Mgr - Warehouse

Flagstone Foods:

At Flagstone Foods, we believe appreciation grows goodness. We have an appreciation for our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we live. Appreciation is our main ingredient! 

Headquartered in the North Loop of Minneapolis with plants in Robersonville, North Carolina, El Paso, Texas, and Dothan, Alabama, we are one of North America’s largest manufacturers and distributors of “feel good snacks,” like flavorful snack nuts, innovative trail mixes and wholesome dried fruits…and we are adding to our team! We hire creative, thoughtful, and entrepreneurial team members. If you share our enthusiasm and appreciation for goodness, you too may find a home with Flagstone Foods. 

Position Summary

The Warehouse Manager is responsible for the operations of the factory warehouse, managing the third-party warehouses and applicable contracts. This position is accountable for achieving overall operating results consistent with company performance goals. The Warehouse Manager will direct ongoing communication and collaboration with customers of the warehouses and ensure results meet or exceed customer expectations for product quality and service reliability, speed, and accuracy. This position is responsible for overseeing maintenance processes, record keeping, safety protocol, security services, and inventory assurance to ensure work teams, service providers, equipment, and physical assets are safe and secure. In addition, the Warehouse Manager oversees the recruiting, training, development, and coaching of warehouse employees. 

Essential Functions 

Responsible for managing the factory warehouse, third party warehouses and applicable contracts. 

• Work closely with supervisors and leads to coordinate warehouse activities, such as shipping, receiving and inventory controls. Reviews and evaluates performance of all warehouse functions. 

• Manage the daily activity of all shipping, receiving and inventory warehouse employees to assure a high level of internal and external customer service. 

• Act as a liaison between manufacturing and customer service.

 • Prepare and manage departmental budgets. 

• Interview, select, and train warehouse and supervisory employees.

 • Inspect physical conditions of warehouses, including equipment, products, and supplies and orders testing, maintenance, repairs, or replacements as needed. 

• Responsible for inventory controls, returns, product damage, accurate scanning, and inventory balances. 

• Assure coordination of inventory transfers and physical inventories. • Define, develop, and set metrics for internal and external warehouse personnel. 

• Identify and install best practices for warehouse management. 

• Provide specific electronic reports (metrics); as required. 

• Train/cross-train warehouse associates on OSHA and other safety regulations, and security of assets.

 • Plan, develop, and implement safety, security, and OSHA compliance.

 • Responsible for ensuring the policies and systems in place for Food Safety are practiced and enforced. 

• Perform other job-related duties as assigned. 

Qualifications (Education/Experience) 

• Must have valid forklift certification. 

• Must have 1 – 3 years of experience using a forklift. 

• 3 to 5 years minimum job-related experience. 

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a manager role required. 

• Strong computer skills including knowledge and understanding of Microsoft Office and preferably SAP experience. 

• Food Safety, PCQI, HACCP Certification or acceptable experience. 

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described within the Essential Functions section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform this job. Other duties or tasks may be assigned as required. Management may modify, change, or add to the duties of this description at any time without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to: 

• Communicate with others both verbally and in writing. 

• Be independently mobile. 

• Use a computer and keyboard. 

• Regularly sit, stand, walk, reach, stretch, stoop, bend, for extended periods. 

• Ability to lift/carry 25 to 50 lbs.

• Exposure to noise levels requiring hearing protection.