UTZ Quality Foods is seeking a Warehouse Lead to join our team in Portland, OR. Reporting to the Zone Sales Manager, this position will be responsible for providing support to the Distribution Center (D.C.) Management team to ensure that warehouse function efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensures that warehouse is opened and closed at scheduled times.
• Working with management, assigns daily tasks to the Warehouse Utilities, ensuring that work is done accurately and timely.
• Assist with training new warehouse team members.
• Orders inventory.
• Receives, stores, loads, and ensures all products and materials are accounted for and kept in excellent condition.
• Unloads trailers that arrive at the center and checks trailer loads for accuracy.
• Maintains an accurate daily inventory balances.
• Uses a hand held computer to balance the daily inventory (warehouse inventory, daily orders, extra orders, return to stock, trailer loads).
• Accepts and checks return to stock product and stale and damaged products.
• Places returned cardboard and stale and damaged product on trailers.
• Maintains cleanliness of warehouse, including the restroom(s).
• Keeps warehouse organized including product rotation.
• Covers open routes as directed by the management:
  • Maintains the required plan-a-gram.
  • Stocks sufficient quantities and varieties of product in all stores.
  • Properly rotates (back to front) all merchandise on every account call and removes from the shelf any outdated or non-saleable product.
  • Uses point of purchase material as needed.
• Delivers product to customers and bins as needed. Places and merchandizes authorized products in accounts that are to be serviced.
• Assists with month-end inventory counts.
• Work with management and fellow associates to ensure Food Safety programs are followed.
• Performs other duties as assigned that will impact and support the overall outcome of the Company and department objectives.
• Pay range $24.00-$27.00/ hour.

Our benefit package includes medical, dental, and vision plans, life insurance, an employer match 401(k), profit sharing, and employee Stock Purchase plan. During the first year of service, hired applicants will earn Paid Time Off in the form of vacation and flex PTO at the accrual rate of 1 hour for every 30 hours worked, earning a maximum of 40 hours of vacation and 40 hours of Flex PTO, for a combined maximum total of 80 hours. In addition to PTO, utz offers 6 paid holidays each year.

Job Requirements:

• At least 3 years of related experience working in a Warehouse. Prior experience using an Enterprise Resource System such as D365 is highly preferred.
• Experience leading and directing others is preferred.
• Requires organization and attention to details to maintain accurate inventory, records, and rotation of product at the distribution center.
• Must be able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Requires basic math skills.
• Requires independent decision making on inventory needs, especially during promotional activity.
• Requires a valid driver's license and that the candidate is 19 years or older.
• Must be able to operate a route sales delivery step van or box truck in a safe and competent manner.
• Able to fill in and cover open routes as necessary.
• Requires the ability to lift, carry, push, pull, load, and transport light to medium weight products.
• Ability to drive a forklift and/or use a hand jack may be required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office/Outlook/Excel.
• Requires require an ability to walk, sit, talk, bend, stand, twist, push, and pull frequently and for long periods.
• Requires use of hands for simple grasping.

Spreading Joy Through Food!

Here at Utz, we have a passion for food that our associates enjoy creating, our customers value selling, and our consumers love eating. Our renowned family of brands includes Utz, Zapp's, Boulder Canyon, and On the Border. We provide a supportive, caring and inclusive environment that offers opportunities for career growth and advancement. We also believe it is important to help take care of our associates by providing benefits, resources, and programs that ensure they live their healthiest lives. Join OneUtzTeam and help us spread joy through food for generations to come!

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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