Receiving Warehouse Lead - Cranford, NJ

We’re changing the landscape of snacking on nuts, dried fruit, chocolate and more! Founded in Newark, New Jersey during the Great Depression, we’ve grown from a family market stall to a multi-generational online business. After 96 years, we still expertly source the highest quality foods and treat our customers like family. Our team is driven, collaborative, and entrepreneurial—we look for candidates who share our passion and excitement to help build something special.

About the role

The Warehouse Lead serves as the primary point of contact for warehouse associates. This role drives productivity, ensures compliance with safety and quality standards, supports team morale and engagement, and works side-by-side with staff to get the work done. The Warehouse Lead fosters an inclusive, team-oriented environment while ensuring smooth daily operations and reports directly to the Warehouse Supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of up to 5 employees and monitor daily attendance and production goals, while providing support and coaching to ensure associates achieve established performance metrics
• Lead daily pre-shift stand-up meetings, including safety stretches, shift priorities, productivity targets, and company updates
• Maintain, update, and analyze existing productivity tools in Google Suites (Docs, Sheets, etc.) on a computer
• Ensure the team's adherence to safety, quality, and food safety policies and escalate concerns to the appropriate manager
• Ensure the team is prepared with the necessary resources for their shift
• Complete work alongside associates, ensuring you meet your own productivity goals
• Operate power industrial vehicles (PIVs) to accomplish work
• Support in onboarding of new associates
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Ability to work a full-time schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday, 7AM - 5:30 PM
• Experience operating PIVs
• Able to complete physical work and lift up to 50 lbs
• Able to stand for an average of up to 10 hours per shift
• Able to work in a facility with various allergens, including milk, wheat, eggs, shellfish, sesame, peanuts, fish, tree nuts, and soy
• A strong sense of urgency to complete work in a timely manner
• Extremely detail-oriented
• Excellent work ethic, always on time and reliable
• Able to communicate respectfully, effectively, and professionally with peers and managers, verbally and in writing
• High school diploma, or its equivalent, or 2+ years’ experience in a warehouse or food production environment