Warehouse Lead

Job Title: Warehouse Lead

Reports to: Warehouse Supervisor

Location: Lewisville, TX

Job Type: Full-time/Exempt

Business Hours: M-F 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Salary Range: $50,000 - $55,000

About the Company:

Warabeya North America is a leading food manufacturer specializing in high-quality fresh and ready-to-eat food products. As part of the global Warabeya Nichiyo Group headquartered in Japan, we are dedicated with years of food innovation with a strong commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement. Our North American operations are growing, offering a collaborative, fast-paced environment where employees have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact and growth together with the company.

Position Summary:

The Warehouse Lead is responsible for overseeing daily warehouse operations, including analyzing, reporting, recording, and tracking warehouse activities at the TX plant. This role supports the Warehouse Supervisor/Manager in ensuring efficient operations and collaborates closely with the warehouse team to assist with inventory management and control for the TX plant.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the inventory and warehousing activities effectively and assist Purchaser and Warehouse Supervisor with forecasting material demands stock levels, re-order points and resources capacity ensuring product availability
• Ensure the accurate receiving details and record the accurate receipt information
• Record accurate log lot numbers daily
• Supervise and lead warehouse techs while training techs as needed
• Assist the Warehouse Supervisor and guide the team to achieve the department goals
• Perform weekly inventory counts and suggest the improvements as needed

Additional Responsibilities:

• Perform other duties as assigned.

The Company reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and responsibilities of this role as needed to meet business requirements.

Qualifications:

Required

• High School Diploma
• 3 years of warehouse, inventory control, or logistics experience
• Business level English proficiency in both oral and written
• Conversational Spanish speaking proficiency
• Basic MS Office proficiency
• Actively listens and communicates clearly and effectively in both verbal and written forms, adapting to the audience as needed
• Time management and task prioritization skills
• Good organizational skills and attention to detail
• Consistently produces accurate, thorough, and well-organized work
• Great problem-solving skills
• Works well with others and is helpful, respectful, and team-oriented
• Continuous learning and application of new knowledge
• Flexible mindset with the ability to adapt to change and learn quickly
• Must be able to work overtime and weekends as needed
• Must be able to work Tuesday evenings for weekly inventory
• Ability to work onsite (remote work is not an option)
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis at the time the employment begins and must not require sponsorship for employment visa status. This position is not eligible for employer-sponsored work authorization.

Preferred

• Warehouse, inventory control, or logistics experience in a manufacturing environment

Work Environment and Workplace:

• Work is primarily performed in an indoor environment, including manufacturing, and warehouse settings
• The role may involve exposure to moving mechanical parts, regular exposure to conditions such as hot and cold temperatures, humidity, and confined spaces depending on job duties
• The noise level in the work environment is typically moderate to high.
• The work environments may include exposure to food ingredients and cleaning agents

Physical Requirement:

To successfully perform the essential functions of this role, the employee must be able to:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position and/or move for extended periods
• Perform repetitive hand and arm movements to operate food processing, packaging, or sanitation equipment
• Safely handle raw materials, ingredients, finished products, and packaging materials in a production setting
• Lift, transport, maneuver materials, or equipment weighing up to approximately 50 pounds
• Bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, and reach frequently to access materials, equipment, and work areas
• Maintain visual acuity to read labels, monitors, safety indicators, and production instructions
• Safely operate motorized vehicles or equipment within the facility as needed
• Ability to differentiate between color-coded materials used in sorting, labeling, or quality verification processes
• Communicate effectively using speech, written language, hearing, and visual observation in person, by phone, and via virtual platforms

Travel Requirements:

Travel is not required for this role

Benefits:

• 401(k), 401(k) matching
• Dental/Medical, Vision insurance – 100% paid employee’s premium
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off