Wheat Montana is hiring a Warehouse Distribution Manager as a full time, permanent employee for their production facility in Three Forks, MT 
 
Under the general direction of the Director of Operations, the Warehouse/Distribution Manager coordinates the activities of the warehouse/transportation department and monitors procedures and standards to ensure orderly operations to achieve effective raw material receipt and storage; finished good control and inventory; and proper order fulfillment and distribution. Provides leadership for, and develops the abilities of, warehouse personnel. Responsible for ensuring the warehouse/distribution department compliance with applicable regulatory, governmental, and third-party agencies. 
 
Wheat Montana, a part of Wheat Holdings, is a leading provider of premium bakery and milled products. Wheat Montana offers a variety of clean-label, non-GMO and organic grains, flours, mixes, and fresh and frozen bread products to retail and wholesale customers throughout the United States.

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Supports general plant safety, food safety, food defense initiatives and good manufacturing practices with an understanding that these are absolutes and are Priority #1. Ensuring that general safety and food safety are absolute priorities by setting an example to others. 
• Leads the achievement of a zero injury workplace by ensuring safe working conditions for employees and compliance with all state and federal regulations on environmental, health and safety issues. 
• Ensures that the department effectively contributes to product quality by using generally accepted practices for freezing, handling, and pulling of raw materials and finished product. 
• Develops, implements and manages all warehouse/distribution procedures to ensure all plant goals are met. 
• Hires, trains, and schedules department management and line-level staff including drivers to ensure effective business operations and fulfillment of responsibilities inside and outside the company. 
• Collaborates with other departments to promote scheduling the ensure the timely and full completion of fresh and frozen orders. 
• Communicate order shorts and other deviations per policy. 
• Maintain accurate inventory of raw materials and finished goods and provides for the counting, auditing, and communication of each on a regular basis. 
• Coordinate monthly raw material and finished good inventories including reporting of results in a timely manner. Conducts re-counts and prepares corrective actions as needed. 
• Prepare paperwork and other documents for inventory management, order fulfillment, shipping, receiving, and distribution. 
• Identifies opportunities to optimize shipping dock and transportation operations.
• Supervises, trains and coaches warehouse supervisory personnel to include responsibility for personnel and labor issues throughout the plant. 
• Builds a culture of mutual respect, teamwork, and professionalism, demonstrating active support for the company's culture. 
• Understands, coaches, and teaches the principles of the lean manufacturing and management, including lean tools, process capability and operational discipline. 
• Responsible for achieving budgets and KPI’s for department as well as all paperwork, reports, and documents necessary for the operation of the department. 
• Maintains records for all phases of warehouse activities from receiving to final distribution. 
• Analyzes results of warehouse operations, determines variances from standard, and takes corrective action as needed. 
• Take appropriate action to ensure the integrity and sustained certification of the food safety and quality systems for the warehouse/distribution department. 
• Responsible for reporting and taking any necessary action to prevent food safety and food quality problems from occurring in the department. 
• Responsible for following and enforcing procedures outlined in the food safety plan and the food quality plan and any other programs that support the food safety and quality systems and other 3rd party audits. 
• Coordinates with the maintenance department and outside contractors on routine and preventative maintenance for distribution vehicles and other department equipment. 

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field such as supply chain management preferred. A combination of education, training and experience that results in demonstrated competency to perform the work may be substituted. 
• 3-5 years of hands-on management experience and warehouse/distribution experience with a food or related manufacturer. 
• Extensive knowledge of warehouse and distribution best practices. 
• Strong technical skills and working knowledge of warehouse and transportation equipment. 
• Knowledge of safety related issues including compliance with State, Federal and Local regulations. 
• Computer Literate including the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point, etc.) 

​Wheat Montana has built a strong reputation of premium quality, clean-label products and an authentic brand, reinforced through our farm heritage and local ingredient sourcing. We sell our products to a diverse range of longstanding customers across fresh distribution, frozen foodservice and retail channels.

 
If you are interested in learning more about a career with Wheat Montana as a Warehouse Distribution Manager, apply today