Distribution Lead (Wine Jobs: Management & Administration)

Full Time

  Delicato Family Vineyards (http://www.delicato.com/)

  Manteca, California

Delicato Family Vineyards has an exciting immediate career opportunity for a Distribution Lead at our Distribution Center in Manteca, CA.

Delicato Family Vineyards is a family-owned California winery founded in 1924. Three generations of the Indelicato family have guided grapes from vineyard to bottle and into homes and dining establishments around the world. Delicato Family Vineyards is steadfastly committed to crafting and representing wines of the highest quality produced in accordance with sustainable winegrowing practices. Among the leading and fastest growing wine companies in America, the Delicato Family Vineyards’ portfolio includes Gnarly Head, Black Stallion Estate Winery, Noble Vines, Belle Ambiance, Juxtapoz, HandCraft Artisan Collection, La Merika, Brazin, Bota Box, Massimo, Irony, Domino, Sequin and Twisted”.

Position Summary:

In the absence of the shift supervisor and under limited supervision, this position is responsible for leading shifts through supervision and coordination of the warehouse activities at the Distribution facility involving safe and efficient receipt, storage and shipment of cased good product that ensures distribution of the right items, to the right places at the right time in order to increase the company’s overall market share.  This position will also oversee inventory and audit of finished goods.

Duties/Essential Functions:

  • Performs all Skilled Material Handler duties as described in job description
  • Conducts shift meetings, handles employee or customer concerns and fills out the Daily Shift log at end of shift 
  • Plans and reviews daily activities with appropriate number of team members assigned to each job function, ensuring the daily distribution goals are met and/or exceeded
  • Assigns breaks, lunches and coverage, if needed
  • Responsible for driving production, minimizing cost, and delivering high performance team through coaching and clear communication of expectations and performance gaps
  • Assists with communicating/posting employee rotation overtime list along with controlling/minimizing overtime
  • Assists with administrative functions such as transfers, shipments, receiving, prints or hand writes bill of ladings when systems are down, performs batch splits or short, and processes breakage
  • Ensures team members have a safe working environment and provide recommendations for improvements on training, facility, equipment, and processes
  • Leads work standards revisions, Kata /Kaizen events and implementations
  • Participates in investigating inventory discrepancies and communicates findings to team
  • Responsible for data input and performance reporting
  • Checks outbound shipments for accuracy
  • Maintains pallet and all consumables inventory
  • Monitors general maintenance of facility 
  • Assigns and participates in general upkeep of facility
  • Participates in year-end cycle counts
  • Oversees special projects as assigned
  • Other duties may be assigned

Minimum Requirements:

Education and Experience:

  • High School Diploma or equivalent, Forklift certified
  • 2 years’ experience in distribution, warehousing, order fulfillment, operations, and inventory with 1-2 years of supervisory experience are a must

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Demonstrated effective leadership in a team environment, high level of self-initiative, effective written and verbal communication skills, ability to work ANY shift and proficient with Word, Excel, and SAP
  • Able to analyze and communicate daily productivity requirement along with providing hands-on commitment/training 
  • Solve problems, implement countermeasures, provide customer service, and the ability to prioritize

Certificates and Licenses:

  • Valid driver’s license, forklift certified

Delicato offers its employees a generous and comprehensive benefits package.  The core health insurance components include medical, dental and vision, where Delicato covers nearly the entire cost for employees and a large percentage for dependents.  Additional health benefits include life, disability and flexible spending accounts.  Other benefits include 401(k) with generous company match, discretionary profit sharing, paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, wine & merchandise discounts, tuition reimbursement, gym discounts & many more.

EOE

How To Apply

Please apply online at: http://chc.tbe.taleo.net/chc05/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=DELICATO&cws=1&rid=513

Or
at: www.delicato.com

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