Receiving Warehouse Lead - Cranford, NJ

Socket.dev; Cranford (NJ); On-site; USD 52,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Nuts.com in Newark, NJ is seeking a Warehouse Lead to drive daily operations, safety, and team performance. You will coach up to 5 associates, lead pre‑shift meetings, and ensure production goals are met while maintaining quality standards.

The role emphasizes hands‑on leadership, strong communication, and a practical approach to logistics in a fast‑paced food production environment.

Qualifications

• Must lead a team in a warehouse setting and meet safety and quality standards.
• Strong communication and coaching skills for a small crew.
• Experience with daily attendance, production goals, and shift planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily pre-shift stand-up meetings with safety stretches and priorities.
• Manage team of up to 5 employees and monitor attendance and production targets.
• Maintain productivity tools in Google Docs/Sheets and analyze data.
• Ensure adherence to safety, quality, and food safety policies.
• Assist onboarding of new associates and provide hands-on support.

Skills

Team leadership

Safety compliance

Communication

Attention to detail

Physical stamina

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

PIV operation

Job description

Hi, we’re Nuts.com!

We’re changing the landscape of snacking on nuts, dried fruit, chocolate and more! We planted our roots in Newark, New Jersey during the Great Depression, selling premium nuts on Mulberry Street’s open‑air market. We’ve come quite a long way since then, taking our multi‑generational family business online in 1999. Even after 96 years, we continue to pride ourselves in expertly sourcing the highest quality foods and treating our customers like family.

What’s our team like? We’re driven, collaborative, and entrepreneurial. Energy and passion power our business and we look for candidates who share in that excitement to help us continue to build something special.

The role

The Warehouse Lead serves as the primary point of contact for warehouse associates. This role is responsible for driving productivity, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards, supporting the overall morale and engagement of the team, and working side‑by‑side with staff to get the work done. The Warehouse Lead fosters an inclusive, team‑oriented environment while ensuring smooth daily operations. This position reports directly to the Warehouse Supervisor.

What you’ll do

• Manage a team of up to 5 employees and monitor daily attendance and production goals, while providing support and coaching to ensure associates achieve established performance metrics
• Lead daily pre‑shift stand‑up meetings, including safety stretches, shift priorities, productivity targets, and company updates
• Maintain, update, and analyze existing productivity tools in Google Suites (Docs, Sheets, etc.) on a computer
• Responsible for the team’s adherence to safety, quality and food safety policies and escalation of concerns to the appropriate manager
• Ensure the team is prepared with the necessary resources for their shift
• Complete work alongside associates, ensuring one meets their own productivity goals
• Operate power industrial vehicles (PIVs) to accomplish work
• Support in onboarding of new associates
• Other duties as assigned

What you’ll bring

• Ability to work a full time schedule Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday, 7AM - 5:30 PM
• Experience operating PIVs
• Able to complete physical work and lift up to 50 lbs
• Able to stand for on average of up to 10 hours per shift
• Able to work in a facility with various allergens, including milk, wheat, eggs, shellfish, sesame, peanuts, fish, tree nuts, and soy
• A strong sense of urgency to complete work in a timely manner
• Extremely detail oriented
• Excellent work ethic, always on time and reliable
• Able to communicate respectfully, effectively, and professionally with peers and managers, verbally and in writing
• High school diploma, or its equivalent, or 2+ years’ experience in a warehouse or food production environment

EEO STATEMENT

Nuts.com is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.