Warehouse Lead

Job Status: Full Time

Schedule: Sat./Sun./ Monday


Department: Warehouse

Location: Brooks, KY

Job Summary

The warehouse lead is responsible for inbound and outbound shipments, coordinating drop-off schedules, and maintaining receiving and shipping areas. The role communicates with trucking service coordinators and ensures compliance with all applicable regulations.

Responsibilities

  • Ensures accurate data entry, lot tracking, and inventory placement using RF Smart.
  • Lead, train, and support the warehouse team to meet performance and safety standards.
  • Communicates discrepancies, damages, and quality concerns to appropriate departments.
  • Oversee and assist team with daily receiving operations, including unloading, staging, and verifying deliveries
  • Comply with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Good Warehousing
  • Practices, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and housekeeping as assigned in the Master Sanitation schedule.
  • Follow the food safety plan, quality plan and company policies to ensure product meets food safety regulations and quality requirements.
  • Experience with SQF (safe quality food) and HACCP (hazard analysis critical control points) will be helpful.

Qualifications

  • Preferred 5 years warehouse experience with in-depth knowledge of all warehouse phases within a food processing facility.
  • Preferred 5 years of warehousing experience, in both shipping and receiving.
  • Preferred 3 years demonstrated leadership experience.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft products.
  • Strong working knowledge of all aspects of warehouse operations including shipping and receiving, inventory systems, warehouse management systems, reviewing and ensuring accuracy of shipping and receiving documents.
  • Strong understanding of commercial food processing and food packaging equipment will be helpful.

Education

  • High school diploma or GED preferred