Warehouse Manager

Norac Foods; Easton (Northampton County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401k with employer match

Paid time off

9 company holidays

Employee discounts

Life insurance

Long-term disability

FSA

Relocation assistance not available

Job summary

Norac Foods in Easton, PA seeks a hands-on Warehouse Leader with over five years of progressive warehouse or logistics experience and at least three years in direct leadership. You will oversee receiving, storage, staging, picking, and shipping across ingredients, packaging, and finished goods, ensuring FEFO/FIFO, lot control, traceability, and ERP/WMS usage.

The role requires strong leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills, plus proficiency in Excel and KPI monitoring.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in related field.
• 5+ years in warehouse/logistics.
• 3+ years direct warehouse leadership or management.
• Experience with receiving, storage, production staging, picking, loading, shipping.

Responsibilities

• Direct daily execution of receiving, put-away, storage, staging, replenishment, picking, shipping, and internal movements.
• Set daily priorities, assign resources, and ensure staffing for production, receiving, and shipping.
• Hold supervisors and handlers accountable for safe, accurate, timely execution.
• Maintain warehouse organization, space utilization, and housekeeping across facilities.
• Monitor performance and address constraints impacting productivity or service.
• Own FEFO/FIFO, lot control, traceability, and ERP/WMS transactions.

Skills

Leadership

Organization

Problem-solving

ERP and WMS

Excel

KPIs

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Prioritization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or equivalent

Tools

ERP/WMS

Job description

Description

What are we looking for?

A hands-on warehouse leader with 5+ years of progressive warehouse, manufacturing logistics, or material-handling experience and 3+ years of direct warehouse leadership or management experience. Experience managing receiving, storage, production staging, picking, loading, and shipping across ingredients/raw materials, packaging, and finished goods. Strong FEFO/FIFO, lot control, expiration-date management, traceability, ERP/WMS, Excel, and KPI skills. Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred, or equivalent relevant experience. Food manufacturing, cold-storage/3PL experience, ERP/WMS implementation, food safety knowledge, and forklift experience are preferred.

Key Responsibilities and Essential Functions

Warehouse Operations

• Own the daily execution of receiving, put-away, storage, production staging, replenishment, picking, shipment staging, loading, and internal material movements.
• Set daily priorities, assign resources, and ensure appropriate staffing and shift coverage to support Production, receiving, and shipping requirements.
• Hold Warehouse Supervisors and Material Handlers accountable for safe, accurate, and timely execution.
• Ensure strong warehouse organization, location discipline, and space utilization.
• Maintain high housekeeping standards across warehouses, dock, staging, refrigerated/frozen, and material-handling areas.
• Monitor warehouse performance and address labor needs, operational constraints, and process gaps affecting productivity or service.

Inventory Handling and Material Discipline

• Own warehouse execution of FEFO/FIFO, correct lot selection, inventory status, traceability, and location discipline.
• Ensure Warehouse Supervisors and Material Handlers select, move, stage, and load the correct SKU, lot, quantity, and inventory status.
• Hold the team accountable for picking accuracy and timely, accurate Sage/WMS transactions aligned with physical movements.
• Ensure ingredients and packaging are staged accurately and on time to Production, and unused or returned materials are properly identified and stored.
• Support Inventory Control with cycle counts and discrepancy investigations and ensure corrective actions are implemented when warehouse execution impacts inventory accuracy.

Shipping and Production Support

• Ensure customer and transfer orders are picked, staged, verified, and loaded accurately and on time in coordination with the Logistics team.
• Ensure warehouse resources and dock readiness support shipment priorities and scheduled pickup windows.
• Ensure Production is supported with required materials without compromising traceability, inventory discipline, or warehouse standards.
• Coordinate proactively with Production, Logistics, Supply Planning, and Inventory Control on shortages, shipment risks, priorities, and material-flow constraints.
• Hold the warehouse team accountable for production-support and shipment-readiness performance.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or equivalent experience.

Experience:

• 5+ years of progressive warehouse, manufacturing logistics, or material-handling experience.
• 3+ years of direct warehouse leadership or management experience.
• Experience managing receiving, storage, production staging, picking, loading, and shipping operations with ingredients/raw materials, packaging materials, and finished goods.
• Experience in a fast-paced, high-volume, or Just-in-Time environment.
• Strong knowledge of FEFO/FIFO, lot-controlled inventory, expiration-date management, and traceability.
• Experience working with ERP and Warehouse Management System

Skills:

• Strong leadership and team-development skills.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills.
• Strong problem-solving and root-cause-analysis capability.
• Strong ERP and warehouse-system capability.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Ability to use warehouse KPIs and reporting to drive performance.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced operating environment.

Job Type

Full‑Time, In‑person

Non‑exempt

Location

Easton, PA

This is an in‑person position. Relocation assistance is not available.

Benefits and Perks

• Competitive salary and performance‑based bonus incentives.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance packages.
• Employer‑paid life insurance and long‑term disability
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA).
• Additional supplemental insurance program offered, including life, critical, accidental, short‑term disability
• Free stress‑management counseling and discounts on health and fitness products.
• Generous PTO policy and 401k plan with a 3% employer match.
• 9 paid company holidays
• 40% discount on all company products.

We are committed to ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace, free from discrimination. Our recruitment process is based solely on individual qualifications and skills, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We adhere to all applicable laws and regulations regarding non‑discrimination in employment.