Director of Operations - Atlanta, United States - Harvest Sherwood Food Distributors

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  • As the largest independent wholesale food distributor in the U.S., with 15 distribution centers from coast-to-coast, Harvest Sherwood is an essential business.
  • We buy, sell and deliver fresh, high quality protein products and other foods to over 6,000 retail and foodservice customers.
  • The Director of Operations will partner with the National Operations Manager to create, develop and implement policies and procedures for the Warehouse and Transportation departments.
  • The Director of Operations will be assigned duties, based on organizational needs and priorities.
  • Lead the operations teams to constantly strive on improving the quality and efficiency of existing operations by implementing new systems and/or improving upon existing procedures, end goal being a safe, high quality, cost-efficient operation; key areas of focus are inventory, purchasing, fleet management, labor management, safety, and driving creation and implementation of SOP's
  • Working with the National Operations Manager to assist the operations management team in setting policies, procedures, and systems and following through with implementation, consistently advising of progress
  • Organizational development including the hiring, development, management and leading of staff including warehouse, delivery & installation, load crew and maintenance
  • Strong knowledge of OSHA & Safety Regulations