Logistics Lead

Title: Logistics Lead

Department: Logistics

Reports To: Refer to location organizational chart

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At Mennel, we believe in doing right and bringing our best to our people who are helping to feed the world. We promote teamwork and recognize the individual contribution everyone makes to the overall success of the company.

SUMMARY: This position oversees inventory, metrics and coordinates shipping procedures along with transportation for Mennel items in a safe and timely manner. In this role, you will help sustain Mennel’s tradition of excellence established in 1886 as well as support our food safety programs and mission to reliably deliver superior quality, uniformity, and service.

PRIMARY WORK SHIFT: Works shift as assigned and overtime as required.

This position works a pitman schedule, 12-hour shift, 7AM-7PM.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without accommodation.

• Follow all food and personal safety rules and regulations in respect to GMP’s, OSHA, HACCP, the Global Food Safety Initiative, the US FDA Food Safety Modernization Act as stated in the FS&Q Statement, and sanitation guidelines as set forth by the company as listed in Corporate Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) and attend all required training sessions. Maintain the department/facility in an everyday audit ready condition.
• Monitor and maintain group email mailboxes associated with Logistics.
• Update and reporting KPI metric monitoring.
• Schedule transportation for Mennel owned ingredients and finished goods.
• Coordinate movement of material from the storage areas in the warehouse to the point of sale.
• Manage documentation associated with shipping processes.
• Manage product inventory and adjust any entries that may need to be regulated.
• Document all actions by handling logs and records and managing information on forms.
• Conduct physical inventories to determine losses and identify stocks for shipment.
• Compile work orders and ensure appropriate compliance.
• Prepare special orders for products not in stock.
• Direct the work of warehouse personnel and oversee all associated activities.
• Assume warehouse operations responsibility in the absence of the warehouse supervisor.
• Be a backup to the Warehouse Technician Lead position as needed.
• Assist in developing policies and procedures to direct the operations of the warehouse.
• Investigate and report warehouse operational discrepancies.
• Designated as point person for system upgrades, improvements and troubleshooting.
• Documenting system processes and updating SOPs and OPLs.
• Other duties may be assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position oversees Warehouse Technician and Warehouse Lead Technicians in absence of the Warehouse Supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to perform this job

• A minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent required;

• 5 years warehouse experience preferred.
• Strong customer service and organization skills.
• High level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations and documentation.
• Ability to operate most standard office equipment.
• Attention to detail in composing, typing and proofing materials, establishing priorities, and meeting deadlines.
• Good to excellent spelling, grammar and written communication skills.
• Excellent telephone and oral communication skills.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, memos, procedures, and plans. Ability to write, complete checklists and other basic documentation and correspondence. Ability to effectively present information or data in one-on-one and small group situations to co-workers, supervisors, and managers.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

REASONING ABILITY:

Must use solid judgment when making decisions. Must have ability to quickly recognize and plan for changing work duties and events.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to perform maintenance tasks, reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, twist, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds or more. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to conditions that are typical to an office environment but may be required to perform minor tasks in the manufacturing areas. Work involves exposure to common wheat allergens.