- Field
- Executive and general management
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
- Work model
- Onsite
- Level
- Director
- Pay
- $160k to $175k
What you would own
- Own startup readiness and launch execution, including operational planning, staffing, training, workflows, and the transition to daily operations.
- Build, select, coach, and develop a strong team of managers, supervisors, and warehouse employees; establish a performance-driven, safety-first culture.
- Create and implement standard operating procedures, operating rhythms, training expectations, and accountability measures from the ground up.
- Lead receiving, putaway, storage, picking, retrieval, and shipping while maintaining product integrity and cold-chain requirements.
- Oversee safe and productive VNA operations, including rail-guided turret trucks, high-density racking, and equipment reliability.
- Drive measurable results in safety, inventory accuracy, throughput, labor productivity, equipment utilization, and customer service.
- Partner with maintenance, HR, transportation, and regional leadership to resolve startup and operational challenges and improve performance.
- Coordinate warehouse activities supporting import/export shipments and customer-specific cold-storage requirements.
What they are looking for
- The Operation The planned facility will provide frozen and refrigerated storage, blast freezing, tempering, import/export support, and case picking.
- Its Very Narrow Aisle (VNA) configuration will use rail-guided turret trucks for pallet putaway and retrieval.
- Success will require strong cold-chain discipline, high-density inventory control, specialized equipment oversight, and data-driven labor planning.
What they offer
- The selected leader will help shape the facility's culture, build and develop their own management and operations team, establish operating standards, and guide the transition from startup readiness to sustained performance.
Everything above is the hiring company’s own words, with the company name taken out. The name, the team, and the interview steps come with the first conversation.