Material Handling Specialist

Material Handler Lead New State-of-the-Art Bakery in Oak Creek, WI

Are you a hands-on leader with a strong understanding of logistics and a passion for team development? Do you thrive in fast-paced, high-performance environments where every day presents a new opportunity to improve? Join us in making the Best Garlic Bread in the market!

At our bakery in Oak Creek, WI, we're raising the bar for quality, innovation, and operational excellence in food manufacturing. Our culture is driven by 100% total employee engagement, a Zero Loss mindset, and a commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement. We're on a mission to deliver world-class garlic breadand we need a strong Logistics Lead to help get it from raw material to the loading dock, flawlessly.

Join our Team

As the Logistics and Material Handler Lead, you'll lead a high-performing logistics team, overseeing material handling, inventory control, shipping, and receiving. You'll work side by side with Production, QA, Maintenance, and Planning to ensure efficient material flow and accurate inventory management. You'll be responsible for developing your team, driving warehouse efficiency, and championing food safety and lean practices.

Benefits

Salary: $24.48 to $26.52 per hour (plus 2nd and 3rd shift premium)

Health, Dental, Vision, disability insurance

Annual Incentive Program (Profit Sharing Bonus)

Traditional and Roth 401(k) with matching

Paid Time Off

Employee Assistance Program

Life and AD&D Insurance

Paid Holidays

The Role

In this frontline leadership position, you'll direct the daily activities of the Logistics and Material Handler team, ensuring materials are received, staged, and shipped in alignment with production needs. You'll also guide your team in adhering to safety standards, warehouse best practices, and food safety protocols while continuously seeking opportunities for improvement.

What You'll Do

Lead & Support Your Team: Assign daily tasks, conduct shift huddles, train new team members, and mentor your team to meet performance standards and KPIs.

Oversee Warehouse Operations: Manage receiving, storage, and shipping activities; ensure proper staging of raw materials and packaging to support continuous production flow.

Drive Inventory Accuracy: Monitor stock levels, lead cycle counts, and ensure timely and accurate data entry into ERP (QAD).

Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Coordinate with Production, Quality, Maintenance, and Planning to align material availability with schedule demands.

Champion Lean & 5S: Lead continuous improvement projects, participate in Kaizens, and maintain an organized, efficient, and safe warehouse environment.

Ensure Safety & Compliance: Enforce OSHA, GMP, SQF, FDA, STATE, and HACCP standards while promoting a zero-incident culture.

Operational Efficiency

Deliver raw materials and packaging supplies on time to support production schedules

Minimize material waste and optimize warehouse space through effective storage management (FIFO method)

Load and unload trucks for customer deliveries, pickups, and third-party logistics (3PL) shipments, ensuring accurate order fulfillment, proper load balancing, and adherence to shipping schedules

Collaborate with production, sanitation, quality assurance, planning, and maintenance teams to ensure seamless operations.

Utilize Lean Manufacturing principles (such as 5S) to maintain a clean and organized warehouse environment.

Equipment Operations

Safely operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and other warehouse equipment (certification/training provided).

Conduct routine inspections and report equipment malfunctions to maintenance.

Maintain RF Terminals by ensuring proper handling, troubleshooting minor issues, and reporting persistent problems to IT support while following up on resolutions.

Health, Safety & Food Safety Compliance

Follow OSHA and workplace safety guidelines to prevent injuries and accidents

Maintain strict adherence to food safety regulations, including GMP, SQF, HACCP, STATE, and FDA

Properly handle and store materials to prevent contamination or damage

Participate in safety meetings and report any hazards or concerns

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

• Inventory accuracy and reduction of material variances.
• On-time material delivery to production lines.
• On-time shipping performance and order accuracy
• Warehouse organization and 5S compliance.
• Safety incident reduction and equipment uptime.