Warehouse Responsible and Delivery

Reports To: Plant Director, Mesa
Manufacturing
Location: On Site in Mesa, AZ
Paleovalley and Wild Pastures were born from a simple but radical idea: real food can heal — people, animals, and the planet. When Paleovalley co-founders Autumn and Chas Smith saw how industrialized food was affecting human health and the health of the land, they refused to play along. Autumn’s own journey of healing through nutrient-dense foods lit a fire that became Paleovalley. Today, Paleovalley crafts deeply nourishing snacks and supplements made with organic ingredients and honorable sourcing. Wild Pastures connects small American farmers practicing regenerative agriculture with customers who believe better food is worth fighting for. Every product, every partnership, and every decision is guided by a commitment to real ingredients, regenerative practices, and the belief that health is built from the soil up.

We're growing quickly, fueled by purpose and a shared desire to repair the food system one thoughtful choice at a time. If you feel energized by impact, drawn to mission, and ready to join a company rewriting the future of food, we’d love to meet you!

We are seeking a Warehouse Manager to lead warehouse operations across our two Mesa, Arizona production facilities. As Paleovalley continues to grow its in‑house manufacturing capabilities, this role will play an important part in building the reliable, efficient warehouse operations that keep our production teams supplied and our products moving where they need to go. You’ll join the Mesa operation during an important period of growth and transition, with an immediate focus on bringing greater structure, consistency, and accountability to warehouse operations.

Reporting to the Plant Director, the Warehouse Manager will own day-to-day warehouse execution across both Mesa sites, including receiving, storage, inventory movement, staging, outbound shipments, inter‑facility transfers, and support of production needs. With operations spanning dry, frozen, and temperature‑controlled environments, this leader will help ensure inventory accuracy, cold‑chain discipline, safe product movement, and consistent processes across both facilities.

This is a hands‑on leadership role for someone who enjoys building strong teams and stronger systems. You’ll lead and develop warehouse supervisors and team leads, establish consistent processes and expectations across both locations, and partner closely with Production, Quality, Purchasing, Maintenance, and other teams to solve problems and continuously improve how work gets done. As our Mesa operations continue to evolve, you’ll have the opportunity to help shape how our warehouse function scales with them.

Own all day-to-day warehouse operations across both Mesa sites, ensuring safe, accurate, and timely movement of product in, out, and throughout the warehouse

Lead high-volume inbound, outbound, staging, and internal product flow across dry storage and frozen and temperature-controlled environments at both Mesa sites

Coordinate inter-facility transfers between the two Mesa sites, ensuring accurate transfer documentation and inventory reconciliation

Service production operations at both Mesa sites, ensuring warehouse activity supports production supply and demand needs

Ensure inventory accuracy and data integrity within the ERP/WMS by working closely with the Senior Buyer, through disciplined processes, audits, and accountability

Receive, inspect, record, and properly store incoming inventory according to company standards

Support the Senior Buyer with cycle counts, physical inventories, and reconciliation of discrepancies across both Mesa sites

Ensure organized storage locations, proper stock rotation, and timely replenishment

Coordinate outbound shipments, loading schedules, and transfers to delivery trucks

Maintain building, equipment, and property standards in partnership with Operations and Maintenance

Manage leased fleet trucks and drivers, tracking mileage and reefer run hours in the lease service provider portal and scheduling maintenance

Manage leased forklifts, tracking run hours per unit and managing onsite preventive maintenance (PM) schedules

Evaluate warehouse layout, storage utilization, and material flow across both facilities, identifying opportunities to improve space utilization, organization, efficiency, and product movement.

Lead warehouse operations through the existing Warehouse Supervisor and team leads, providing coaching, direction, and accountability while developing frontline leadership capability across both Mesa facilities

Build a strong, reliable warehouse team through hiring, onboarding, training, and coaching (with HR partnership)

Coordinate staffing and coverage across both Mesa sites, balancing labor allocation based on volume and operational demand

Conduct regular performance conversations, feedback, and corrective action as needed, including write-ups and terminations with HR support

Draft, implement, and enforce consistent SOPs across both Mesa sites, standardizing warehouse operations throughout Mesa

Monitor cold chain and temperature compliance across frozen and temperature-controlled storage areas

Proactively evaluate warehouse operations, workflows, and team feedback to identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and operational risks, then develop and implement practical solutions that improve accuracy, productivity, material flow, and scalability across both Mesa sites.

Partner with the Plant Director to establish, implement, and monitor KPIs across both Mesa sites (accuracy, efficiency, labor, safety), and report back on corrective actions and implemented improvements

Partner cross-functionally with Production, Quality, Purchasing and other stakeholders to improve workflows and scale processes

Support equipment troubleshooting and coordinate maintenance or vendor support as required

Maintain a clean, safe, and organized warehouse environment

Own forklift safety and assessment training, and enforce safety and operational policies and rules across both Mesa sites

Maintain a visible presence on the warehouse floor across both facilities, regularly observing operations, engaging with the team, identifying improvement opportunities, and stepping into operations when needed to solve problems and lead by example

High school diploma or equivalent

5+ years of progressive warehouse or distribution center management experience, with demonstrated responsibility for warehouse operations and people leadership

Proven experience managing supervisors or leads in a larger or multi-site warehouse environment

Experience coordinating operations, staffing, or transfers across multiple locations/facilities

Experience with cold-chain/frozen storage operations and temperature monitoring compliance

Experience optimizing warehouse layouts, storage utilization, and material flow in a complex warehouse or distribution environment

Valid driver's license and clean driving record

Comfort using tools such as Google Sheets, Slack, mobile apps, and web-based systems

Ability and willingness to perform physical aspects of the role, including lifting up to 50 lbs with proper equipment

Bonus Points

Forklift certification

Experience in food, frozen, or cGMP-regulated environments

Experience scaling or stabilizing operations in a large warehouse setting

Experience with Acumatica, Logiwa, or similar ERP/WMS platforms, including experience supporting a WMS implementation or operational transition

Medical, dental, and vision coverage with 100% employer-paid dental/vision and a small monthly medical premium for employees; Six (6) paid holidays each year

100% company-paid Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, and Life Insurance

Monthly product stipend or access to perfectly imperfect damaged product so you can enjoy the nutrient-dense foods you help bring to others

This role takes place in a manufacturing/warehouse environment and may involve exposure to varying temperatures, noise, and airborne particles. Employees must follow all safety guidelines and use required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

Work may involve operating or working near machinery and other equipment. We make employment decisions based on qualifications, merit, and business needs, and we do not discriminate based on any status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. If you need assistance or an accommodation at any point, please reach out to View email address on click.appcast.io this time, Paleovalley and Wild Pastures are unable to sponsor or assume sponsorship of employment visas, including but not limited to H-1B, TN, or OPT. To support an efficient and consistent application review process, we may use technology-assisted tools to help organize and review applications;