Warehouse Supervisor

SunOpta, Inc.; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Paid Family leave

Paid maternity leave

401(k) with Match

Voluntary Life, Accident, Critical Ill

Hospital indemnity

Paid Holidays

Tuition assistance

Short-term and Long-term Disability

Job summary

SunOpta, Inc. is seeking a Warehouse Supervisor at our Allentown, PA facility. You will oversee shipping/receiving of raw materials and finished goods, manage inventory records, and lead a team to meet production schedules.

Responsibilities include developing work instructions, ensuring accurate documentation, and enforcing GMP and safety protocols in a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Business or related field.
• 3–5 years related experience or equivalent.
• Food industry and/or manufacturing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervise daily material department activities including shipping and receiving.
• Ensure accuracy of shipments and related documentation.
• Maintain inventory records and conduct cycle counts where applicable.
• Develop and maintain departmental work instructions; coordinate with production scheduling.
• Ensure safety compliance and GMP adherence across the warehouse.

Skills

Cycle counting

Reading & interpreting documents

Calculations

Microsoft Office

Aptitude to learn software

General business software

Education

Associate degree in Business or related field

Job description

Allentown Facility, 7108 Daniels Drive, Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description

Posted Monday, August 3, 2026 at 5:00 AM

About SunOpta

SunOpta delivers customized supply chain solutions and innovation for top brands, retailers, and foodservice providers across a broad portfolio of beverages, broths, and better-for-you snacks. With over 50 years of expertise, SunOpta fuels customers’ growth with high-quality, sustainability-forward solutions distributed through retail, club, foodservice, and e-commerce channels across North America.

Job Summary:

The Warehouse Supervisor is responsible for overseeing a wide variety of material department activities including shipping and receiving raw materials and/or finished goods and maintaining inventory and associated records. People management responsibilities include hiring and training, planning, and assigning daily work, conducting performance appraisals, addressing performance issues, and resolving problems.

Essential Functions of the Job:

• Supervise and assist in daily material department including:
• Filling and shipping customer orders
• Satisfying internal shipping requirements (technical service, vendors, etc.)
• Ensuring accuracy of shipments and supporting documentation
• Receiving incoming material and routing to appropriate area or personnel
• Filling work orders from production
• Packaging assemblies and receiving into finished goods
• Ensuring inventory transactions are accurately logged
• Arranging transfers to and from external warehouses
• Measuring and reporting the effectiveness of the department activities.
• Developing and maintaining departmental work instructions for all tasks.
• Establishing or adjusting work procedures to meet warehouse demands as dictated by production schedules and workflow.
• Interpreting company policies to workers and enforcing safety regulations.
• Recommending measures to improve quality of service, increasing efficiency of department and work crew and equipment performance.
• Continuously improve warehouse operations through the use of lean enterprise practices.
• Conferring with other supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments and serving internal customers.
• Assists with inventory control levels by conducting physical counts, reconciling with data storage system.
• Maintains physical condition of warehouse by planning and implementing new design layouts; inspecting equipment; issuing work orders for repair and requisitions for replacement.
• Ensures effective safety procedures, tools and record keeping are managed through site leadership.
• Adheres to company GMP’s (good manufacturing practices), safety procedures and all other quality processes.
• Wear PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) when required.
• All other duties, as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Warehouse and Material Department Employees

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associates Degree in Business or related field.
• Three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Food industry and/or manufacturing industry experience.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Previous experience in cycle counting and Inventory a plus
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating/maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to make calculations such as discounts, freight estimates, dimensional weight, invoices, and percentages.
• Knowledge of general business and computer software.
• Aptitude to learn new software applications.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).

Additional Considerations:

• Travel Expectations: Travel between main plant and 2 warehouses (within 10-mile radius).
• Location: This role will be located at the SunOpta offsite warehouse in Alburtis, PA.
• Shift: Days, Monday through Friday.
• Work Environment: Approximately 50% of this role will be performed in an office environment; approximately 50% may be in a production environment.
• Relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.

Featured Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid Family leave
• Paid maternity leave
• 401(k) with Match
• Voluntary Life, Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital indemnity
• Paid Holidays
• Tuition assistance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability insurance

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
EOE M/W/VET/DISABLED

Allentown Facility, 7108 Daniels Drive, Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States of America