Plant Coordinator- 2nd Shift

LALA US manufactures Yogurt Smoothie with Probiotics, Crema Mexicana, and Blended Yogurt. The facility provides a clean work environment, well-lit, highly automated production facility and career advancement opportunities. The facility provides a clean work environment, well-lit, highly automated production facility and career advancement opportunities.

SCHEDULE: 6:00pm to 2:30am

JOB PURPOSE (JOB SUMMARY):

The warehouse coordinator is responsible for overseeing daily warehouse operations, ensuring efficient workflow, accuracy in inventory handling, and compliance with safety and quality standards. This role provides hands-on leadership to warehouse associates, coordinates inbound and outbound activities, and serves as a key communication link between warehouse staff, supervisors, customer service and other departments.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES:

o Lead, train, and support warehouse associates in daily tasks.

o Assign tasks and monitor performance to maintain productivity, accuracy, and timeliness.

o Serves as acting supervisor when leadership is unavailable.

• Inventory Management

o Ensure accurate inventory by completing cycle counts or physical inventory counts daily/weekly.

o Investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies

o Maintain proper stock rotation, labeling, and organization within the warehouse and warehouse grounds.

o Receive, review, and enter purchase orders in the SAP system.

o Reconcile planned versus actual material consumption, yields, labor, scrap, production output, and inventory movements.

o Review production order closeouts to verify that components, quantities, by products, scrap, and finished goods are accurately reported.

• Logistics and Workflow coordination

o Coordinate inbound deliveries and outbound shipments to meet customer and production deadlines.

o Communicate with carriers, drivers, and internal departments to resolve scheduling or delivery issues.

o Optimize workflow by identifying bottlenecks and recommending improvements.

• Safety and Compliance

o Enforce safety policies, warehouse procedures, and regulatory requirements.

o Conduct routine safety checks on equipment, storage areas, and over facility.

o Complete all the training courses required.

o Promote a clean, organized, and hazard-free work environment.

• Documentation and Reporting

o Complete and maintain required logs, reports, and documentation (receiving logs, shipment paperwork, inventory adjustments, etc.).

o Track and report key warehouse metrics such as pick accuracy, productivity, and damages.

Work schedule Monday- Friday and some weekends

o Full-time; may require early mornings, evenings, weekends, or overtime as business needs require.

WORK EXPERIENCE / KNOWLEDGE:

• Proven work experience working in a Warehouse setting
• Warehousing and stock control methods and procedures
• Knowledge of warehouse software packages and MS Office proficiency
• Ability to input, retrieve and analyze data
• Warehouse operations, procedures, equipment, and terminology
• Proper methods of storing equipment, materials, and supplies.
• Excellent inventory methods and practices.

SKILLS / OTHER PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES REQUIRED:

• Ability to adapt to changing operational and organization needs.
• Strong team player with the ability to work across multiple functions and disciplines.
• Ability to assess, evaluate and solve problems.
• Experience working in a union environment.
• Experience in using SAP.
• Must be able to use Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to adapt to work schedule dependent on business and operation needs.
• This position requires regular and prompt attendance during working hours.

FORMAL EDUCATION:

• High school diploma or G.E.D. Certificate and three years warehouse or related experience.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or walking.
• Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision, and hearing.
• Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations.
• Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching.
• Requires the ability to lift, carry, push, or pull medium weights, up to 75 pounds
• Requires activities involving being around moving machinery, exposure to marked changes in temperature and humidity, and exposure to dust, fumes and gases

LALA Branded Products is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status