving), including cost, quality, and safety recommendations for changes and/or improvements.
• Develops procedures to ensure the efficient operation and utilization of all warehouse equipment.
• Develop and manage housekeeping and security programs in warehouse.
• Promptly addresses safety issues and ensures regulatory compliance with OSHA standards.
• Assures that customer orders are picked and shipped timely, accurately and within prescribed customer requirements.
• Control and direct all transportation into and out of the warehouse to meet company time constraints while meeting GMP and safety requirements.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local laws in maintaining the sanitation, cleanliness, and organization of the warehouse, storeroom, freezers, coolers, company vehicles, and equipment.
• Ensures proper completion of Pre-Op inspection reports and checklists. Ensures proper temperatures all freezers and coolers. Regularly inspects, cares for, and maintains company vehicles and motorized material handling equipment.
• Operates lift trucks, forklifts, scissor lift, and motorized pallet jacks while observing standard lift truck operation and enforcing safety rules.
• Participates in hiring and performance evaluation of associates.
• Oversees and participates, as necessary, in all incoming and outgoing shipping activities to ensure location, accuracy, completeness, condition of shipment, and in observance of company policies, procedures, and safety precautions.
• Studies shipping notices, bills of lading, invoices, delivery receipts, orders, and other records to determine shipping priorities, work assignments, and shipping methods required to meet shipping and receiving schedules.
• Ensures proper coordination and documentation of parcels for mailing including the completion of daily shipping logs.
• Controls inventory accuracy of ingredients, product, material, and supplies by participating in monthly physical inventories / cycle count program and maintaining/documenting inventory records.
• Ensures self and staff development, and training in functional and safety areas as well as promoting and evaluating success of cross-training in a cross functional department.
• Verifies clerical computations against physical count of stock and helps adjust errors in computation or count or investigates and reports reasons for discrepancies.
• Ensures proper usage of raw materials by rotating inventory according to FIFO methodology.
• Communicates regularly with management, other supervisory personnel, and warehouse staff to ensure coordination of warehouse activities with activities of other functions such as production, sales, records control, and purchasing.
• Initiates or suggests plans to motivate workers to achieve work goal. Motivates team to maintain a high level of accuracy on transactions, high level of productivity and keep their area clean and organized.
• Meets and exceeds qualitative and quantitative performance standards as established by management.
• Other reasonably related functions to the position as may be assigned by the management team.
• Has the ability to function under highly stressful conditions and interact cordially with co-workers to accomplish common tasks.
• Is punctual, on time, and adheres to and models company policies.
• Performs job function in adherence to safety instructions and rules. Does not perform any job, duty, or function employee has not been trained for.
• Follows job specific instructions and rules.
• Management retains the discretion to add or change the duties of the position at any
• time

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position has the responsibility of being a role model and supervising the material handlers, inventory control coordinators, shipping and receiving department leads.

FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for oversight of their areas of responsibility of the plant’s Food Safety & Quality Management Systems. This position provides oversight and guidance to staff members to ensure the manufacturing of quality food and is responsible for identifying product that does not meet the food safety and quality requirements of the company and preventing its distribution.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s degree in operations management or 3-5 years comparable supervisory experience, preferably in food industry.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Has functional literacy and oral communication skills in English. Ability to read, analyses, and interprets professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to work independently and with and around others. There is frequent verbal and face-to-face contact. The employee is frequently required to be available for extended hours. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

SPECIAL NOTATION

This job description is a general description of the minimum essential job functions and is provided only to be in compliance with State and Federal regulations. It is not intended as an employment contract, nor is it intended to describe all duties someone in this position may perform. Additional job duties will be described by the supervisor and the person performing this job function will be expected to perform those job duties as well.