Confidential Food Service Distributor

Warehouse Operations Manager – Night Shift

Schedule: Sunday–Thursday
Employment Type: Full-Time

A well-established food distribution and warehouse operation in the Erie area is seeking an experienced Warehouse Operations Manager to oversee nightly warehouse operations and personnel.

This is a hands-on leadership position responsible for directing warehouse associates, ensuring accurate order selection, coordinating truck loading, maintaining safety standards, and ensuring nightly operations meet established dispatch schedules.

Position Overview

The Warehouse Operations Manager will serve as a first-line manager responsible for supervising approximately 50 warehouse associates and directing activities related to product selection, order verification, staging, and truck loading.

The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining a safe, efficient, and productive warehouse operation throughout the night shift.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain a strong focus on employee and workplace safety throughout the shift.
• Oversee nightly order-picking and truck-loading operations.
• Ensure orders are accurately selected, staged, and loaded according to dispatch schedules.
• Minimize product damage and breakage during warehouse operations.
• Directly supervise approximately 50 hourly warehouse employees.
• Train, schedule, coach, and manage employee performance.
• Monitor warehouse facilities and equipment to ensure proper operation.
• Enforce equipment operating procedures and coordinate preventive maintenance.
• Troubleshoot operational or equipment issues as needed.
• Respond to work-related injuries and ensure appropriate policies and OSHA requirements are followed.
• Maintain organized storage areas and efficient use of warehouse floor space.
• Identify and recommend improvements to warehouse layout and operational processes.
• Attend required management meetings and training programs.
• Maintain current knowledge of warehouse operations, safety requirements, and industry practices.

Required Qualifications

Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years of warehouse/distribution experience.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience managing an hourly workforce.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to motivate, coach, and develop warehouse employees.
• Broad knowledge of warehouse operations, methods, and procedures.
• Ability to interpret operational and financial data.
• Knowledge of inventory control procedures.
• Familiarity with OSHA, HACCP, and other applicable regulatory requirements.
• Basic computer skills.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced warehouse environment.

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

The position requires the ability to work in a multi-temperature warehouse environment, including:

• Dry dock areas
• Refrigerated/cooler areas
• Freezer areas

Physical requirements include:

• Occasional lifting and carrying of up to 25 pounds.
• Occasional overhead reaching.
• Frequent standing and walking for short periods.
• Frequent sitting for extended periods at a desk or workstation.
• Frequent squatting and bending.

What We're Looking For

We are seeking a hands-on warehouse leader who can effectively manage people, maintain safety and productivity standards, and keep nightly warehouse operations running on schedule.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience supervising hourly warehouse employees and a strong understanding of warehouse distribution operations.