Warehouse Manager

Charlie's Produce; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Charlie's Produce in Anchorage, Alaska, is seeking a Warehouse Operations Manager to oversee daily operations, manage employee performance, and ensure food safety compliance. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree, at least five years in material management, and a minimum of two years in a leadership role. Strong planning, organizational skills, and adaptability are essential. This position is safety-sensitive and non-negotiable H-1-B sponsorship is available.

Qualifications

• Five or more years' experience in material management operations.
• Minimum of two years in a leadership role.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Warehouse Operations and manage employee performance.
• Monitor KPI's and ensure smooth warehouse operations.
• Implement and manage food safety and warehouse safety programs.

Skills

Leadership

Time management

Adaptability/Flexibility

Communication (Bilingual Spanish/English)

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

Job Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversee Warehouse Operations including Receiving, Operations Support, Quality/Inventory Control, Sanitation, Ripening and support of Shipping.
• Manage employee performance, hiring and corrective counseling with support from Operations.
• Monitoring, evaluating and improving KPI's in order to achieve Operation's performance objectives.
• Monitor all activities during the day to ensure the smooth operation of the Warehouse teams.
• Ensure proper slot replenishment following the first in, first out procedure.
• Responsible for the daily scheduling of warehouse personnel to ensure proper staffing in order to receive products at the facility in a productive and cost‑efficient manner.
• Directs the day‑to‑day activities of the warehouse. Such activities include receiving, forklift movement, inventory/quality control and sanitation.
• Responsible for warehouse overtime rates, communicating inventory status such as out of stock product(s) to pickers, receiving errors, picking errors, and warehouse slotting of products.
• Generates warehouse productivity reports (i.e. piece count report), in regard to receiving rates, and accounts for all labor hours, both direct and indirect. Adheres to labor distribution requirements and works toward attaining objectives and division goals.
• Responsible for warehouse safety programs in order to provide a safe and clean workplace for employees and within the regulations of OSHA local and state regulations.
• Responsible for conveying maintenance of warehouse equipment and all necessary repairs to the Maintenance Dept. Ensures that the warehouse personnel have safe, efficient equipment in order to perform the distribution functions.
• Recommends equipment requirements and replacement to the Operations Manager in order to upgrade and maintain warehouse productivity and efficiency.
• Responsible for supporting all Food Safety Initiatives including managing the Safe Quality Food (SQF) System, PrimusGFS and Organic Certification requirements.
• Responsible for support of Warehouse Safety Initiatives.
• Other Duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field; five (5) or more years' experience in material management type operations.
• Minimum of two (2) years in leadership role.
• Self‑starter, strategic and independent thinker with excellent business acumen.
• Excellent time management and capable of meeting work schedule deadlines.
• Adaptability/Flexibility, with the ability to react quickly to changing requirements from internal and external conditions while maintaining good communication with all parties involved.
• Working knowledge of general workplace safety practices (Cal‑OSHA, OSHA).
• Strong planning and organizational skills with a high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to manage change and facilitate the implementation of new food safety programs.
• Strong and well‑organized communicator, both written and verbal.
• Bilingual Spanish/English, a plus.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

This is a safety‑sensitive position.

This employer participates in E‑Verify and will provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I‑9 to confirm work authorization.

We do not provide H‑1‑B sponsorships at this time.

Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual's qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.

Visit our Employment Page for more details or to view our privacy center: https://www.charliesproduce.com/careers/.

Charlie's Produce is an Equal Opportunity Employer.