Frozen DC Picking & Replenishment Lead

Wild Fork Foods; Lenoir (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Wild Fork Foods is seeking a Picking & Replenishment Supervisor for its Frozen Food Distribution center. You will lead all case picking, replenishment, and product movement while upholding cold chain integrity and food safety standards.

You will supervise a high-performing team, assign labor, and ensure accurate order fulfillment. This role requires strong leadership, WMS proficiency, and a focus on safety and continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in warehouse or distribution operations; frozen or cold storage experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of picking, replenishment, put away, and inventory management processes.
• Experience supervising hourly warehouse associates and equipment operators.
• Proficiency with WMS systems, RF scanning technology, and productivity reporting.
• Strong leadership, communication, problem solving, and decision making skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily picking activities including case selection, pallet building, verification, labeling, and staging.
• Assign labor to picking tasks based on order waves, priorities, and staffing levels.
• Monitor real time picking progress to ensure outbound orders are completed on schedule.
• Validate pallet configuration for stability, weight distribution, and customer specifications.
• Maintain accuracy through label checks, count verification, and WMS scanning.
• Ensure FEFO rotation and temperature controlled handling requirements are consistently followed.
• Oversee daily replenishment of pick slots to support uninterrupted picking operations.
• Validate WMS directed put away and replenishment transactions for accuracy.
• Ensure products are stored according to FEFO rotation, cold chain requirements, and slotting configuration.
• Conduct physical checks of high volume or high risk pick locations to prevent stockouts.
• Coordinate slotting priorities and contribute to capacity planning and seasonal re-slot projects.
• Supervise, train, and develop pickers, forklift operators, reach truck drivers, and replenishment specialists.
• Assign work based on workload, inbound/outbound volume, slotting needs, and operational priorities.
• Support performance reviews, corrective action, and ongoing skill development.
• Train team members on equipment operation, replenishment workflows, WMS processes, and safety standards.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Decision making

Supervising staff

Tools

WMS systems

RF scanning technology

Job description

Wild Fork Foods is seeking a Picking & Replenishment Supervisor for its Frozen Food Distribution center. You will lead all case picking, replenishment, and product movement while upholding cold chain integrity and food safety standards.

You will supervise a high-performing team, assign labor, and ensure accurate order fulfillment. This role requires strong leadership, WMS proficiency, and a focus on safety and continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.