Are you looking for a team that cares about you?
The General Manager at LFA is responsible for the US warehouse, including its team members, Goods In/Out following the correct processes and systems, the production of Firmapress and the handling of other excipients. They also oversee purchasing and logistics.
Job Responsibilities
- Managing the warehouse team effectively during the entire employee life cycle upholding LFA’s core values.
- Motivating, organizing and encouraging teamwork within their teams to ensure productivity targets are met or exceeded.
- Hiring and training new team members as needed following the onboarding procedure and with assistance of HR.
- Coordinating team members in the production of excipients while ensuring that all food safety and hygiene processes are followed.
- Ensuring the correct production of excipients so other LFA offices receive continuous stock according to their demand and using customer forecast.
- Reporting any quality or functional issues in any Operio’ products to the relevant managers and inform team members when needed.
- Overseeing the warehouse technicians to ensure that machines are checked and repaired as necessary.
- Coordinating and collaborating with the Office Managers, sales, and customer service.
- Overseeing and managing purchasing and logistics to ensure the best purchase price, continuous stock, and improving dispatch.
- Managing the correct receipt and storage of all incoming products following the relevant processes and using the correct LFA systems to keep accurate stock levels.
- Conducting monthly audits to ensure there are no inventory discrepancies between the system and the shelves, and maintaining the warehouse and its systems highly organized.
- Responsible for high quality and speedy dispatch of goods.
- Taking part in warehouse activities as needed to get tasks completed effectively and in a timely manner.
- Maintaining standards of health and safety, hygiene and security in the work environment and implementing best practices for the warehouse.
- Coaching and maintaining the warehouse staff on the processes that support the Food Safety Management System.
- Maintain the Daily/Weekly/Monthly checklists for the warehouse staff.
Job Requirements:
- 8+ years of experience as a food production or operations manager.
- Excellent management and leadership skills and ability to train others proven by at least 8 years of experience in a managerial position in the field of food production.
- Experience complying with Health & Safety and ensuring others do as well.
- Knowledgeable in mechanics and machinery operation.
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
- Hands-on team player.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Proactive and with high initiative; able to solve problems efficiently including technical ones.
- Great verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- Very good IT skills.
- Experience (or capable of) implementing warehouse management systems desirable.
- Experience creating inventory forecasts desirable.
Pay: $75,000 - $90,000 based on education, experience, and skills.
Benefits:
- Develop Your Skills and Grow - We have ever-growing internal training courses and encourage you to take courses externally. We have supported or currently support our team members financially with language courses, driving lessons, degrees/masters, qualifications, and more.
- Join a Team That Really Cares - Everyone is friendly, collaborative and driven. We are a family business and we care about each other so because of this, you will always be pushed to become the best you can be.
- Annual Pay Reviews and Cost of Living adjustments
- Real Work-Life Balance - 30 days vacation, incl federal holidays, per year. That's right, 30. Plus no weekends or late hours.
- and more!
