Receiving Manager-Charlotte

About The Company: Keany Produce & Gourmet is a leading distributor of fresh produce, dairy, seasonal, and gourmet products with a commitment to fairness, personal attention, and quality. Operating facilities in Landover, MD, and Richmond, VA, Keany serves customers in MD, VA, PA, DE, and Washington, DC Since 1970.

We are looking for a Receiving supervisor to join our team in Charlotte NC.

Schedule: 8am to finish Sunday-Friday

Job Purpose/Objective:

The Receiving Manager is responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating the receipt and storage of products and materials within the organization. This management position is also responsible for directing and managing the warehouse, including secondary oversight of maintenance, quality assurance and proper GMP food safety handling. Ensures timely and accurate tracking of inventory through the inventory management system. Manages an effective balance of operations efficiency, regulatory compliance, customer satisfaction and growth.

II.           Essential Job Functions:

• Ensures all deliveries meet or exceed company quality standards and that product is handled according to GMP standards / received and stored using consistent food safety regulations    
• Ensures timely and accurate tracking of inventory through the inventory management system.
• Supervises and assures products are suitable for shipping, including verifying information through purchase orders and ticketing; ensures warehouse is appropriately stocked; comply with Company ticketing and signing guidelines.
• Communicate with Purchasing and Sales staff regarding product shortages, overages, and quality concerns.
• Ensures orderly and clean receiving and cooler areas; ensures warehouse complies with all external audit standards (Cook and Thurber, etc.)
• Ensure slot moves are conducted efficiently, effectively and timely.  Oversees rotation of stock to ensure quality products are available for shipping and to minimize waste.
• Supervises effectiveness and productivity of Receiving staff through continual communication and performance management; reacts to personnel performance issues.
• Train and/or oversee training of new Warehouse Receivers.
• Perform other related duties as may be required.

III.          Working Conditions/Job Environment

Degrees of physical demands (strength) are usually associated with this position.

•             Minimum lift requirement 50-60 lbs. on a regular basis

•             Requires repeated stooping and bending

•             Frequent lifting and carrying boxed/bagged fruits and vegetables

•             Requires continuous standing for extended periods of time

•             Frequently requires riding a motorized, stand-on pallet jack and a stand-up Crown forklift

•             Frequent loading / unloading of produce from an enclosed tractor trailer unit

Environmental conditions (physical surroundings and hazards) usually associated with this position:

•             Working in 36 –40-degree (F) warehouse areas for 7-8 hours daily

•             Working in a damp environment for 8-10 hours daily

•             Frequent use of a private office inside of the warehouse area

•             Occasional work outside in adverse weather conditions loading and unloading trucks

•             Moderately noisy environment 

• Education High School Diploma or equivalent industry experience
• Experience Two years of warehouse receiving experience. One year of supervisory experience in a warehouse environment.
• Knowledge
• Thorough product knowledge, including acceptable substitutes and frequently ordered items
• Warehouse receiving and storage processes and procedures
• Knowledge of produce types and ability to make judgments on product quality
• Basic knowledge of inventory control and Microsoft Office software applications

Skills and Abilities

• Comfortable working in a fast paced, multi-tasked environment, and have good organizational skills.
• Must be a self-starter, assertive – decision maker, forward thinker, and problem solver.
• Able to drive a stand-up forklift and a sit-down forklift
• Able to lift and load cases on to warehouse shelves properly and safely
• Ability to read put-away reports and match with slot location and case product description
• Basic math. Very strong verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Education: Associate or bachelor’s Degree

Experience: Three years of warehouse receiving experience. Two years of supervisory experience in a warehouse environment.

Knowledge

• Advanced knowledge of warehouse receiving and storage processes and procedures
• Advanced knowledge of produce types and ability to make judgments on product quality
• Advanced knowledge of inventory control and Microsoft Office Software applications

Skills and Abilities

• Flexibility and adaptable to change in work assignments and priorities. Very strong verbal and written communication skills in multiple languages – English, Spanish, Vietnamese, and various African dialects.

Licensure/Other

Forklift Operator’s License

Experience:

• Shipping & receiving: 3 years (Required)
• storage processes and procedures: 2 years (Required)
• Supervising: 1 year (Required)

Salary : $60,000 - $75,000