Syracuse
Job Description River Valley Holdings is a family-owned distribution company based in Syracuse, NY, serving retail customers across the northeastern United States. The River Valley family of companies: River Valley Foods, Cavallaro Foods and Garden Spot Foods, distributes a wide range of specialty dry and frozen grocery items and consumable products out of warehouses in Syracuse, NY and New Holland, PA. Position Overview The Warehouse Lead Receiver is a working lead position responsible for driving productivity, maintaining safety and quality standards, and supporting receiving team members during the first shift. This role oversees the receiving function within the warehouse. The Lead ensures that daily operations start smoothly and run efficiently by communicating shift goals, assigning tasks, and leading by example. The lead oversees scheduling, receiving and moves staff to work. Key Responsibilities: • Arrive prior to shift start to coordinate with the Supervisor on daily priorities:, • Review inbound and outbound schedules, • Create receiving assignments daily, • Plan for staffing/call outs – set up coverage for every position including yourself, • Conduct pre-shift meetings to communicate:, • Safety messages and SQF reminders, • Shift objectives and individual responsibilities, • Attendance check and team stretch, • Lead first shift operations, ensuring:, • Proper training of receiving functions, • Timely and accurate receiving of product including SQF considerations, • Cleanliness and sanitation of receiving areas, breakrooms, and shared spaces, • Adherence to temperature rules as put forth by company standards, • Confirm employees have correctly completed pre-op inspections on equipment used during the shift, • Monitor warehouse conditions throughout the shift:, • Reinforce safe work practices and proper equipment usage, • Identify and report damaged product or equipment, • Confirm warehouse cleanliness and organization, • Coach and support team members:, • Provide hands-on training for new employees covering all aspects of the receiving process including proper handling for refrigerated product, • Deliver timely coaching to reinforce performance and productivity, • Delegate tasks according to workload and employee skill, • Work alongside the team to complete daily workload as needed, • Review Receiving error logs and employee productivity and provide coaching and progressive discipline to team members, • Ensure all receiving procedures are followed consistently and high standards for accuracy are upheld, • Coordinate with Warehouse First Shift Leads/IC to ensure outbound shipments are loaded accurately and efficiently and that proper documentation of all shipments is maintained, • Maintain and verify operational documentation:, • Daily Receiving Schedule, • Refrigerated Receiving Log, • Temperature logs, • BOL and OS&D paperwork, • Product Hold and Release Log, • Supervise the Warehouse First Shift Clerk and ensure balanced and efficient scheduling of inbound POs, • Support SQF and food safety protocols during receiving, • Ensure all employees operate equipment safely, including:, • Electric pallet jacks (single/double), • Forklifts and high lifts, • Strong communication skills (productivity/performance based), with the ability to read, write, and speak English clearly, • Solid working knowledge of:, • Receiving Processes, • Sanitation standards for food storage environments, • Familiarity with warehouse equipment and tools:, • RF scanners, high lifts, pallet jacks, • Warehouse Management Systems and email (Outlook), • Ability to lead and motivate a team in a fast-paced environment, • Understanding of SQF, HACCP and OSHA safety standards, • Flexibility, problem-solving skills, and a positive, team-oriented attitude, • Physical stamina to stand, walk, and lift throughout the shift, • Promote continuous improvement amongst team, • Move your team to work, • High school diploma or GED required., • 3+ years of warehouse experience, with exposure to first shift operations, • Prior leadership experience in a warehouse or distribution setting preferred Wages: • $24.00 - $27.00 per hour Schedule: • Monday - Friday, 5am - 1:45pm or until work is completed Benefits: We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package that includes: • Flexible Paid Time Off, • Company paid holidays, • Health, prescription, and dental insurance, • Life and disability insurance, • Supplemental insurances, • 401 (k) with company match, • Employee assistant program, • Employee purchase program River Valley Holdings is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)