Warehouse Manager

UNAVAILABLE; West Jordan (UT); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the food manufacturing sector is seeking a Flow Manager for their West Jordan, Utah yogurt plant. This role involves overseeing the flow of materials, managing safety and quality, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. Candidates should have a strong background in food manufacturing, leadership experience, and a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.

Benefits

Performance-based bonus

Medical, Dental, Vision coverage

401k Plan

Wellness Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Flexible Time Off

Paid Parental Bonding Leave

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years experience in food manufacturing, dairy experience preferred.
• 5+ years supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment required.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to coach and guide.

Responsibilities

• Manage the flow of raw materials and finished goods in the warehouse.
• Ensure safety awareness and maintain safe working conditions.
• Participate in continuous improvement and IWS efforts.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Communication

Analytical Skills

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical/Mechanical/Industrial Engineering

HS diploma/GED

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Short Intro and About the Job

At Danone, Manufacturing the best products and supplying them to meet demand is a key driver for our plant teams. We are currently looking to hire a Flow Manager (Warehouse Manager) based in our West Jordan, Utah yogurt manufacturing plant!

This role is responsible for managing the flow of raw materials and finished goods from receipt to consumption through our internal warehouses, external warehouses, and production facilities. This role will manage SQCDMN (Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Mobilization, and Nature) 24/7 for the Flow (Raw, Cooler, Waste) and WMS departments. A strong, cross-functional business relationship with manufacturing, supply chain, and finance is imperative for this role. The Flow Manager will also continuously identify physical and systematic process improvements associated with these responsibilities. This position reports to the Production Director

In this role you will be responsible for:

Leadership:

• Communicating safety awareness as primary to all employees; maintaining safe working conditions; proposing ideas to improve safety within the plant.

• Providing daily leadership to all levels of the department, developing growth plans and providing a positive working environment.

• Encouraging employee involvement and displayingDanone Leadership Behaviors throughout everything you do.

• Participating in and supporting plant continuous improvement and IWS efforts.

• Providing strategic oversite of cooler, raw pack, and WMS areas.

• Managing headcount, overtime and temporary employees to ensure business needs are met and within budget.

• Continuously improving performance based on the key performance indicators for inventory, quality, and OE impacts related to Flow.

• Effectively contributing to problem resolution by participating in and/or leading root cause problem solving efforts.

• Working closely with Supply Chain, Production and Finance leadership in order to strive for continuous improvement in all areas of operation.

Core Functional Expectations:

• Accountable for ensuring acceptable levels achieved for Dango (internal control) requirements for Inventory control items. Participating in annual audit of internal control.

• Working with procurement and planning teams to ensure proper levels of inventory are being kept and transfers taking place as planned.

• Working closely with local 3PL to ensure Raw Material inventory accuracy and on-time delivery to plant

• Reviewing and approving cycle count adjustments for Raw Materials and Finished Goods, addressing concerns and/or driving improvements.

• Ensuring timely production order closing, driving system improvements.

• Leading and/or actively participatingin projects related to Inventory, Systems, cost reductions or other projects determined a priority by Leadership.

• Working with R&I and plant operations in scheduling new product and raw material trials as needed.

• Ensuring timely incident reports are filled out with details of production incidents to aid in quicker resolution of the issues.

• Managing Flow budget and driving productivity within the scope of Flow

• Providing oversite and leadership to labor scheduling, optimization, and strategy

• Other duties as required

Danone North America additionally offers a performance-based bonus and has a strong benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Coverage, 401k Plan, Wellness Program, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Time Off, and Paid Parental Bonding Leave, among other benefit plan options.

About You

• A Bachelors degree in Chemical /Mechanical/Industrial Engineer or related, preferred. HS diploma/GED is required.

• Minimum of 10 years experience in food manufacturing, dairy experience, preferred

• 5+ years supervisory experience within a food/beverage, or other manufacturing environment, required.

• 5-10 years in planning, material and inventory movement, and/or warehousing, required.

• Knowledge of SAP, production, or warehouse management applications, required.
• Experience with lean and process improvements, project management and team leadership
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to coach, guide, and promote direct reports

• Strong project management skills

• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and warehouse management applications

• Must possess strategic vision and executional excellence

• Excellent multi-tasking, organization, and time-management skills

• Sound business acumen with corresponding analytical and judgment skills

• Strong communication skills (both oral and written) across all levels of the organization and can foster effective cross-functional partnerships
• Ability to support a 24/7 manufacturing environment as business needs dictate, required.

About Us, We offer and What's next

At Danone North America, you’ll work with some of the best-known food and beverage brands in the world likeActivia, Silk, Two Good, Oikos, evian, and Happy Family.You’ll be part of one of the largest Certified B Corps in the world, working together to make sure our brands create real benefits for people, communities, and the planet. We have 6,000+ employees across the U.S. and Canada. Come join our movement for a healthier world:One Planet. One Health BY YOU.

Danone North America is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. It is our policy to give equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to legally protected characteristics, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state/provincial and/or local law. For our EEO policy statement and your EEO rights under lawclick here.

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