Warehouse Day Lead - Austin, United States - Mr. Greens Produce

Description

Looking for a Day Warehouse Lead in the Austin TX Area

Overview:

Mr. Greens has proudly grown into one of the largest privately-owned produce distributors in Texas. With deliveries 365-days a year, 7-days a week and multiple runs per day, Mr. Greens has set the gold standard for service. Mr. Greens serves a large variety of clients, including restaurants, hotels, country clubs, caterers, grocery stores and retail outlets.


Summary:

Mr. Greens seeks a highly motivated and dedicated Day Warehouse Lead. In this role, the lead will play a vital role in our Austin Warehouse.

The position is responsible for leading the day warehouse team as well as selecting full case grocery, frozen and/or perishable products from warehouse picking slots using a pallet jack or other equipment.

Selected items are placed on a pallet, packages are wrapped in plastic, transported to the shipping dock (and, in some cases), loaded onto a truck for delivery to customers.

All employees are expected to make safety their top priority.


Accountabilities:

• Manage day operations of the warehouse, including returns, receiving, put away, transfers, restock, freight, parcels, and conversion.
• Lead day warehouse team to deliver unparalleled customer service.
• Maintain high levels of accuracy in overnight / night operations.
• Support Night Manager
• Responsible for associate development through training on policy & procedures. Creates a cohesive organization by keeping lines of communication open and directs workforce to insure efficient workflow.
• Perform general physical activities load, unload, sort and move products and materials by hand or using basic material handling equipment.
• Perform tasks in multitemperature environments.
• Select merchandise for shipment and stack on pallet neatly by using a pallet jack or forklift.
• Use a pick sheet to find out individual items inside warehouse.
• Breakdown and restack merchandise from pallets.
• Verify quantity of the products.
• Ensure items pick accurately and safely to prevent damage.
• Keep warehouse tidy by picking up scrap wood, paper, plastic wrappers, and broken pallets.
• Maintaining a foodsafe environment.
• Report any damaged equipment to shift supervisor or maintenance staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Previous warehousing managing/leadership experience.
• Power Pallet Jacks: (required)
• Fresh Produce experience preferred
• Must be able to work effectively with other employees, and other departments within the company.
• Must be able to climb, stoop, kneel, and reach.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
• Must be able to work in 35 to 70degree temperatures.
• Prior experience working in the food industry.

Physical Demands/ Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Frequent walking, kneeling, standing, squatting, bending, reaching overhead, and lifting 50+ lbs.

Benefits

• Medical Benefits
• Paid training provided.
• Vision
• Dental
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Weekly
• 401K
• Holiday Pay