Area Manager I, Warehouse

Job Description

Job Description

At HelloFresh, we want to change the way people eat forever by offering our customers high-quality food and recipes for different meal occasions. Over the past 10 years, we've seen this mission spread around the world and beyond our wildest dreams. Now, we are a global food solutions group and the world's leading meal kit company, active in 18 countries across 3 continents. So, how did we do it? Our weekly boxes full of exciting recipes and fresh ingredients have blossomed into a community of customers looking for delicious, healthy, and sustainable options. The HelloFresh Group now includes our core brand, HelloFresh, as well as: Green Chef, EveryPlate, Chefs Plate, Factor_, and Youfoodz.

Area Manager, Warehouse 

Shift: Thursday-Sunday 7:00pm-5:30am 

Factor_ a brand of HelloFresh is seeking and Area Manager, Warehouse to support their Aurora, IL team.  In this position:  

You will ...

• Oversee the strategic operations within the functional areas of receiving, shipping, storage / distribution of goods, and logistics.
• Direct activities and provide coaching and guidance to associates, leads, and supervisors. 
• Work alongside and with the team, providing guidance as needed to ensure maximum productivity. 
• Work with senior Management to complete the given directives of the Company. 
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with all safety, GMP and SQF policies/procedures, as well as adherence to PPE/hygiene policies. 
• This managerial position is expected to cultivate a culture in line with Hello Fresh’s core values.
• Ensure a high level of internal and external customer service. Investigate (and correct) customer issues and complaints.
• Manages the department engaged in essential warehouse functions (receiving, shipping, and   distribution) to ensure high productivity and high technical integrity.
• Performing internal audits.
• Coordinate objectives with production procedures in cooperation with other plant managers to maximize product reliability and         minimize costs.
• Create and implement processes and procedures.
• Relay quality philosophy to all warehouse personnel.
• Maintain active role on internal continuous improvement teams.
• Design, develop and implement warehousing training programs based on quarterly performance reviews
• Interact with procurement to ensure adequate supply of all inventory and ingredients.
• Addressing nonconformities from previous internal and external audits.
• Conducting a management review of the warehouse essential functions.
• Following-up on and closing pending preventive and corrective action requests.
• Ensuring that documentation and design controls are appropriate for organization.
• Assisting the management team and provide support as necessary.
• Provide all employees with necessary tools, proper training and corrective direction.

You are...

• A Leader: train and develop a large group of employees    
• Performance Manager of warehouse employees
• Problem Solver/Analytical    
• Detailed Oriented and Results Driven
• Communicator: speak to employees with tact and diplomacy     
• Time Manager: tracking/monitoring production and maintaining productivity
• Technical: computer literacy to input information into the computer
• Able to take direction and relay information to employees

At a minimum, you have...

• Associate’s degree or related management work experience.
• At least 5 years of work experience in warehouse management, should be combined with a demonstrated track-record of accomplishments as a manager, and with satisfying customers in technology-driven, developing companies.

You’ll get… 

• Competitive salary, 401k with company match that vests immediately upon participation, and company equity plan based on role
• Generous PTO, including sabbatical, and parental leave of up to 16 weeks
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits with options at $0 monthly, effective first day of employment
• Tuition reimbursement for continuing education (upon 2 years of service)
• Up to 85% discount on subscriptions to HelloFresh meal plans (HelloFresh, Green Chef, Everyplate, and Factor_)   
• Access to 7 different Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) including those for BIPOC, women, veterans, parents, and LGBTQ+
• Inclusive, collaborative, and dynamic work environment within a fast-paced, mission-driven company that is disrupting the traditional food supply chain

This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the responsibilities. However, the Company reserves the right to adjust, modify, or reassign work tasks and responsibilities as needed to meet changing business needs, operational requirements, or other factors.

#Factor #JD1008

Illinois Pay Range

$58,800—$63,000 USD

We believe that sharing a meal brings people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures together. We are committed to celebrating all dimensions of diversity in the workplace equally and ensuring that everyone feels a sense of inclusion and belonging. We also aim to extend this commitment to the partners we work with and the communities we serve. We are constantly listening, learning, and evolving to deliver on these principles. We are proud of our collaborative culture. Our diverse employee population enables us to connect with our customers and turn their feedback into meaningful action - from developing new recipes to constantly improving our process of getting dinner to our customers’ homes. Our culture attracts top talent with shared values and forms the foundation for a great place to work!

At HelloFresh, we embrace diversity and inclusion. We are an equal-opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of an individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived. As part of the Company’s commitment to equal employment opportunity, we provide reasonable accommodations, up to the point of undue hardship, to candidates at any stage, including to individuals with disabilities.

We want to adapt our processes and create a safe space that welcomes everyone so please let us know how we can accommodate our process. In case you have any accessibility requirements you can share that with us in the application form.

To learn more about what it's like working inside HelloFresh, follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn.

HelloFresh is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to candidates with disabilities. If you need an accommodation during the application process, please reach out to us at:

• Europe: View email address on ziprecruiter.com
• APAC: View email address on ziprecruiter.com
• United States: View email address on ziprecruiter.com
• Canada: View email address on ziprecruiter.com