Senior Manager, Production Operations (Warehouse Operations)

Location: Stockton, California; on-site. The role requires access to all facility areas, including production floors, racking systems, and cold storage zones where applicable, as well as flexible hours, weekends, and holidays when needed.

Salary: $97,350–$155,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global is a natural, organic, specialty, and fresh food distributor.

What you will do

• Lead daily and strategic warehouse operations across inbound, outbound, inventory control, labor planning, safety, productivity, quality, and customer service.
• Manage, coach, and develop warehouse management staff and frontline leaders, including succession planning and career growth.
• Monitor operational KPIs such as on-time shipping, productivity, inventory accuracy, and safety incidents.
• Conduct daily operational reviews and coordinate pre-shift planning, mid-shift adjustments, and post-shift evaluations.
• Partner with Transportation, Inventory, Safety, Finance, and Human Resources to solve operational problems and align site strategy.
• Identify bottlenecks and lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean and Six Sigma methodologies while ensuring OSHA, food safety, and regulatory compliance.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 6+ years of progressive warehouse or distribution leadership experience, including 3+ years managing leaders or teams.
• Strong end-to-end distribution knowledge and experience operating in a high-volume environment.
• Experience with warehouse management systems, analytics, inventory control, safety practices, and regulatory compliance.
• Ability to stand, walk, climb, bend, and lift up to 50 lbs in a distribution environment and work in ambient, refrigerated, or frozen conditions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, with the ability to learn internal systems quickly.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Experience in the food, grocery, or consumer goods industry.
• Bilingual Spanish and English communication skills.

Culture & Benefits

• People-first culture focused on good living, good food, and good service.
• Health, prescription, dental, and vision benefits from day one.
• Flexible and health spending accounts, supplemental life insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage, and 401(k).
• Paid time off, paid sick time, holiday pay, and employee stock ownership plan.
• Hands-on leadership environment with active engagement on the warehouse floor.