About the Company 

Cérélia operates a state‑of‑the‑art commercial bakery and production facility in Whitehall, Ohio, a 150,000‑square‑foot plant that opened in September 2021 and serves as the U.S. manufacturing hub for the Jus‑Rol brand. Our Whitehall facility specializes in ready‑to‑bake chilled dough products—including pizza dough, pie crusts, puff pastry, and cookie dough—and continues to expand with new product lines to support national growth. 

Team members enjoy modern onsite amenities such as a fitness center and EV charging stations, all within a clean, innovative, and fast‑growing environment. While our Whitehall plant is new, Cérélia’s roots trace back to 1974, evolving from a France‑based bakery into an international leader in dough innovation. As we grow, our people grow with us—if you’re passionate about doing meaningful work with a company on the rise, we’d love to hear from you. 

Position Summary 

Leads are the first ownership of their floor area, first line of defense; if need more direction, reach out to supervisor. As the Break Reliever & Cross-Trained Equipment Specialist, you will play a critical role in supporting the supervisor and ensuring the smooth operation of our SHipping and Receiving Docks.  This position requires someone who takes initiative, has a sense of urgency, is solution-oriented and possesses excellent communication skills. This role will report directly to our Logistics Manager 

Primary Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Support

• Provide day-to-day guidance and support to Logistics team members to promote safe, accurate, and efficient warehouse operations.
• Lead by example and reinforce expectations related to safety, quality, food safety, productivity, attendance, and teamwork.
• Train, coach, and assist new and existing team members on established warehouse procedures, processes, systems, and equipment.
• Serve as a first point of escalation for operational issues and assist with troubleshooting and resolving issues on the floor.
• Partner with supervisors, managers, and cross-functional teams to resolve operational concerns and escalate issues requiring additional support.
• Support effective workflow and assignment of daily priorities to help the team meet shipping, receiving, inventory, and production-support requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve warehouse processes, efficiency, organization, and overall team performance.

Shipping, Receiving & Warehouse Operations

• Prepare, pick, stage, and complete orders for shipment in accordance with established schedules, procedures, and customer requirements.
• Perform computer-based order picking and use scanners, handheld devices, and other warehouse systems to accurately move, track, and document materials and finished products.
• Operate stretch-wrap machines and other authorized warehouse equipment.
• Receive and verify raw materials, packaging supplies, and other incoming deliveries in accordance with established procedures.
• Properly identify and label incoming materials and ensure materials are stored in designated locations.
• Stock production lines with materials and supplies necessary to support production schedules.
• Maintain accurate records of materials and finished products received, stocked, transferred, and shipped.
• Perform inventory cycle counts and assist with identifying and resolving inventory discrepancies.
• Check drivers in and out and accurately maintain required shipping and receiving documentation and logs.
• Maintain clean, orderly, and organized interior and exterior warehouse areas, including completion of required daily cleaning activities.

Quality & Food Safety

• Follow and reinforce established Quality Assurance, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), food safety, and warehouse procedures.
• Support compliance with product hold, traceability, labeling, inventory control, and other applicable quality requirements.
• Promptly identify, document, and report product, inventory, labeling, code-date, or material discrepancies.
• Follow established programs, policies, and procedures designed to ensure products meet SQF, regulatory, company, and customer requirements.

Health & Safety

• Make safety a priority in all daily activities and promote a safe working environment for all team members.
• Follow and reinforce company safety policies, procedures, and established safe-work practices.
• Promptly report safety hazards, incidents, equipment concerns, and unsafe conditions through established reporting channels.
• Properly use required personal protective equipment (PPE) and reinforce PPE requirements within the work area.
• Maintain compliance with applicable workplace safety, GMP, food safety, and quality requirements.

Qualifications & Experience

• Previous experience in logistics, warehousing, shipping and receiving, inventory control, or a related manufacturing or distribution environment preferred.
• Previous Lead or other demonstrated leadership experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to provide direction, training, and support to team members in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills with a practical, solution-oriented approach.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to effectively manage multiple priorities.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills with the ability to collaborate across departments and communicate expectations clearly.
• Ability to adapt to changing operational needs and priorities while maintaining a positive and professional approach.
• Demonstrated commitment to safety, quality, food safety, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to receive, apply, and respond constructively to feedback.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while effectively contributing as part of a team.
• Demonstrated professionalism, integrity, and respect when interacting with team members, leaders, drivers, vendors, and other business partners.

Internal Candidate Eligibility

• Internal candidates must meet established eligibility requirements for internal opportunities, including having 4.5 or fewer attendance points at the time of consideration.

Core Competencies & Leadership Behaviors

Leadership

• Leads by example, provides clear guidance and direction, demonstrates accountability, and follows through on commitments.
• Supports team members in achieving operational goals while reinforcing established standards and expectations.

Safety & Accountability

• Demonstrates a safety-first mindset and serves as a positive advocate for the company's safety culture.
• Reinforces safe work practices and appropriately addresses or escalates safety concerns.

Communication & Collaboration

• Communicates expectations, priorities, and changes clearly and professionally.
• Builds effective working relationships within the Logistics team and across departments to support business needs.

Problem Solving & Continuous Improvement

• Identifies operational challenges, evaluates potential solutions, and takes appropriate action within the scope of the role.
• Identifies and recommends opportunities to improve safety, quality, efficiency, workflow, and warehouse processes.

Adaptability

• Responds effectively to changing priorities, staffing needs, production requirements, and other operational demands.
• Maintains a constructive and solution-focused approach during periods of change.

Teamwork & Respect

• Recognizes that successful results depend on collaboration and shared accountability.
• Promotes a professional, respectful, and inclusive work environment and values the contributions of team members with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

Physical Requirements & Work Environment

The physical demands described below are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods while performing warehouse, material-handling, and production-support activities.
• Ability to regularly lift, carry, push, pull, and otherwise move materials or products weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, reach, grasp, and twist as necessary to handle materials, load or move products, and perform other essential job duties.
• Ability to work in varying temperature conditions, including warehouse and production areas, refrigerated environments, and cold-storage or freezer areas.
• Ability to visually inspect products, labels, materials, equipment, and documentation, with or without corrective lenses.
• Ability to safely operate, or be trained and authorized to operate, applicable warehouse equipment such as pallet jacks, stretch-wrap equipment, conveyors, and other material-handling equipment required for the position.
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE), which may include gloves, hair restraints, hearing protection, safety glasses, and safety footwear, based on the work area and assigned task.
• Ability to work in a food manufacturing and distribution environment where pork products, alcohol, gluten, dairy, peanuts, tree nuts, and other common allergens may be present.
• Ability to work varying shifts based on operational and business needs, which may include days, nights, overtime, weekends, and holidays.