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The Marzetti Company

Manufactures and sells specialty food products

Warehouse Supervisor

Warehouse & FulfillmentUpdated on Nov 10
Full-timeHorse Cave, KY, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A minimum of 2–3 years of warehouse and leadership experience in a manufacturing environment is required; food-related industry experience is preferred.
  • Working knowledge of receiving, warehouse, and material-handling operations, methods, and practices is required.
  • Ability to appropriately handle confidential information and situations and manage correspondence is required.
  • Ability to obtain industrial truck and lift operating certification and maintain safe operation in accordance with company and OSHA standards is required.
  • Strong organizational abilities and the ability to multitask are required.
  • Working knowledge of manufacturing staffing, scheduling, budgets, equipment mechanical processes, troubleshooting, and resolution is required.
  • Ability to read and interpret written and verbal directions and work safely, effectively, and productively in a fast-paced environment is required.
  • A high school diploma or GED is required.
  • Ability to push or pull 75 pounds short distances, lift up to 50 pounds repetitively, and stand for up to 12 hours with regular breaks is required.
  • Ability to work in an office and manufacturing environment and regularly speak, read, comprehend, stand, walk, reach, lift, grasp, climb, and bend is required.
  • Ability to work overtime and/or weekends as needed is required.
  • Required personal protective equipment includes slip-resistant steel-toed shoes, earplugs, safety glasses, hairnets, and beard nets when applicable; employees must inspect these items daily and replace them when they no longer provide optimal protection.
  • Ability to comply with company attendance policies and procedures is required.

Responsibilities

  • Plan, organize, and monitor the receiving, storage, and distribution of raw materials and supplies to ensure they are stored or delivered to the proper areas and departments efficiently and on time during an assigned shift.
  • Monitor shipment of finished products and goods.
  • Work respectfully with team members to support safety, quality, production, and company goals.
  • Practice integrity, respect, accountability, continuous improvement, and positive interactions with team members and visitors.
  • Participate in operational excellence activities, special projects or tasks, modification programs with prior approval, department and shift meetings, and improvement efforts, resolutions, and follow-up.
  • Maintain safety standards and ensure compliance with OSHA standards for self and others.
  • Inspect required personal protective equipment daily and ensure it is in good condition.
  • Obtain and maintain Lock Out-Tag Out certification when required for assigned tasks and perform those tasks safely in accordance with OSHA and company requirements.
  • Inspect applicable power equipment daily and document inspections when required.
  • Complete behavior-based safety observations, correct identified issues, and participate in problem solving.
  • Lead and promote a strong food-safety culture within the facility.
  • Complete behavior-based quality observations, correct identified issues, and participate in problem solving.
  • Ensure compliance with quality, Food Safety Preventive Control, FSMA, Food Defense, OSHA, and other support programs, and ensure conformity with company, customer, and government standards.
  • Review, understand, and comply with applicable standard operating procedures for process or preventive-control monitoring or verification when trained and designated as a Qualified Individual.
  • Communicate concerns about product safety, integrity, quality, or legality to management or the confidential hotline when anonymity is needed.
  • Coordinate warehousing activities through planning and communication with supervisors to meet shipping, receiving, and production warehousing objectives safely, cost-effectively, and on time.
  • Coordinate preventive maintenance and repairs for warehouse equipment to keep it efficient and safe to operate.
  • Monitor storage racking, tanks, and other structures to ensure safe storage of materials.
  • Oversee warehouse inventory rotation to prevent spoilage or outdated product or material.
  • Control and minimize overtime labor costs, maintenance and repair costs, equipment downtime, out-of-stocks, and receiving and shipping selection errors.
  • Coordinate with other department managers on purchasing, processing, packaging, accounting, and inventory-control activities and procedures.
  • Monitor unloading of received materials for compliance with safety requirements.
  • Resolve discrepancies with plant accounting involving invoices, packing slips, receiver reports, and inventory levels.
  • Meet established warehouse objectives and controls and minimize overtime labor costs, maintenance and repair costs, and equipment downtime.
  • Work with Human Resources on hiring, training, and scheduling the production workforce.
  • Maintain positive employee, corporate, and community relations and appropriately interface with customer service, vendors, and contractors.
  • Complete initial and annual training to remain qualified to perform required job tasks.
  • Directly supervise 2–25 department employees and direct, coordinate, and oversee warehouse department results.
  • Interview, hire, train, schedule, appraise, and terminate employees; plan, assign, and direct work; reward and discipline employees; address complaints and grievances; and resolve problems.
  • Perform other tasks and responsibilities assigned by management.

Desired Qualifications

  • Warehouse Management degree or a degree in a related field is preferred.
  • Experience in a food-related manufacturing industry is preferred.

About the Company

The Marzetti Company

Manufactures and sells specialty food products

The Marzetti Company makes and sells specialty foods such as dressings, dips, garlic breads, and dinner rolls, with exclusive licenses for Olive Garden, Chick-fil-A, Buffalo Wild Wings, Arby’s, Subway, and Texas Roadhouse sauces. Its products come from own-brand manufacturing for retail and licensed offerings, while its foodservice unit produces sauces, dressings, breads, and pasta at scale for major restaurant chains. The company stands out by combining retail brands, licensed restaurant products, and a large, nationwide foodservice business to reach households and restaurants alike, while prioritizing high-quality, flavorful foods and lasting relationships. Its goal is to nourish growth and make every meal better through strong products and customer connections.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Columbus, OH
Founded
1896

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