Warehouse Lead- Food Production

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title

• Logistics Warehouse Lead- 2nd shift- 2pm to 10 : 30pm, Monday through Friday.

Location

Department

Reporting to

Key Accountabilities

Responsible for the efficient movement of materials between warehouses and customers to reduce downtime in production and minimize customer errors / complaints. Logistics Lead will be responsible for performing any operational function necessary to ensure production as well as any customer order is fulfilled accurately and in a timely fashion under the direction of the Logistics Manager or supervisor.

Responsibilities

Maintains proper operational adherence to the company SOP’s, attendance policies and safety policy.

Performs training of all new hires in BRC, GMP and ensures Forklift Training completion.

Other duties as may be assigned or volunteered for.

Ensures all equipment is in good working order.

Ensures seamless shift changeover if directed by Logistics Manager (i.e., Operational Shift Summary / Transfers / Releases / etc.)

Based upon daily production / transfer / inbound / outbound schedules will determine proper assignment of hours to handle workload and minimize any production down time and carrier detention fees.

Make sure any release requests to appropriate facilities have been made if there is an immediate need for materials for current day production per the Supply & Demand Coordinator.

Verifies and corrects quantities used on daily purchase orders to match quantities counted by Inventory Specialist. Investigates any large discrepancies.

Verify BOL’s to receiving reports from outside cold storage and investigates differences.

In absence of Shift Manager, verifies attendance records for hours worked for logistics department and submits to payroll department and temporary agency for processing.

Reviews final production schedule for next day, verifies in-house quantities of raw materials and ensures all release requests are placed per the Materials Counter for the following day.

Communicates with customers, carriers to develop inbound and outbound schedules to comply with the warehouse operations.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

Food Safety / Quality

You should be proficient in :

Machines & technologies you'll use :