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Area Manager Trainee

Gopuff
Richmond, CA Part Time
POSTED ON 9/19/2025 CLOSED ON 11/13/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Area Manager Trainee position at Gopuff?

Gopuff is looking for team leaders with manufacturing / retail operations experience to join our Worldwide Operations Organization as an Area Manager for our first company operated Distribution Center. This facility will service Gopuff sites all over the country.

The Area Manager of a Gopuff Distribution Center leads people, processes, and systems that deliver important products to our customers as promised. This role is challenging and appeals to people who have a pioneering spirit and a founder's mentality. The Area Manager will lead a team of up to 50 associates in a variety of roles within our Distribution Center. We are looking for both an Inbound & Outbound Manager.

A Gopuff Distribution Center requires a leader who has experience in a quality/safety focused, high volume operations environment along with advanced people skills. A strong engineering or operations mindset is required to address the complexity, including: shift planning, inbound operation, space management, pick, pack, equipment maintenance and reliability, outbound operation, yard management, transportation and logistics, automation, safety, quality, Associate engagement, productivity, and peak planning and execution. The Area Manager will be responsible to develop and lead, inspire, invent, create culture, foster production and promote Associate retention.

The Distribution Center Area Manager role requires a detailed understanding and ability to balance every operational component of a facility from employee needs to IT, from various technologies to process improvement. A successful leader will be able to provide strong vision and direction for the team, while fostering bottom-up participation in process improvement from all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

  • Build daily plans to ensure all productivity and volume targets are met/exceeded while delivering a world class customer experience
  • Communicate shift production and volume goals to your team
  • Support organizational safety policies in accordance with OSHA requirements to provide a world class safety experience for your Associates
  • Coach, manage, and motivate your team to meet and exceed expectations
  • Help build the culture of the Distribution Center through associate engagement and support the scalable growth of the company by developing and enabling the success of each member of the leadership team
  • Utilize Lean/Six Sigma methodologies to continuously eliminate waste in the operation
  • Oversee product flow and implement new processes as required in order to improve efficiency and to support growth in new product lines
  • Uphold the best of Gopuff's culture, leadership principles and values in the building and in the community
  • Work flexible hours as the business demands; including overnight, weekends, and holidays as well as overtime on a by needs basis.
  • Stand/Walk for up to a 12 hour shift
  • Ability to lift and move items weighing up to 49 pounds

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Logistics or Business / Operations Management
  • 3 years of experience in manufacturing operations or other related Distribution Center experience
  • Experience leading 25 people
  • Experience with Lean/Six Sigma quality systems

Compensation

  • Gopuff pays employees based on market pricing and pay may vary depending on your location. The salary range below reflects what we’d reasonably expect to pay candidates. A candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, interview performance, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. Exceptions may be made for exceptional individuals. For additional information on this role’s compensation package, please reach out to the designated recruiter for this role.
  • Salary Range: $70,000 - $73,000

What We Offer

  • Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance - eligible on Day 1 of employment
  • 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
  • HSA or FSA eligibility
  • Long and Short-Term Disability Insurance
  • Group Life Insurance
  • EAP through Carebridge
  • Mental Health Benefits
  • Fitness Reimbursement Program
  • 25% employee discount & FAM Membership
  • Hybrid or Remote flexibility
  • Unlimited PTO

The only predictable thing about life is that it’s wildly unpredictable. That’s where we come in.

When life does what it does best, customers turn to Gopuff to deliver their everyday essentials, and to get through their day & night, work day and weekend.

We’re assembling a team of thinkers, dreamers & risk-takers...the kind of people who know the value of peace of mind in an unpredictable world. (And people who love snacks.)

Like what you’re hearing? Welcome to Gopuff.

The Gopuff Fam is committed to an inclusive workplace where we do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or familial status, age, ancestry, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We believe in diversity and encourage any qualified individual to apply. We are an equal employment opportunity employer.

Salary : $70,000 - $73,000

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