Assistant Operations ManagerCombs Wholesale Produce Company
We're looking for someone with 1-2 years of experience in an Operations Management role to join our team. This role involves overseeing the night shift operations in our produce warehouse from 8:00 PM to 8:00 AM. The successful candidate will manage order pickers, shipping and receiving clerks, and warehouse workers, ensuring timely order consolidation and efficient handling of inbound and outbound merchandise. This position requires strong leadership skills and the ability to coordinate with various departments to maintain operational excellence.
- Coordinate with Sales Director, operations manager, and VPO/President to ensure order accuracy and timing
- Oversee third-shift shipping and receiving operations, and verify quality of all outbound merchandise
- Lead and manage order pullers and checkers to maintain efficiency, and ensure deliveries meet company standards
- Ensure outbound merchandise meets quality standards, and enforce all safety and food safety policies
- Resolve customer queries accurately and promptly, maintaining strong relationships and handling change requests
- Review and manage order accuracy, loading, and verification, executing work within set timelines and budget
- Organize training for warehouse personnel
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to make out orders clearly and concisely and to follow instructions
- Detailed-oriented with the ability to perform multiple tasks in a fast-moving environment
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to work with internal and external customers
- Strong mental math skills
- Capable of occasionally lifting up to 50 lbs. and helping a team lift 100 lbs.
- High School Diploma or GED
- Experience in an operations management level role•1 - 2 years
- Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- College degree
- Experience in produce operations manager level role
- Experience using a Warehouse Management System (WMS)
Throughout the year, we stock over 2,000 different local, regional, and international items in our warehouse to best serve all our customers' needs. From grocery store produce departments to a box of apples and everything in between, we have the items you’re looking for. To operate their businesses effectively, our customers require fresh and safe products and that is what we intend to provide. Our industry continuously faces new challenges in regard to food safety, and we strive to meet these challenges head-on and to do our part to protect our customers as well as the overall food supply chain.
- Competitive annual salary
- Benefits
