Utz Quality Foods is seeking a motivated and safety-focused Warehouse Receiving Lead to join our team of manufacturing professionals at our Broadway facility in Hanover, PA, on the Weekend Day Shift (Friday– Sunday, 5:30AM – 5:30PM).
In this key role, you will support the smooth flow of warehouse operations by leading efforts to receive, unload, and stage raw materials for production. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of warehouse supply locations, demonstrate safe forklift driving practices, and either possess or be able to obtain a forklift operator’s license. Intermediate math and reading skills are required to ensure accuracy and efficiency in daily tasks. If you're looking for a hands-on leadership opportunity in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply.
Responsibilities
- Lead the Weekend Night shift in receiving, unloading, and staging raw materials for production.
- Organize and move product between warehouse locations using scanners and D365.
- Unload returns from WDC drivers and outside carriers.
- Sort and move skids (plastic, used wood, CHEP, broken) and assist with handling sorted cartons and bales.
- Load outbound trailers for other warehouse locations and complete required documentation.
- Coordinate trailer movements with other facilities through personal communication and email.
- Input raw material details into license plates and D365 inventory.
- Receive and distribute deliveries, including UPS/FedEx.
- Maintain product row integrity by following proper code rotation and performing product rotation as needed.
- Ensure quality and food safety standards are met in assigned areas, reporting any concerns promptly.
- Maintain a safe, clean dock and comply with all SQF food safety requirements.
Requirements
- Intermediate math and reading skills.
- Ability to read and communicate English.
- Experience leading a small group of employees under minimal supervision.
- Requires knowledge of location of supplies and safe forklift driving skills acquired through six months on the job.
- Requires the ability to obtain and maintain a forklift operator’s license.
External Recruitment Process
- Easy Application (5 mins): Introduce yourself and answer a few key questions to get started.
- Engaging Chat Interview (20-25 mins): Share your experiences in an online chat, highlighting how your values align with ours.
- Live Interview: Selected candidates will meet with 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, 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. 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. Join our world class team and help us become the fastest growing pure-play U.S. snacking company of scale!
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.
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