Packaging Warehouse Manager - Houston, United States - Gulf Pacific Rice

Description

Reports to:
Director of Procurement


As of:
January 2024


About the Company

Gulf Pacific Rice LLC ("GP") is the leading upstream rice ingredients and organic rice processor and merchandiser in the US.

Located in NW Houston with over 25 years in business. Gulf Pacific operates at three locations, one in Texas and two in Arkansas. Gulf Pacific is growing rapidly with approx. $325 million in gross revenues for 2023.


Job Summary:

Stores materials, goods, MRO, and products in the right locations to feed the business's operational and production demands, maintaining a FIFO system, ensuring the safe and efficient receipt, storage and dispatch of warehouse packaging materials and products to feed business operation.

Responsibilities:

• Strategically manage warehouse in compliance with company's policies and vision
• Oversee receiving, warehousing, and deliveries of product to production.
• Setup layout and ensure efficient space utilization.
• Initiate, coordinate and enforce optimal operational policies and procedures.
• Maintain standards of health and safety, hygiene, and security
• Manage stock control, including performing monthly physical counts.
• Plan work, assign tasks appropriately and appraise results with a team of 1 or 2 operators.
• Recruit, select, orient, coach and motivate employees.
• Produce reports and statistics regularly.
• Unloading / Accepting delivery vehicles for inbound packaging materials, including paperwork
• Signing for inbound shipments upon receipt and verifying that the correct merchandise / qty has been received.
• Thoroughly inspect merchandise for any damage and discrepancies and report to management.
• Using forklifts, standing forklift, hand carts, or pallet jacks to load, unload, move, stack, and arrange stock accordingly.
• Strategically storing merchandise to maximize storage space within the warehouse.
• Ensure delivery of materials to production lines in accordance with production standards, which includes picking, count and delivery packaging needs for production orders or requests to multiple production lines.
• Take packaging back from production areas to properly store back.
• Ensuring cleanliness, tidiness, and safety of work environment.
• Counting and confirming inventory, during physical inventories, cycle counts and annual physical counts.
• Input data regarding stock and inventory into the ERP system.
• Keep paperwork up to date.
• And other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Expertise in warehouse management procedures and best practices
• High school or technical supply chain diploma.
• A valid forklift license. The ability to safely operate warehouse machinery and equipment.
• Good numeracy and IT skills
• Ability to accurately complete paperwork and count stock items
• 5 + years of Proven experience in a food warehouse environment.
• Knowledge of warehousing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) is a plus.
• Leadership skills and ability to manage staff.
• Excellent organizational and problemsolving skills.
• Team player, that could also work independently with or without supervision.
• Maintain and achieve OSHA safety standards.
• Effective communication skills.
• Detailoriented.
• Bilingual preferred.

General

• Strong problemsolving and decisionmaking abilities.
• Occasionally work outside of office hours to provide support for night shifts and weekend shifts.
• The ability to lift and move heavy objects.
• The ability to stand for extended periods.
• Must communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, establish and maintain effective relationships with employees.