3rd Shift Logistics Lead - Mon - Fri 10 pm - 6:30 am

Cerelia Bakery Canada LP•Whitehall, OH

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Logistics Lead provides day-to-day guidance and support to the Logistics team and helps ensure safe, accurate, and efficient warehouse operations at Cérélia’s Whitehall, Ohio food manufacturing and distribution facility. The role supports the supervisor, serves as a first point of escalation for operational issues, and reports directly to the Logistics Manager. The scheduled shift is Monday through Friday, 10:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. This position supports shipping, receiving, inventory control, and production operations. Duties include preparing and documenting orders, receiving and storing materials, supplying production lines, operating authorized warehouse equipment, maintaining records, and assisting with cycle counts. The Logistics Lead also trains and coaches team members, reinforces safety and quality standards, helps resolve operational issues, and identifies opportunities to improve warehouse processes and team performance. The work takes place in warehouse and production areas, including refrigerated and cold-storage or freezer environments. The role requires extended standing and walking, handling materials weighing up to 50 pounds, and using required PPE. The facility may contain pork products, alcohol, gluten, dairy, peanuts, tree nuts, and other common allergens.

Requirements

Demonstrated ability to provide direction, training, and support to team members in a fast-paced environment.
Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills with a practical, solution-oriented approach.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, including the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to collaborate across departments and communicate expectations clearly.
Ability to adapt to changing operational needs and priorities while maintaining a positive and professional approach.
Demonstrated commitment to safety, quality, food safety, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
Ability to receive, apply, and respond constructively to feedback.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while contributing effectively as part of a team.
Demonstrated professionalism, integrity, and respect when interacting with team members, leaders, drivers, vendors, and other business partners.
Internal candidates must meet established eligibility requirements, including having 4.5 or fewer attendance points at the time of consideration.
Ability to stand and walk for extended periods while performing warehouse, material-handling, and production-support activities.
Ability to regularly lift, carry, push, pull, and otherwise move materials or products weighing up to 50 pounds.
Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, reach, grasp, and twist as needed to handle materials, move products, and perform essential duties.
Ability to work in varying temperature conditions, including warehouse and production areas, refrigerated environments, and cold-storage or freezer areas.
Ability to visually inspect products, labels, materials, equipment, and documentation, with or without corrective lenses.
Ability to safely operate, or be trained and authorized to operate, applicable warehouse equipment such as pallet jacks, stretch-wrap equipment, conveyors, and other required material-handling equipment.
Ability to wear required PPE, which may include gloves, hair restraints, hearing protection, safety glasses, and safety footwear.
Ability to work in a food manufacturing and distribution environment where pork products, alcohol, gluten, dairy, peanuts, tree nuts, and other common allergens may be present.
Ability to work varying shifts based on operational and business needs, potentially including days, nights, overtime, weekends, and holidays.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in logistics, warehousing, shipping and receiving, inventory control, or a related manufacturing or distribution environment is preferred.
Previous Lead or other demonstrated leadership experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide day-to-day guidance and support to Logistics team members to promote safe, accurate, and efficient warehouse operations.
Lead by example and reinforce expectations for safety, quality, food safety, productivity, attendance, and teamwork.
Train, coach, and assist new and existing team members on warehouse procedures, processes, systems, and equipment.
Serve as a first point of escalation for operational issues and help troubleshoot and resolve issues on the floor.
Partner with supervisors, managers, and cross-functional teams to resolve operational concerns and escalate issues requiring additional support.
Support workflow and assignment of daily priorities to meet shipping, receiving, inventory, and production-support requirements.
Identify opportunities to improve warehouse processes, efficiency, organization, and team performance.
Prepare, pick, stage, and complete orders for shipment according to schedules, procedures, and customer requirements.
Use computer-based order-picking systems, scanners, handheld devices, and other warehouse systems to move, track, and document materials and finished products accurately.
Operate stretch-wrap machines and other authorized warehouse equipment.
Receive and verify raw materials, packaging supplies, and other incoming deliveries.
Identify and label incoming materials and ensure they are stored in designated locations.
Stock production lines with materials and supplies needed to support production schedules.
Maintain accurate records of materials and finished products received, stocked, transferred, and shipped.
Perform inventory cycle counts and assist in identifying and resolving inventory discrepancies.
Check drivers in and out and maintain required shipping and receiving documentation and logs.
Maintain clean, orderly, and organized interior and exterior warehouse areas, including completing required daily cleaning activities.
Follow and reinforce Quality Assurance, GMP, food safety, and warehouse procedures.
Support compliance with product-hold, traceability, labeling, inventory-control, and other applicable quality requirements.
Identify, document, and report product, inventory, labeling, code-date, or material discrepancies promptly.
Follow programs, policies, and procedures intended to ensure products meet SQF, regulatory, company, and customer requirements.
Prioritize safety, follow and reinforce company safety policies and safe-work practices, and promote a safe work environment.
Promptly report safety hazards, incidents, equipment concerns, and unsafe conditions through established channels.
Use required PPE and reinforce PPE requirements within the work area.
Maintain compliance with applicable workplace safety, GMP, food safety, and quality requirements.