Operations Manager

Honor Foods; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Honor Foods in Philadelphia, PA is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to lead daily warehouse operations in a fast-paced food distribution and cold chain environment. This on-site role oversees frozen, refrigerated, and dry storage, with accountability for productivity, shipping/receiving, inventory control, and team development.

You will drive continuous improvement, manage KPIs, and ensure compliance with HACCP, FDA, USDA, OSHA, and food safety standards while collaborating with Sales,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of warehouse operations or operations management experience.
• Experience in food distribution or cold storage.
• Proven ability to lead supervisors and frontline teams.
• Strong knowledge of inventory management and KPIs.
• Experience with WMS and ERP systems.
• Knowledge of HACCP, FDA, USDA, OSHA, and food safety requirements.
• Experience with temperature-controlled products preferred.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily warehouse operations across frozen, refrigerated, and dry storage areas.
• Manage and develop Warehouse and Receiving Supervisors and their teams.
• Oversee inbound and outbound shipping, receiving, inventory control, and order fulfillment.
• Monitor warehouse KPIs including productivity, order accuracy, fulfillment speed, waste, and cost.
• Ensure compliance with HACCP, FDA, USDA, OSHA, food safety, and temperature-control requirements.
• Improve warehouse processes, layout, workflow, labor utilization, and operational efficiency.
• Lead initiatives, audits, training, and corrective actions.
• Partner with Sales, Procurement, Logistics, and senior leadership to support business needs.

Skills

Warehouse operations

Team leadership

Inventory management

Shipping & receiving

KPI tracking

WMS/ERP

Food industry experience

Tools

WMS

ERP systems

Job description

On-Site | Full-Time | Leadership Role | Philadelphia, PA 19137

Lead the Operation. Develop the Team. Drive Results.

We are looking for an experienced Operations Manager to lead daily warehouse operations within a fast-paced food distribution and cold chain environment.

This role oversees frozen, refrigerated, and dry warehouse operations, with responsibility for warehouse productivity, shipping and receiving, team leadership, and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate is a hands-on operations leader who knows how to develop people, improve processes, and keep a high-volume distribution operation running safely and efficiently.

What You'll Own

• Lead daily warehouse operations across frozen, refrigerated, and dry storage areas
• Manage and develop Warehouse and Receiving Supervisors and their teams
• Oversee inbound and outbound shipping, receiving, inventory control, and order fulfillment
• Monitor warehouse KPIs including productivity, order accuracy, fulfillment speed, waste, and cost
• Ensure compliance with HACCP, FDA, USDA, OSHA, food safety, and temperature-control requirements
• Improve warehouse processes, layout, workflow, labor utilization, and operational efficiency
• Lead initiatives, audits, training, and corrective actions
• Partner with Sales, Procurement, Logistics, and senior leadership to support business needs

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of warehouse operations or operations management experience
• Experience in food distribution, cold storage, cold chain logistics, grocery, wholesale distribution, or a similar high-volume environment strongly preferred
• Proven experience leading warehouse supervisors and frontline teams
• Strong knowledge of inventory management, shipping and receiving, order fulfillment, and warehouse KPIs
• Experience with WMS and ERP systems
• Knowledge of HACCP, FDA, USDA, OSHA, and food safety requirements
• Experience with refrigerated, frozen, or temperature-controlled products preferred
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, communication, and process-improvement skills

Why This Role?

This is an opportunity for an experienced warehouse and operations leader to take ownership of a complex food distribution operation, develop a strong team, improve performance, and have a direct impact on the business.

If you're a results-driven Operations Manager, Warehouse Manager, Distribution Manager, or Senior Warehouse Operations Leader ready for your next challenge, we'd like to hear from you.

Honor Foods is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and will not permit discrimination against or harassment of any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, veteran’s status, genetic information, or on the basis of any personal characteristic protected under federal, state, or local law.

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As set forth in Honor Foods ’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.