LF Warehouse Manager

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Great careers start with great benefits!

Join the Barrett Petfood family and enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical (company paid), dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k) with company match; life insurance; health savings account; paid time off; seven paid holidays; employee discounts; complimentary pet food; and fun, company-sponsored events.

About Barrett

Located in the heart of central Minnesota, Barrett Petfood develops super premium pet food diets from emerging brands to market leaders in the industry. Our family-owned, nimble execution and continuous innovation takes pet food manufacturing, packaging and distribution to differentiating levels. With a relationship focus and a family feel, we offer many career opportunities throughout our process.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and hands-on Warehouse Manager to lead all aspects of warehouse operations, including receiving, inventory management, storage, distribution, and materials flow. This role is responsible for maintaining accurate inventory through FIFO/FEFO practices, leading and developing warehouse staff, ensuring compliance with safety, GMP, SOP, and security standards, and supporting efficient production and packaging operations. The ideal candidate will excel at coordinating logistics, managing inventory accuracy, driving continuous improvement, and collaborating across departments to ensure materials are available when needed while maintaining a safe, organized, and high-performing warehouse environment.

Job Duties

• Manage receiving, warehousing, and distribution services.
• Maintain, track, and audit inventory levels to minimize loss. FIFO/FEFO
• Recruit, train, schedule, and supervise warehouse employees.
• Enforce safety along with other area SOPs, GMPs, and security protocols.
• Collaborate with other sites and department leaders for efficient dock time utilization.
• Manage the day-to-day logistics and materials flowthrough of the Warehouse
• Monitor and manage inventory levels for production, warehouse, and packaging.
• Verify orders as they are picked from the warehouse for accuracy
• Promptly relay information to other department management regarding problems, concerns or suggestions
• Report, document, and facilitate work orders for any discrepancies found within your work area
• Must maintain good housekeeping by coordinating warehouse sanitation schedule.
• Conduct quality checks to ensure quality specifications are being met
• Coordinate materials, staging, and storage needed for upcoming packaging runs.
• Organize and execute routine team inventory cycle counts.

Job Requirements

• Willing and able to lift 50 lbs.
• Comfortable on computers
• 3+ years in a warehouse role, with Management experience
• Proficiency in or ability to learn Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), scanners, and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to operate a forklift and lift, stand, or walk for long periods.
• Strong team communication, coaching, and conflict-resolution experience.

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NOTICE - BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

Barrett Petfood is committed to a safe workplace for all of our employees.

In connection with your employment with the Company, notice is hereby given that a consumer report and/or investigative consumer report may be obtained from a consumer reporting agency for employment purposes. These reports may contain information about your character, general reputation, personal characteristics and mode of living, whichever are applicable. They may involve personal interviews with sources such as your neighbors, friends or associates. The reports may also contain information about you relating to your criminal history, credit history, driving and/or motor vehicle records, education or employment history or other background checks. You have the right, upon written request made within a reasonable time after the receipt of this notice, to request disclosure of the nature and scope of any investigative consumer report. The scope of this notice and authorization is not limited to the present and, if you are hired, will continue throughout the course of your employment and allow the Company to conduct future screenings for retention, promotion or reassignment, as permitted by law unless revoked by you in writing.