Manager Warehouse

Company and Position Information:

Del Monte Foods (DMFC) is a multi-national food company headquartered in Walnut Creek, CA, with a powerful portfolio of brands, including iconic Del Monte, Contadina and College Inn. Our premium-quality meal ingredients, snacks and beverages can be found in six out of ten U.S. households.

At Del Monte Foods, we believe in supporting one another. In helping our people shape their own careers - in letting them grow outward, upward and across disciplines. We are tending to the greater good, providing accessible, nourishing, great-tasting food for all. We are Del Monte Foods - Growers of Good.

The salary range for this role is:

Responsibilities:

At Del Monte Foods, we are committed to equitable compensation practices and full compliance with state and local pay transparency laws and in such, we disclose the following compensation details for this role:

• Salary Range: $66,336 - $109,432, which reflects the full compensation band for the position, based on market data, internal equity, and role responsibilities
• Target Hiring Range: $70,000 - $87,000, which reflects the range we anticipate offering to qualified candidates, based on experience, skills, location and alignment with role expectations.

Role Overview:

The Warehouse Operations Manager oversees daily shift performance to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality warehouse operations. This role leads a team of supervisors and hourly employees-both union and non-union-while driving accountability in safety, service, quality, productivity, and inventory accuracy. The position partners closely with cross-functional leaders to resolve operational challenges, strengthen processes, and support team development. With responsibility for staffing, training, compliance, and continuous improvement, this leader ensures warehouse workflows run effectively and in alignment with company standards, GMPs, and OSHA requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Lead warehouse shift operations comprised of supervisors, non-union and union team members.
• Accountable to delivering daily operational performance tied to safety, quality, service, and productivity.
• Champion a safe workplace by being personally accountable and holding the team accountable to all safety policies and procedures.

• Maintain a hazard free work environment, participate in safety initiatives and safety committees.

• Hold team members accountable to following proper operational SOPs.
• Adhere to and enforce GMPs.

• Identify process gap opportunities and lead efforts to bridge process gaps by gaining buy in from team members and establishing new SOPs.

• Oversee the flow of inventory on the campus and to outside storage locations, ensuring accurate inventory management.

• Partner cross-functionally to solve broad facility challenges that impact multiple departments.

• Work with site leadership and HR to support team members as needed.

• Develop team members to enable them to grow in their career.

• Maintain inventory based on FEFO and assist in preventing customer service issues.

• Familiarity with OSHA guidelines for forklift use and general warehousing and ensure these regulations are in place and enforced.

• Ensure warehouse operations are appropriately staffed and employees are properly trained and certified to execute their duties.
• All other duties as assigned.

Del Monte Foods Leadership Behaviors:

As leaders we:

Ground Our Teams

• Connect our teams to a clear strategy.

• Provide the support our teams need for success.

• Hold ourselves and our teams accountable.

Create the Climate

• Solve problems together with our teams.

• Enable smart risk taking.

• Empower our teams to make decisions and take action.

Nurture the Good

• Are intentional about building trust.

• Lead with empathy.

• Grow and develop our teams.

Qualifications:

Required Education and/or Certifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience in manufacturing warehouse management.

Years of Experience

• Minimum of 5-7 years' experience in a manufacturing or distribution leadership role.

Skills

• Experience in Warehouse Management and ERP systems.
• Proven ability to define performance measures directly related to business and hold people accountable for such.
• Strong communication skills and ability to build direct relationships with hourly team members while managing multiple union contracts.
• Previous work experience within a food manufacturing and distribution environment.
• Knowledge of proper safety procedures, equipment maintenance, and warehouse best practices.
• Financial and analytical capabilities to plan budgets, monitor inventory, assess data, and create reports.
• Demonstrated bias for action and experience leading process improvements.

WE OFFER:

• Competitive salary.

• Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, and 401(k).

Please be advised that your application is not complete until you fill out, sign, and submit an Application for Employment for a specific position for which Del Monte Foods is actively recruiting. Your application must reflect that you possess the required qualifications for the position.

No sponsorship is available for this position.

No agencies or 3rd party vendors.