Warehouse Manager

SUMMARY

The Warehouse Manager is responsible for overseeing all warehouse operations to ensure the efficient, accurate, and timely receipt, storage, and distribution of fresh food products. This role plays a critical part in maintaining product integrity, food safety, inventory accuracy, and compliance with regulatory and company standards. The ideal candidate brings strong leadership, logistics expertise, and ability to perform analytical thinking to solve complex situations while ensuring efficient shipping of products and timely delivery of customer orders.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Warehouse Operations :

• Direct and coordinate daily warehouse activities including receiving, storing, inventory management, and shipping of fresh food products.
• Ensure proper handling, storage, and rotation of perishable goods in accordance with food safety and quality standards (e.g., FIFO, temperature controls).
• Manage and optimize warehouse layout for efficient space utilization and material flow.
• Develop warehouse operations systems by developing processes for shipping and receiving, equipment, and storage utilization by analyzing process workflow, labor, space requirements, and equipment layout.

Leadership & Team Development :

Inventory & Supply Chain Coordination :

Compliance & Safety :

Systems & Reporting :

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE)

Physical Demands

The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, taste, or smell. Must regularly lift and / or move up to 10 - 25 pounds, and occasionally more than 50 pounds with assistance from co-workers and / or mechanical devices. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Must be able to work in a manufacturing environment with exposure to production equipment, wet and refrigerated areas, and food ingredients. Position requires use of PPE, and frequent walking, standing, and occasional lifting.

Grillo’s is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment.