Warehouse Manager Job Duties & Responsibilities

Helping In His Name Ministries Inc

85 Bellamy Place

Stockbridge, GA 30281

678-565-6135 , option #3

foodpantry@helpinginhisname.org

https://helpinginhisname.org

General Duties and Responsibilities:

• Moderate-to-heavy lifting and labor; can be physically demanding at times (sometimes items can weigh over 100 pounds).

• High sense of urgency to complete all tasks daily.

• Load and unload trucks / vehicles.

• Weigh all items (food and non-food items) that are received, and accurately record the weights on the appropriate paperwork.

• Knowledgeable and capable of safely operating heavy machinery, such as forklifts and electric pallet jacks (only people 18 and older can operate the forklift and electric pallet jacks).

• Knowledgeable and capable of safely operating a pallet jack and handtruck.

• Organize and maintain the warehouse, 2 outside buildings, coolers, freezers, and trailers.

• Supervise, instruct, and correct safe work practices.

• Ensure all pallets are shrink-wrapped and labeled correctly.

• Ensure all pallets are placed in the steel correctly and safely.

• Ensure the warehouse, 2 outside buildings, coolers, freezers, trailers, and parking lot are neat, clean, and safe.

• Maintain and organize food in buggies, pallets, bins, coolers, freezers, etc.

• Sort food items correctly into proper classifications (i.e. raw, cooked, wet, dry, etc).

• Move food inventory through and out of the Pantry in a timely manner with regard to expiration dates (maintain proper rotation with food expiration dates; i.e. oldest dated food needs to be distributed first).

• Knowledgeable of safe food handling practices.

• Knowledgeable of proper cold food chain handling practices.

• Clearly communicate directions.

• Answer questions clearly and concisely.

• Assist fellow workers / helpers as needed; teamwork.

• Assist everyone who brings donations in to the Pantry

• Assist with distributing food to families in need within our community

• Assist with making food boxes

• Assist with loading families cars with food boxes

• Model hard-working standards and excellence.

• Manage own time, and the time of others effectively and wisely.

• Prepare and plan for upcoming deliveries / distributions.

• Identify problems, then develop and implement solutions.

• Effectively train people using verbal, visual, and hands-on demonstration.

• Engage everyone who volunteers, does community service, donates, picks up a distribution, and/or is a guest with a smile, courtesy, respect, friendliness, helpfulness, and professionalism.

• Tolerate differences in weather conditions and temperatures.

• Tolerate working in the cold temperatures of the freezers and coolers.

• Follow Pantry rules, regulations, policies, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s).

• Able to listen to, understand, receive, and accept information and ideas communicated to be implemented and/or executed.

• Able to receive and accept direction, correction, and/or guidance from superiors and/or peers.

• Complete weekly safety and fluid level checks on both forklifts and all electric pallet jacks. Fill up all fluids and apply grease when levels are down.

Skills and Requirements:

• Communication skills

• Good listening skills

• Organization skills

• Problem-solving skills

• Attention to detail skills

• Leadership skills

• Training skills

• Teamwork skills

• Sense of urgency

• Self-motivated

• Continuously working while clocked in for work

• Dependable and punctual to work required schedule

• Must possess a valid Georgia Driver’s license and have a good driving record

• Able to safely drive and operate both an electric stand-up forklift and a propane sit-down forklift

• Able to safely operate an electric pallet jack

• Able to safely operate a cardboard baler

The above duties, responsibilities, skills, and/or requirements are just some of the main duties, responsibilities, skills, and/or requirements to be performed and completed by the person employed in this position, the Warehouse Leader at Helping In His Name Ministries, Inc.

The above list is not all encompassing. Other tasks, projects, duties, and/or responsibilities can and will be assigned as needed.