Warehouse Supervisor-Montgomery, AL

Utz Quality Foods is seeking a Direct Store Delivery (DSD) Warehouse Supervisor to join our team in Montgomery, AL. This position will be responsible for providing leadership and operational support to one or more Sales Distribution Centers (DCs) as assigned. The warehouse Supervisor is responsible for ensuring assigned DCs function efficiently and in compliance with company standards. In addition to overseeing warehouse operations, this role manages staff, inventory, and ensures optimal workflow across both locations.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise daily operations and staff at assigned Sales Distribution Centers, ensuring processes are efficient and compliant with safety and quality standards.
• Coordinate opening, closing, and security of assigned DCs.
• Assign tasks and schedules to warehouse employees; monitor performance and provide coaching as needed.
• Lead training for new team members and ongoing development for existing staff.
• Oversee inventory management, including ordering, receiving, storing, loading, and ensuring products are accounted for and maintained in excellent condition.
• Check incoming trailers for accuracy and unload deliveries.
• Verify the accuracy of outbound loads picked by Independent Operators and Distributors.
• Maintain accurate daily inventory balances using warehouse management systems and handheld devices.
• Manage returns, including return-to-stock, stale, and damaged products; ensure proper disposal and documentation.
• Maintain warehouse cleanliness and organization, including product rotation and restroom upkeep.
• Cover open routes as directed, ensuring proper merchandising, product rotation, and plan-o-gram compliance in stores.
• Deliver products to customers and bins as needed; ensure authorized products are merchandised correctly.
• Lead and assist with month-end inventory counts; report discrepancies promptly.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, GMPs, OSHA, FDA, HACCP, and safety protocols.
• Work collaboratively with management and associates to uphold safety and food safety programs.
• Report unsafe equipment, practices, food safety, and quality issues to management.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support company objectives.

Requirements

• 5+ years of warehouse experience, preferably in a food-related industry and/or DSD environment.
• 2+ years of supervisory or management experience in a warehouse or distribution setting.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems such as D365 highly preferred.
• Excellent organizational and attention to detail abilities for inventory management and record keeping.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Basic math proficiency.
• Ability to make independent decisions regarding inventory, staffing, and operational needs, especially during high volume or promotional periods.
• Valid driver's license and clean driving record; ability to obtain DOT medical card if required.
• Ability to operate route sales delivery step vans or box trucks; forklift certification preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Outlook, and Excel.
• Ability to travel between DC locations if needed.
• Driving a company vehicle, a van or a box (delivery) truck, is required.
• Requires the ability to walk, sit, talk, bend, stand, twist, push, and pull frequently and for long periods. Bend and reach with hands and arms. Requires use of hands for simple grasping.
• Daily lifting and/or ability to move up to up to 25 pounds frequently with or without assistance.

Our benefit package includes medical, dental, and vision plans, life insurance, a 401(k) plan with profit sharing, and an Employee Stock Purchase Program. Employees also receive eleven days of paid time off and six paid company holidays throughout the calendar year.

Our Recruitment Process

• Easy Application (5 mins): Introduce yourself and answer a few key questions to get started.
• Engaging Chat Interview (20-25 min): Share your experiences in an online chat, highlighting how your values align with ours.
• Live Interview: Selected candidates will meet the hiring manager to explore their alignment with the team and overall Utz company culture.

Continuously Pursuing Excellence!

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, Tim's Cascade, 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. We also help take care of our associates by providing benefits, resources, and programs that ensure they live their healthiest lives. Join our world class team and help us become the fastest growing pure-play U.S. snacking company of scale!

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

• Minimum high school graduate with extensive experience in house laboratory testing; Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Previous experience as a practitioner highly preferred; PCQI certification and experience strongly preferred.
• Advanced computer skills in Microsoft Suite, and proficiency with an iPad.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and desire and ability to interact with all levels of the enterprise.
• Strong critical thinking skills.
• Fundamental math skills.
• Knowledge of snack food operations.