Warehouse Manager

Company Overview Latin Specialties LLC is a Houston-based importer, distributor, ripener, fresh-cut processor, and repacker of fresh produce serving retail, foodservice, and wholesale customers. Our perishable-product operations require disciplined inventory control, reliable cold-chain execution, food safety, and close coordination across teams. Position Summary The Warehouse Manager has end-to-end accountability for warehouse execution, including receiving, storage, inventory integrity, order picking, quality checkpoints, shipping, loading, returns, and accurate ERP transactions. This is a hands-on, floor-based leadership role—not an office-only supervisory position. The manager leads by example, develops qualified team leads, plans ahead, coordinates proactively with other departments, and independently designs, implements, and improves reliable processes. Essential Duties & Responsibilities Hands-On Floor Leadership & Team Development Maintain an active, visible presence on the warehouse floor; demonstrate, coach, and verify the work rather than managing solely from an office. Lead by example. Direct daily operations through trained leads; assign ownership, monitor execution, correct deficiencies, and follow up until issues are resolved. Own warehouse operations in full. Build schedules and cross-training plans around actual order volume, inbound deliveries, departure times, and qualified coverage—not merely minimum staffing. Build an effective team. Establish training and competency records for critical tasks. Do not permit untrained or unauthorized employees to perform critical warehouse functions independently. Train your team. Ensure designated, trained leadership coverage and documented handoffs for early shifts, late shifts, and weekends. Review work completed before arrival and after departure. Create team redundancies. Remain reasonably reachable for urgent operational escalations outside scheduled hours, or establish and communicate an approved qualified backup and escalation plan. Be available. Proactive Planning & Cross-Department Accountability Prepare and communicate a forward-looking daily operating plan, ideally before the next shift, covering workload, staffing, product availability, inspections, equipment, truck schedules, and priorities. Coordinate proactively with Quality Control, Production, Logistics, Sales, Procurement, and Inventory Control to secure the information, releases, materials, staffing, and timing needed for successful execution. Identify dependencies and resolve potential bottlenecks before they disrupt work; clarify owners, deadlines, and contingency plans. Own warehouse outcomes even when another department contributes to an issue. Avoid blame-shifting; communicate facts, propose solutions, follow up, and escalate unresolved risks early. Lead brief daily huddles with warehouse leads and maintain effective shift-to-shift and department-to-department communication. Shipping, Picking, Verification & Cold Chain Oversee order release, picking, staging, final verification, and loading to ensure correct items, quantities, lots, labels, customer specifications, and truck assignments. Establish documented checks for product condition, customer quality requirements, shipping paperwork, trailer suitability, and required product/trailer temperatures. Ensure loading and departures are coordinated with Logistics; investigate shipment errors, shortages, misloads, and customer claims, and implement preventive actions. Ensure appropriate traceability records and timely, accurate shipping transactions in the ERP. Receiving, Inventory Integrity & ERP Ownership Direct inbound receipt, counting, inspection coordination, identification, lot control, temperature checks, put-away, storage, and FIFO/FEFO rotation. Partner with the Inventory Control Lead to perform cycle counts, investigate variances, reconcile physical and system inventory, and monitor aging or at-risk stock. Maintain working profic…

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