Hourly Albertsons Distribution Center Jobs (NOW HIRING)

About the company  

Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. With a fixation on raising the bar with innovation and building belonging through our culture, our team is rallying our company around a unique purpose: to create joy around each table and inspire a healthier tomorrow for every community. 

Albertsons Companies is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, with over 2,200 stores in 34 states and the District of Columbia. Our well-known banners include Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen, Carrs, Kings Food Markets, and Balducci's Food Lovers Market. We support our stores with 22 distribution centers and 17 manufacturing plants. 

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Building the future of food and well-being starts with you. Join our team and bring your best self to the table. 

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Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Plans and directs activities connected with all facets of physical distribution including but not limited to receiving, storage, and shipping of dry and perishable products to meet demanding retail store requirements. 

• Ensures accurate inventory maintenance, maintains timely distribution schedules, organizes emergency preparedness plans, and controls salvage and pallet repair activities. 

• Drives continuous improvement in the areas of profit, ROI, process improvements through Lean processes.

• Utilizes new technology and processes available to maximize efficiency. 

• Develops policies and procedures for distribution processes in order to ensure optimization and compliance with established standards and regulations. 

• Ensures Albertsons policies, procedures and practices are strictly adhered to, including appropriate audit, controls and segregation of duties are in place to support Sarbanes Oxley compliance. 

• Accurately records and reports all reporting data to ensure optimum financial integrity. 

• Responsible for managing food safety/sanitation programs to meet or exceed both ASI and company standards. Utilizing the 5S principles.

• Establishes and maintains a safe and healthy work environment. Provides a high level of safety awareness for the team by continually communicating effectively, educating the team members and enforcing safe work practices. 

• Ensure work areas are hazard fee, clean and orderly.

• Oversees all phases of the distribution centers' employee relations and development, directly or through subordinates. Hiring and continuous development of the facility staff. 

• Manages employee relations by dealing with grievances, corporate, LR, plant employees, and other business agents. Union contract agreements; includes administration, interpretations, grievance meetings, preparation for negotiations, and involvement in negotiations. 

• Develops a strong management team to support succession requirements throughout the corporation. 

• Develops and manages distribution operating and capital equipment budgets.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree (preferably in business or logistics) and/or equivalent experience. 
• 9 - 12 years of experience.
• 10+ years of progressive distribution management experience.
• Experience in computerized warehouse management and transportation management systems. 
• Understanding of financial/accounting principles and operational budgeting. 
• Proven experience in developing and managing annual operating plans (P&L). 
• Proven ability to do financial analysis and review and analyze existing cost data. 
• Demonstrated experience in implementing and managing engineered labor standards. 
• Ability to empower the workforce and build strong teams through hiring, developing, evaluating, training, coaching and succession planning. 
• Proven ability to define performance measures directly related to business and hold people accountable for such.
• Strong communication skills and ability to build direct relationships with hourly associates while managing multiple union contracts. 
• Excellent customer service focus, results oriented. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
• Computer skills, including Excel, MS Word, and Adage.

What is it like at Albertsons?  

Our 290,000 associates have a passion for great service and building lasting relationships with our customers. Through a companywide focus on innovation, we are continually enhancing our digital and product offerings, making it easy for customers to get what they need, wherever they are. 

Albertsons is an Equal Opportunity Employer  

This Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, or on any other basis prohibited by law. Consistent with applicable state and local law, the Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.   

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The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work performed by the associate(s) in this job.  Specific duties and responsibilities may vary by position.