Warehouse Slotter: Layout & Efficiency Optimizer

The Chefs' Warehouse; New York (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacations

Paid holidays

Health benefits

Weekly pay

Life insurance

Employee discounts

401k

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

The Chefs’ Warehouse is seeking a warehouse professional to maximize production efficiency through item placement, warehouse analysis, and logic systems. You will support accurate location setup and FIFO discipline in a high-volume NYC-area facility.

Responsibilities include maintaining GMP standards, optimizing aisle layouts, and collaborating with shipping, receiving, and procurement to improve capacity and reduce damage. Strong math, communication, and multitasking abilities are essential.

Qualifications

• Excellent math, reading, communication (verbal and written) and problem solving/analytical skills.
• Ability to handles multiple tasks.
• Attention to detail, solid judgment, and decision-making skills.
• Forklift certification may be required.
• Microsoft Office platform.
• Ability to lift/move up to 70 lbs. solo or greater weights in a team lift.
• Previous Warehouse Management (WMS) experience required.

Responsibilities

• Placement of new items in the warehouse into location assignments with logical ti/hi and FIFO criteria.
• Maintain GMP practices, flammability considerations, commodity grouping, and special customer requirements.
• Analyze aisle movements and make necessary adjustments to enhance productivity & capacity.
• Perform maintenance moves as suggested by production workers, as well as those discovered through observation or analysis to reduce damage and improve ergonomics.
• Use item forecast information to assist shipping department with setting up sale/distro staging areas.
• Consistently maintain all location labels.
• Maintain production related system logic and suggest modifications as necessary.
• Balance efficiencies between shipping and receiving to maximize overall capacity & efficiency.
• Serve as liaison between warehouse and procurement to assist with dimensional issues, as well as description related issues.
• Monitor and manage WHS exception reports.
• Manage and communicate physical location repair issues.
• Assist management in quality related research (i.e., lift transactions, selection assignment issues, etc.)
• Create layout/environment that minimizes damage, and shrink, as well as contributing to reduction of both.

Skills

Math

Analytical thinking

Communication

Detail oriented

Teamwork

Forklift certification

MS Office

WMS experience

Tools

MS Office

Warehouse Management System (WMS)

Job description

The Chefs’ Warehouse is seeking a warehouse professional to maximize production efficiency through item placement, warehouse analysis, and logic systems. You will support accurate location setup and FIFO discipline in a high-volume NYC-area facility.

Responsibilities include maintaining GMP standards, optimizing aisle layouts, and collaborating with shipping, receiving, and procurement to improve capacity and reduce damage. Strong math, communication, and multitasking abilities are essential.