Director, ASRS Warehouse Operations (Food)

MissionHires; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

MissionHires is seeking a Director of Warehouse Operations for a large food manufacturing company in the Atlanta area. You will lead a 24/7 operation focused on automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS), high-bay crane systems, WMS execution, inventory accuracy, and outbound customer fulfillment.

The role requires hands-on leadership in a high-volume food environment, partnering with Manufacturing, Maintenance, IT, Quality, and Supply Chain to ensure safe, accurate product flow, audit-ready

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, Business, or related field.
• 7+ years of progressive warehouse/distribution leadership experience.
• At least 2 years in a Director-level or senior warehouse leadership role.
• Experience in food manufacturing or food distribution environments.
• Hands-on leadership with ASRS crane systems, specifically high-bay automated cranes.
• Strong WMS, ERP, inventory control, FIFO, and warehouse automation experience.
• Experience leading large 24/7 multi-shift warehouse operations.
• Experience managing exempt and non-exempt warehouse teams.
• Strong understanding of food safety, GMP, FDA, SQF, OSHA, and audit-ready warehouse practices.
• Experience with labor planning, budgeting, forecasting, KPIs, throughput, inventory accuracy, shipping accuracy, and operational cost management.

Responsibilities

• Lead a 24/7 warehouse operation supporting a high-volume food manufacturing environment.
• Oversee exempt and non-exempt warehouse leadership teams across multiple shifts.
• Own operational performance of ASRS crane systems, automated storage solutions, WMS, ERP, and related warehouse technologies.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Transportation, Maintenance, Engineering, IT, Quality, Food Safety, and Supply Chain teams to ensure safe, accurate, and efficient product flow.
• Drive inventory accuracy, FIFO rotation, order fulfillment, dock-to-stock, order-to-ship, and outbound shipping performance.
• Improve ASRS uptime, throughput, system utilization, loading accuracy, and warehouse productivity.
• Lead labor planning, staffing, budget management, capital projects, and automation improvement initiatives.
• Maintain a safety-first, food-safety-focused, audit-ready warehouse culture.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, FDA, GMP, SQF, food defense, and internal food safety requirements.
• Build and develop a high-performing warehouse leadership team focused on accountability, engagement, safety, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Inventory control

Safety compliance

Audits & compliance

Budgeting

Forecasting

KPIs

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or related field

Tools

ASRS crane systems

High-bay cranes

WMS

ERP

Job description

MissionHires is seeking a Director of Warehouse Operations for a large food manufacturing company in the Atlanta area. You will lead a 24/7 operation focused on automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS), high-bay crane systems, WMS execution, inventory accuracy, and outbound customer fulfillment.

The role requires hands-on leadership in a high-volume food environment, partnering with Manufacturing, Maintenance, IT, Quality, and Supply Chain to ensure safe, accurate product flow, audit-ready