Warehouse Lead

About the role

Utz Quality Foods is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Direct Store Delivery (DSD) Warehouse Lead to support our sales management team and ensure smooth operations at our Ruckersville, VA and MT Crawford, VA Distribution Centers. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll manage daily warehouse functions and help drive our mission to deliver quality snacks across the region.

At Utz, we’re more than just snacks — we’re a team that values hustle, heart, and hands-on leadership. If you're ready to lead with purpose and grow with a company that’s been delighting customers for generations, we’d love to meet you.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the daily operations of the DSD Distribution Center.
• Assigns tasks to warehouse team members and ensuring timely, accurate completion.
• Assists with training new warehouse staff and sharing best practices.
• Managing inventory: ordering, receiving, storing, loading, and maintaining product quality.
• Unloading trailers and verifying shipments.
• Checking and signing off on distributor load tickets.
• Using handheld technology to track and balance inventory.
• Processing returns and handling damaged or stale products.
• Keeping the warehouse organized including product rotation; maintains cleanliness of warehouse.
• Covering delivery routes when needed, including merchandising products at customer locations and delivering product to bins as needed.
• Leading month-end inventory counts and reporting discrepancies.

Requirements

• Must be at least 21 years old, have a valid driver’s license, clean driving record, and ability to obtain a DOT medical card.
• 3+ years of warehouse experience, preferably in a food-related DSD environment.
• Experience with ERP systems like D365 (preferred).
• Leadership experience and ability to direct others.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Effective communication skills and basic math proficiency.
• Ability to make independent decisions, especially during promotions.
• Capability to operate a step van or box truck safely.
• Forklift and hand jack operation skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Outlook, and Excel.

Qualifications and Company Culture

Here at Utz, we have a passion for exciting and delighting consumers with delicious snack foods made from high quality ingredients. After over a century with a strong family heritage, our diverse portfolio of brands includes Utz, Zapp’s, Boulder Canyon, and On the Border.

Our associates are the reason for the success of this company, so it is important we provide a supportive, caring and inclusive environment that offers opportunities for career growth and advancement.

Benefits

Our full-time benefit package includes medical, dental, and vision plans, an employer match 401k, profit sharing plan, employee stock purchase plan and much more.