We are seeking a Director of Warehouse Operations for a large food manufacturing company with a highly automated distribution operation in the Atlanta area. This role will lead a 24/7 warehouse operation supporting the movement of finished food products from manufacturing through distribution, with a major focus on Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS), high-bay crane systems, WMS execution, inventory accuracy, food safety compliance, and outbound customer fulfillment.
This is not a traditional warehouse role. Candidates must have hands-on leadership experience in a high-volume food manufacturing or food distribution environment utilizing ASRS crane systems. The successful candidate will understand how to lead people, systems, automation, inventory, and product flow in a fast-paced, audit-ready food operation.
• Lead a 24/7 warehouse operation supporting a high-volume food manufacturing environment
• Oversee exempt and non-exempt warehouse leadership teams across multiple shifts
• Own operational performance of ASRS crane systems, automated storage solutions, WMS, ERP, and related warehouse technologies
• Partner with Manufacturing, Transportation, Maintenance, Engineering, IT, Quality, Food Safety, and Supply Chain teams to ensure safe, accurate, and efficient product flow
• Drive inventory accuracy, FIFO rotation, order fulfillment, dock-to-stock, order-to-ship, and outbound shipping performance
• Improve ASRS uptime, throughput, system utilization, loading accuracy, and warehouse productivity
• Lead labor planning, staffing, budget management, capital projects, and automation improvement initiatives
• Maintain a safety-first, food-safety-focused, audit-ready warehouse culture
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, FDA, GMP, SQF, food defense, and internal food safety requirements
• Build and develop a high-performing warehouse leadership team focused on accountability, engagement, safety, and continuous improvement
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, Business, or related field
• 7+ years of progressive warehouse/distribution leadership experience
• At least 2 years in a Director-level or senior warehouse leadership role
• Required experience in food manufacturing or food distribution
• Required hands-on leadership experience with Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS), specifically high-bay automated crane systems
• Strong WMS, ERP, inventory control, FIFO, and warehouse automation experience
• Experience leading large 24/7 multi-shift warehouse operations
• Experience managing exempt and non-exempt warehouse teams
• Strong understanding of food safety, GMP, FDA, SQF, OSHA, and audit-ready warehouse practices
• Experience with labor planning, budgeting, forecasting, KPIs, throughput, inventory accuracy, shipping accuracy, and operational cost management
• Experience partnering cross-functionally with manufacturing, maintenance, engineering, IT, transportation, quality, and supply chain
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