Warehouse Supervisor

Stratas Foods LLC is the leading supplier of fats and oils to the Foodservice, Food Ingredients and Retail Private Label markets in North America and is a producer of quality bulk and packaged dressings, mayonnaise and sauces. Stratas Foods was formed in October 2008 as a 50/50 joint venture between ACH Food Companies (ACH) and Archer Daniels Midland (ADM).

Manufacturing facilities are located in Dallas and Houston, TX; Decatur and Quincy, IL; Englewood, NJ; Fresno, CA; Nashville, TN; and Valdosta, GA.  Corporate offices are located in Memphis, TN.  We are committed to maintaining a progressive workplace by utilizing the ideas, skills and talents of all of our employees.  We strive to make Stratas Foods a great place to work and are building a team capable of meeting our business goals.

Supervise and assist in daily warehouse and shipping areas including: shipping customer orders, satisfying internal shipping requirements, ensuring accuracy of shipments and supporting documentation, receiving incoming material and routing to appropriate area or personnel and receiving in finished goods, ensuring inventory transactions are accurately logged and overseeing cycle counts and reconciliation activities.

Responsibilities:

1.      Follow all safety, environmental rules and regulations applicable to the position.

2.      Adhere to and enforce Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and HACCP requirements.

3.      Monitor and ensure compliance with all safety, food safety, environmental, GMP rules, regulations and policies.

4.       Delegating and assigning tasks and targets and evaluating the working of staff.

5.      Provide leadership by establishing clear expectations and demonstrating high standards of work        practices and safety conscious behavior.        

6.      Monitor loading and receiving operations.

7.      Receive packaged products and inbound supplies.

8.      Attend daily production/quality meetings.

9.      Cross-train with Operations and provide backup as a Production Supervisor when needed.

10.  Conducts weekly tool box training.

11.  Monitor inventory.

12.  Conduct monthly inventory.

13.  Complete all associated paperwork/reports correctly to perform this position.

14.  Act as fill in for the job of Superintendent in the area in which they work in the case of an absence.

Education: B.S. related degree preferred; High School diploma or relevant experience.

Related Experience: Experience in warehouse management within a manufacturing environment is preferred  

Equipment/Software Skills: Proficient use of MS Office Word and Excel and Prism.  Work also involves knowledge of RF/scanning inventory systems.

Competencies: 

1.      Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions.

2.      Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; responds well to questions; demonstrates group presentation skills.

3.      Analytical Skills - Collect and research data; use intuition and experience to complement data, work flows and procedures.

4.      Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; presents numerical data effectively; able to read and interpret written information.

5.      Managing People - Includes staff in planning, decision making, facilitating and process improvement; makes self-available to staff; provides regular performance feedback

Physical:  Must be able to walk throughout the plant up to eight-plus (8+) hours at a time, to include walking and climbing up/down stairs and ladders (portable, fixed).

Sensory: Must have the appropriate level of sensory acuity (visual, hearing, speaking, smell and touch) to be able to identify and react to normal, abnormal and alarm conditions (chemicals, temperature, etc.)

Mental/Reasoning: Must be able to logically and methodically work through and break down complex problems and processes to enable effective communication with all levels of the organization.

Stratas Foods is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee in any manner prohibited by law, including but not limited to, on the basis of race or color, religion, gender, age, genetic information, national origin/ancestry, mental or physical disability, family status/marital status, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, and any other legally protected status.