Warehouse Manager

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Job Title: Warehouse Manager
Location: Allentown, PA, USA

Company: The Wenger Group
Industry Sector: Agribusiness
Industry Type: Input Retail, Cooperative and Related Crop Services
Job Type: Full Time

Job Description: Who are we: We're a leading Northeast family-owned food, agricultural products, and agricultural services organization headquartered in Pennsylvania. We provide animal nutrition and feeds; specialty protein production, processing, and marketing; on-farm protein production services; and grain, fertilizer, and ingredient procurement. We're a stable company with strong core values, great benefits, competitive wage structure, and a safe and healthy work environment. With over 850 team members, we're a growing company in an essential sector - agriculture! Learn more here: https://www.thewengergroup.com Position Summary: The Warehouse Manager is responsible for overseeing all warehouse operations, including receiving, storage, inventory control, and distribution of meat products within a cold storage environment. This role ensures compliance with food safety standards, maintains accurate inventory, ensures with compliance to company policies & government regulations and leads a team to achieve operational efficiency and safety goals. Key Responsibilities: 1. Develop and recommend warehouse and transportation policies, procedures, and systems. 2. Oversee daily warehouse activities, including receiving, storing, transportation and shipping meat products. 3. Perform inventory management and ensure proper rotation of inventory 4. Manage inventory accuracy through regular cycle counts and audits. 5. Supervise and train warehouse staff, ensuring adherence to safety and quality protocols. 6. Schedule and assign tasks to meet production and delivery timelines. 7. Ensure that picking and loading operations are completed for on-time deliveries, and that pallets are wrapped and loaded according to customers' requirements. 8. Coordinate employee sale deliveries in coordination with other company locations 9. Maintain cold storage temperature requirements and monitor refrigeration systems. 10. Resolve day-to-day issues involving warehouse and distribution operations. 11. Maintain all records and provide a variety of reporting and cost data for management review. 12. Identify opportunities to minimize waste & improve efficiency 13. Conduct regular safety audits 14. Ensure equipment, work areas, and vehicles are appropriately maintained and operating continuously and efficiently by maintenance staff and outside vendors, in consultation with the 3 rd Party logistics company 15. Provide input to departmental budget preparation; ensure adherence to approved budget. 16. Establish and maintain appropriate working relationships with outside vendors and internal company personnel. Serve as liaison with other processing departments/plants and Customer Service to exchange information and coordinate 17. Keep abreast of current warehousing technologies and systems. 18. Ensure compliance with FSQA, USDA, OSHA, EEO, and other appropriate agencies 19. Perform other related duties as assigned Supervisory Responsibilities · Communicate performance standards to and coach direct reports which include salaried personnel 20-25 warehouse personnel, ensuring compliance with government regulations, DC/Shipping Compliance, DOT regulations, company procedures, GMP's & safety practices. · Mentor and motivate team members, providing training and development to optimize their performance and personal growth. · Communicate performance standards to team members, recognizing and rewarding individual and team accomplishments, and counseling performance problems. · Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, or related field (preferred) or equivalent experience.
3+ years of warehouse management experience, preferably in food or meat industry.
Strong knowledge of cold storage operations and food safety standards.
Proficient in inventory management systems and Microsoft Office Suite.
Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.

· Strong working knowledge of application of IT/ERP systems related to warehouse & transportation with the ability to learn company software quickly. · Ability to successfully manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. · Ability to operate PIT equipment Physical Requirements:

Ability to work in cold storage environments (temperatures as low as -10F).
Lift up to 50 lbs and stand for extended periods.

· Sitting 30% Walking 60% Standing 10% · Near acuity (clarity of vision at 20 inches or less) · Speaking-ordinary speech · Hearing-ordinary conversation · Fingering-computer keyboard In addition to our more traditional benefits, we also offer great perks and numerous resources for professional development and team building:

Promotional opportunities
Rewards and recognition programs
Robust onboarding and training program
Employee Discount Programs (Perks at Work)
Employee referral program
Encouraging and collaborative culture

What our benefits are:

Paid Time Off, Floating Holiday, Volunteer Day, Parental Leave, etc.
Carebridge Employee Assistance Program

For all full-time members:

Medical
Dental
Vision
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Medical Flexible Spending Account
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
Life Insurance/Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Pet Insurance

Each team member has the potential to earn a yearly bonus based on the achievement of company goals. The Wenger Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type as protected by federal, state, or local laws. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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Job Post Date: 10/23/25