Overview
Job Title: Warehouse Lead
Location: Bayonne, NJ
Department: Warehouse
Reporting to: Warehouse Supervisor
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Safety Sensitive: Yes
We are a global leader in food & beverage ingredients. Pioneers at heart, we operate at the forefront of consumer trends to provide food & beverage manufacturers with products and ingredients that will delight their consumers. Making a positive impact on people and planet is all part of the delight. With a deep-rooted presence in the countries where our ingredients are grown, we are closer to farmers, enabling better quality, and more reliable, traceable and transparent supply. Supplying products and ingredients at scale is just the start. We add value through our unique, complementary portfolio of natural, delicious and nutritious products. With our fresh thinking, we help our customers unleash the sensory and functional attributes of cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts and spices so they can create naturally good food & beverage products that meet consumer expectations. And whoever we’re with, whatever we’re doing, we always make it real.
Position Responsibilities
- Maintain real-time communications with other Operations department leaders ensuring problem-free operations in Warehouse.
- Ensure applicable warehouse processes are followed.
- Leads the transportation of raw materials/packages between the warehouse and other departments.
- Ensure all Company policies and procedures are followed
- Oversee and ensure accuracy of all maintenance logs
- Ensure compliance with all Federal, State, and local regulations regarding occupational health and food safety.
- Provide guidance, training, and directions to warehouse associates, ensuring they follow procedures and meet productivity goals
- Manage and coordinate daily warehouse activities, including receiving, storing, picking, packing, and shipping products
- Ensure accurate inventory levels through regular counts, record-keeping, and system updates, making adjustments as needed
- Maintain daily shipping and receiving schedule
- Timely communicate any product shortages and damages
- Monitor the warehouse to ensure products are being moved safely, timely and efficiently
- Oversee and ensure all GMPs are adhered to
- Make recommendations on process improvements that promote employee safety and maximize efficiency of the warehouse
- Maintain satisfactory attendance to include timeliness
- Must put our employees’ safety as priority
- Perform other duties as assigned
Position Requirements
- High School diploma or state-issued equivalency certificate is required
- Three (3) years of warehouse, shipping or production experience required
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Skilled in the use of MS Office at a basic level
- Strong process orientation, attention to detail skills is required
- Good problem-solving skills are required
- Ability to multi-task within a progressive organization
- Bilingual English/Spanish is highly preferred
- Ability to work overtime, multiple shifts, including nights and weekends as needed
- Must be certified to operate a forklift
Pay: The pay for this role in the state of NJ is $23.50- 26.50/hr and is based on the position responsibilities and geographic location. Pay rate is based on experience and skill set.
Note: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
ofi provides equality of opportunity for all persons with respect to hiring without discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation. All employment will be decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us for support at: [email protected]
Job details
- Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
- Employment type: Full-time
- Job function: Management and Manufacturing
- Industries: Food and Beverage Services