Food Manufacturing Intralogistics Lead

At 2:00 pm in our Romeoville, IL facility, you kick off the second shift by reviewing the final production schedule and confirming that release requests are placed for materials needed both today (per the Supply & Demand Coordinator) and tomorrow (per the Materials Counter). You walk the warehouse to ensure equipment is operating safely, validate a smooth shift changeover with an operational summary, and assign work hours based on inbound, outbound, transfer, and production demands—keeping downtime and carrier detention to a minimum.

As orders flow, you coordinate with customers and carriers to fine-tune dock schedules, verify BOLs against receiving reports from outside cold storage, and investigate any discrepancies. You coach new team members on BRC and GMP, confirm forklift training completion, and uphold SOPs, attendance, and safety policies. Before 10:30 pm, you reconcile inventory quantities used on daily purchase orders against counts from the Inventory Specialist, submit attendance records to payroll and the temporary agency when the Shift Manager is away, and hand off a clear shift summary.

• Location: Romeoville, IL
• Department: Logistics
• Reporting to: Logistics Manager
• Schedule: 2nd shift, 2:00 pm–10:30 pm, Monday–Friday

• Keep materials moving efficiently between warehouses and customers to reduce production downtime and minimize customer errors/complaints.
• Execute any operational task required to ensure production and customer orders are fulfilled accurately and on time under the direction of the Logistics Manager or supervisor.
• Model strict adherence to SOPs, attendance, and safety policies.
• Train all new hires in BRC and GMP and verify completion of forklift certification.
• Maintain equipment in good working order and address issues promptly.
• Drive seamless shift changeovers, including operational shift summaries, transfers, and releases as directed.
• Allocate labor hours each day based on production, transfer, inbound, and outbound schedules to prevent downtime and detention fees.
• Submit release requests to appropriate facilities for same-day material needs per the Supply & Demand Coordinator.
• Verify and correct quantities used on daily purchase orders to match Inventory Specialist counts; investigate large variances.
• Match BOLs to receiving reports from outside cold storage and resolve differences.
• When the Shift Manager is absent, verify logistics attendance records and submit hours to payroll and the temporary agency.
• Review next-day production schedule, confirm in-house raw material quantities, and ensure release requests are placed per the Materials Counter for the following day.
• Partner with customers and carriers to build inbound and outbound schedules aligned to warehouse operations.
• Other duties as assigned or volunteered for.

• Proficiency in shipping/receiving, warehouse workflows, material handling, and distribution.
• Forklift license and experience in a manufacturing environment.

• Forklifts (Raymond, Crown)

• Promptly report any food safety or quality concerns to supervision and/or quality assurance.
• Immediately escalate any risks or evidence of unsafe or out‑of‑spec product, equipment, packaging, or raw materials to a designated manager for rapid resolution.