Leads and manages warehouse operations team across multiple shifts to ensure employee safety and operational efficiency. Oversees shipping, receiving, material movements & storage and schedule adherence; supports a culture of continuous improvement in labor efficiency, service levels, housekeeping and inventory transactional integrity. 

· Creates a positive and proactive safety culture. Demonstrates strong commitment and leadership to providing a sustainable, safe, and healthful work environment. Ensures full compliance with all applicable company and regulatory environmental, health and safety requirements.

· Promotes, supports and ensures compliance with all food safety and quality practices, policies, and procedures. 

· Develops and implements all departmental standard operating procedures. 

· Collaborates with HR to ensure adequate staffing levels and leads programs & initiatives to ensure employee development and training, employee engagement efforts, performance assessments and overall employee retention efforts. 

· Leads the warehouse supervisors and group leads in achieving operational efficiency, leadership development, housekeeping and service level improvement programs.

· Ensures timely and accurate completion of month end close activities and procedures. 

· Leads projects for continuous improvement and cost savings projects within the department. 

· Establishes and monitors departmental KPI’s.

· Identifies and resolves all inventory related problems in a timely manner utilizing inventory management software systems (Ex: QAD, Whistle and Coolearth).

· Manages month-end requirements with respect to inventory, inventory management systems, and receipts. Manages inventory overflow capacity, warehouse capacity forecasting, and inventory balance.

· Performs routine inspections to ensure the warehouse is adhering to all policies, procedures, and regulations, including food safety, forklift certifications, and OSHA requirements.

· Schedules and ensures audit of Ingredient Room Spice Mix operation. 

· Resolve challenges with transportation providers and suppliers as needed.

· Develops and maintains relationships with outside storage facilities.

· Manages allocation of inventory with daily production work orders and review variances with Finance.

· Manages shared inventory space with UniSea Cold Storage. Maintains communication with other departments and UniSea Cold Storage concerning priorities in the inventory and receiving process.

· Manages inventory of supplies for Production and Sanitation operations.

· Maintains dry warehouse and chilled storage in a safe, orderly, and clean condition.

· Manages cycle counting program to ensure 99.5% accuracy. 

· Manages dry ingredients and packaging receipts, both physically and in the warehouse management system.

· Manages warehouse audits (BRC, MSC, Customer), inspections, and processes.

· Implements directives pertaining to the Unisea/King & Prince Seafood relationship via the Director of Logistics and the Redmond Plant Manager. 

· Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

· High school diploma/GED required; associate or bachelor’s degree strongly preferred.

· At least 3 years of warehouse experience in a leadership role

· Strong leadership, collaboration, and communication skills 

· Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

· Proficiency with warehouse management systems and MS office applications

Salary range here: $90,000 - $120,000

Insurance: King and Prince are proud to offer Medical, Dental, and vision benefits with FSA or HSA options. We also offer wellness programs, life insurance, optional life insurance, AD&D insurance, critical illness insurance, disability insurance for both long and short term, hospital indemnity insurance, accident insurance, and travel assistance. 

Additional Benefits: We also offer a tuition reimbursement program and an employee assistance program (EAP). 

Retirement Plan: King and Prince provides an exceptional 401 (k) savings plan with a Safe Harbor contribution. 

Paid Holidays: 80 hours of paid holidays. 

Bonus: Annual discretionary bonus.

Sick leave: Employees are eligible for 80 hours of sick leave at the beginning of each year.

Paid Time Off: New King and Prince salaried employees accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation.