Warehouse Operations Manager

fairlife•Webster, NY

4h•Onsite

About The Position

Warehouse Operations Manager fairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based nutrition company that creates great-tasting, nutrition-rich and dairy products to nourish consumers. With over $3B in annual retail sales, fairlife’s portfolio of delicious, lactose-free, real dairy products includes: fairlife® ultra-filtered milk; Core Power® High Protein Shakes, a sports nutrition drink to support post-workout recovery; fairlife® nutrition plan™, a nutrition shake to support the journey to better health. A wholly owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola company, fairlife, LLC has been recognized by both Fast Company and Nielsen for its industry leading innovation. To learn more about fairlife and its complete line of products, please visit fairlife.com. The construction of fairlife's manufacturing facility in Webster, NY is underway. This state-of-the-art, 750k sq ft, greenfield plant is expected to be operational in late 2025 and will lay the foundation for fairlife's next phase of growth as the leading dairy nutrition provider. While coupling the industry’s latest technologies and fairlife's operational excellence to build this world-class facility, fairlife plans to hire 250 new employees and bring in approximately 5 million lbs. of milk a day, with room to grow over the coming years. job purpose: The Warehouse Manager will be responsible for supporting the leadership and management of the overall Warehouse department, systems, and strategies for the state-of-the-art, greenfield plant currently under construction in Webster, NY. Reporting directly to the Director of Automated Warehousing, this role will be accountable for the associated safety, quality, productivity, and financial targets across warehouse operations. They will assist to oversee the site's supply chain system to include all storage, receiving, and loading of raw materials, finished products, bulk product loading of totes and tankers, dry ingredient receiving, and case pick. Ensure optimized storage and utilization of the Warehouse Management System within the warehouse and review short/long-term needs. Accuracy in inventory and planning is a key aspect of this role. The Warehouse Manager will also be responsible for supporting the maintenance of all warehouse facilities and equipment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, Supply Chian or related discipline required
Previous leadership experience in the warehouse, logistics or supply chain operations field
Demonstrate working knowledge of automated warehouse inventory, shipping and receiving methodologies and best practices
Ability to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
12 hours sitting/standing/walking.
Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.
Frequently reaching from floor level to shoulder level done during 8-hour workday.
Exposure to ammonia, acids, caustics, chlorines, paints, particles, oils and lubricants, steam, pneumatics, fumes.
Ability to flex scheduled working hours based on operational needs and situations
Notify supervision of any repairs or adjustments that are required that may affect product quality or food safety.
Understand, observe, and comply with the handling and usage of the color-coded container policy while in the Production Areas.
Perform all duties necessary to meet Company, Customer and/or Government requirements/standards as prioritized by the Company.
Ability to initiate action to prevent the occurrence of nonconformities relating to Food Safety and the Quality of the product, processes, quality system, or safety system.
Identify and record any problems relating to Food Safety and the Quality of the ingredients, processes, quality system, or safety system.
Control further processing or delivery of nonconforming product in terms of Food Safety and Quality issues until the deficiency or unsatisfactory condition has been corrected.
In the event of absence, another employee with the same skill level will assume the duties and responsibilities as required.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Automated Guided Vehicle (AVG), Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS), Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) & Warehouse Control Systems (WCS) Electric 80 (E80) experience a plus

Responsibilities

Oversee the startup and continued warehouse operations of our greenfield 24/7/365 750,000 sq. ft. three production line value-added dairy processing facility
Responsible for all the warehouse operations and inventory control of 112,000 sq. ft. racked storage and 90,000 sq. ft. high-density ASRS
Communicate and engage with the workforce at every level to build trust, continuity, and collaboration throughout the teams, consistently demonstrating the fairlife culture of Believe in Better
Manage the teams for the receiving, handling, storage, movement, and inbound materials for production and outbound finished goods
Partner with fairlife supply chain and NAOU to ensure inventory management and customer service expectations are achieved
Maintain receiving, warehousing, and distribution operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel policies and procedures.
Comply with federal, state, and local warehousing, material handling, and shipping requirements enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed actions.
Facilitate and control inventory levels by ensuring the teams conduct best-in-class cycle counting program
Maintain physical condition of the warehouse by continuously improving and implementing optimized layouts, inspecting equipment, and issuing work orders for repair and requisitions for replacement
Grow a high-performing team of capable leaders and operators with an ownership mindset by establishing effective training and development programs and work standards
Collaborate to develop and enable automated warehouse metrics that drive Safety, Quality, Productivity, and Customer Service
Achieve financial objectives by managing the P&L, efficiencies, productivity, and effectiveness and analyzing variances, and corrective actions
Maintain FEFO methodology using the warehouse management system, reporting & analytics