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As General Manager, you’ll provide strategic direction and operational support to ensure our warehouse meets and exceeds performance goals. This role carries broad responsibilities, from driving efficiency and safety to building strong teams and fostering customer relationships. You’ll be at the center of operations-leading with vision while delivering results.

Key Responsibilities

+ Lead, recruit, train, and develop your team, providing feedback and coaching to maximize productivity and effectiveness.

+ Deliver on company performance goals and KPIs, including Labor to Revenue (LTR), truck turn times, and customer service standards.

+ Review operations and costs to identify opportunities for process improvement and efficiency gains.

+ Partner with the Sales Manager on new business strategies, prospecting, sales calls, pricing, contract negotiations, and account growth.

+ Ensure customer satisfaction through strong client relationships and a service-first culture.

+ Oversee budgets, capital expenditures, material handling equipment, and space utilization to align with corporate goals.

+ Champion safety, food quality, and compliance by supporting initiatives that ensure proper receipt, storage, handling, and distribution of food products.

What We’re Looking For

+ Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

+ 4+ years of Operations Management experience in Supply Chain or a related field

+ Proven ability to design and execute strategies, budgets, and operational plans with measurable results

+ Experience with continuous improvement methodologies (Six Sigma, LEAN)

+ Strong people leadership experience with a track record of developing high-performing teams

+ Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)

+ Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences

+ Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with comfort navigating ambiguity

+ Willingness to travel up to 25%

Work Environment

+ Ability to work in temperatures ranging from -20°F/-25°C (cold storage) to 100°F/37°C (dry storage), with company-provided PPE and freezer gear

+ Ability to lift at least 40 lbs. (18 kg) as needed

+ Comfort working in variable noise levels

Why Lineage?

This is an excellent position to begin your career path within Lineage! Success in this role enables greater responsibilities and promotions! A career at Lineage starts with learning about our business and how each team member plays a part each and every day to satisfy our customers’ requirements. Beyond that, you’ll help us grow and learn on our journey to be the very best employer in our industry. We’ll ask you for your opinion and ensure we do our part to keep you developing and engaged as we grow our business. Working at Lineage is energizing and enjoyable. We value respect and care about our team members.

Lineage is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws that prohibit workplace discrimination and unlawful harassment and retaliation. Lineage will not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, religion, physical or mental disability or any other protected status under federal, state and local law.

Benefits

Lineage provides safe, stable, reliable work environments, medical, dental, and basic life and disability insurance benefits, 401k retirement plan, paid time off, annual bonus eligibility, and a minimum of 7 holidays throughout the calendar year.

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At Lineage, we have a shared purpose: We are transforming the food supply chain to eliminate waste and help feed the world.

Our shared purpose drives everything we do in all parts of our organization, from the warehouse floor to the corner office. The work we do is noble, and our team members are passionate about the impact they make every day.

Working at Lineage is not just a job – it’s an opportunity to innovate and put your mark on how food moves from the farm to dinner tables around the world. As a member of the Lineage Logistics team, you are a critical link in the food supply chain.

If you are having trouble applying, contact our Human Resources team here: Contact Us | Lineage Logistics (https://www.lineagelogistics.com/contact-us)

At Lineage Logistics, helping to feed the world is more than a job – it’s a purpose we live every day. Lineage is one of the world’s leading temperature-controlled logistics companies. Driven by our core values, we’re reimagining the global food supply chain.

Lineage helps customers ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small family-owned businesses increase the efficiency and protect the integrity of their temperature-controlled supply chain. In recognition of the company’s leading innovations, Lineage was recognized as the No 1. Data Science company on Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies in 2019, in addition to ranking 23rd overall in an evaluation of thousands of companies worldwide.

As part of the Lineage family, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career as we continually expand, using technology and award-winning innovations, to meet the needs of customers around the world.