Warehouse Manager - OV

At Lakeside Foods and our family of companies, we're committed to providing wholesome foods to enrich people’s lives through food. We are a culture that pursues our vision of growth and innovation with passion, confidence, and commitment. We are strongest together – valuing collaborative contribution, transparency and new ideas to enable change and growth. We are committed to an inclusive and respectful environment that promotes a healthy work-life balance, and there’s a seat at the table for you.

GENERAL SUMMARY:
The position of Warehouse Manager offers a hardworking, team-oriented individual the opportunity to supervise all labor, material and work performed necessary to promote an efficient and prosperous warehouse. 

What You’ll Get:

• Competitive wages based on experience
• Stable work environment with a growing company
• Excellent market-leading medical insurance, dental and vision insurance.
• Paid vacation and personal time after 30 days of employment
• Retirement plan with company match of 50% up to 6% of pay
• Prescription safety glasses & safety shoe reimbursement
• Advancement Opportunities
• Paid onsite and offsite training
• An Employer that works hard to ensure your safety on the job 

 What You’ll Do:

• Maintain an open line of communication with employees.
• Require from subordinates, supervisors and other key personnel the highest degree of work performance.
• Inform the General Manager of all labor situations in the warehouse.
• Maintain all warehouse equipment, order parts and materials to achieve this goal.
• Supervise all phases of warehouse inventory, including storage stage, labeling and shipping details.
• Maintain complete and accurate records of all labeling and shipping orders.
• Oversee subordinates to ensure correct labeling and shipping orders.
• Cooperate with the General Manager to minimize costs whenever possible.
• Maintain and utilize safety practices by correcting unsafe acts, inspections and plant safety programs.
• Oversee labeling and shipping to ensure appropriate quality levels are to customer standards.
• Interpret and administer company policies and procedures.   
• Supervise the proper handling of products and supplies in the warehouse with respect to inventories and shipments.
• Assist with the preparation of budgets and costs for warehouse operations.
• Assist with preparation of capital projects for warehouse operations.
• Ensure employees maintain work area in a clean and orderly manner.
• May perform other duties as assigned by the General Manager.
• Ensure all personnel follow Lakeside Foods established policies and procedures for their job, as described in the training manual and orientation program.
• Notify General Manager immediately if any unsafe or potentially hazardous conditions are discovered.

What You’ll Bring:

• A four year degree is preferred or five years equivalent experience.
• Should have overall knowledge of warehouse operations and equipment.  Previous experience in a supervisory capacity would be beneficial.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, customers and the general public.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratios and percent.
• Ability to apply solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram and schedule form.

• Positive attitude
• Strong work ethic
• Safety mindset

Where You’ll Work:

WELCOME TO OWATONNA

Located one hour south of Minneapolis, Owatonna is rich in history.   From Historic Downtown shops, restaurants and outdoor concerts, to over 700 acres of parklands and walkways, there is something for everyone in Owatonna

IND3

Lakeside Foods and our family of companies welcomes people of all backgrounds and the varied ideas they bring to the workplace. Being an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer is part of our heritage and culture. We recruit, hire and promote employees based on qualifications and merit, without regard to race, religion, age, gender, disability, marital or veteran status. 

M/F/D/V