Process Leader

Klosterman Baking Company; Hebron Estates (KY); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Klosterman Baking Company is seeking a Process Leader to oversee the receiving operations while ensuring compliance with food safety standards. The role requires accurate receiving, documentation, and inventory management across bulk ingredients and packaging materials.

The Process Leader will also coordinate with vendors, schedule deliveries, and train receivers to maintain a clean, organized and safe work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience overseeing receiving operations and ensuring compliance with food safety standards.
• Ability to maintain organized records, inventories and logs.
• Strong communication with operators, supervisors and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Receives, counts, inspects and verifies deliveries including temps, weights, damage and lots.
• Uses RF scanners to receive items and print pallet labels.
• Complete receiving checklists and file required documents (BOL, pack list, COA).
• Store and rotate inventory (FIFO) and manage bulk ingredient levels.
• Conduct weekly/month-end inventories and maintain records.
• Operate forklift, pallet jack, and pallet inverter with training.
• Provide training and assign tasks to receivers.
• Forecasts, plans and enters bulk ingredient requests in Business Central.
• Communicate delivery appointments with vendors/carriers.

Skills

Receiving operations

Inventory management

Food safety knowledge

Communication

Team coordination

Tools

RF scanner

Forklift operation

Business Central

Job description

This document is a guide to the key functions of the Process Leader at Klosterman Baking Company.

Summary

The Process Leader will oversee the receiving operations and ensure they comply with all laws, policies and standards governing food safety. The Process Leader is obligated to report any and all food safety issues that may occur.

Responsibilities

The Process Leader shall ensure the receiving department is appropriately staffed, organized and aligned to meet food safety objectives.

• Receives, Counts, Inspects, Verifies (i.e., temperatures, weights, damage, lots) for all deliveries.


• Use RF scanner to properly receive and print pallet labels.


• Ensures Receiving Checklists are completed correctly for each item received.


• Ensures that each receipt has all required documents attached and is filed correctly (i.e., BOL, pack list, COA, checklist).


• Properly stores and rotates (FIFO) incoming ingredients, packaging materials, and other miscellaneous supplies and/or equipment.


• Ensures that bulk ingredients are placed in correct silos and tanks.


• Monitors bulk ingredient levels to properly manage receipt dates/times.


• Conducts weekly/EOM inventories, maintaining records and logs.


• Must maintain an organized, clean and sanitary working area.


• Operate company forklift (sit-down and stand-up), pallet jack, and pallet inverter – valid training completion required.


• Complete all necessary trainings (i.e., Forklift, Food Safety, and Safety).


• Communicates well with others (i.e., operators, utility personnel, Supervisors, Managers, Corporate).


• Using RF scanner, picks and stages required ingredients and packaging for production.


• Properly tracks bulk levels in silos and tanks.


• Forecasts, plans and enters requests (PQ’s) with required delivery dates for bulk ingredients and boxes into Business Central.


• Submits PO quantity adjustments to Procurement in a timely manner.


• Enters and/or updates the receiving calendar with delivery appointments.


• Communicates with vendors/carriers to set delivery appointments via email.


• Provides training for and assigns tasks to receivers.


• Thorough knowledge of the bulk ingredient unloading and storage procedures.


• Any other job tasks as assigned by the Warehouse Manager.

Verification

Verification of this Job Description will be conducted by the Site Leader through daily observation of job functions.

Training

Training of this Job Description will take place initially upon hire, annually, as a refresher, and as needed with changes to personnel and job functions.

Records

Records of training of this Job Description will be kept for 2 years as per SQF requirements.