Welcome page Returning Candidate? Log back in! Controller, Production Job Locations US-CA-Stockton Posted Date 22 minutes ago(8/5/2025 8:48 AM) Category Warehouse Company KeHE Distributors FLSA Status Exempt Requisition ID 2025-27246 Work Type Onsite Why Work for KeHE? Full-time
Pay Range: $100,000.00/Yr. - $110,000.00/Yr.
Shift Days: , Shift Time:
Benefits on Day 1
Health/Rx
Dental
Vision
Flexible and health spending accounts (FSA/HSA)
Supplemental life insurance
401(k)
Paid time off
Paid sick time
Short term & long term disability coverage (STD/LTD)
Employee stock ownership (ESOP)
Holiday pay for company designated holidays Overview

Good people, working with good people, for our common good.

Sound good?

KeHE-a natural, organic, specialty and fresh food distributor-is all about "good" and is growing, so there's never been a more exciting time to join our team. If you're enthusiastic about working in an environment with a people-first culture and an organization committed to good living, good food and good service, we'd love to talk to you!

Primary Responsibilities

The Production Operations Controller is responsible for coordinating, planning and executing efficient inbound and outbound operations. This role oversees daily and strategic planning, workforce management, and the achievement of site performance metrics. Additionally, it acts as the primary point of contact for distribution center support groups, including Finance, Inventory Management, Sales and others. As with all positions at KeHE Distributors, we expect that all actions will be consistent with KeHE’s Mission, Vision, and Values.

Essential Functions

DUTIES, TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Long term data-based coordination with site and supporting groups to understand and plan for staffing, cross training and customer needs.Routine collaboration with support groups to understand new or changing business needs.Daily Duties:Coordinate and flawlessly execute inbound and outbound activities.Pre shift plan with site leadership, reviewing staff levels, assignments and goals.Lead mid shift review and adjust activities to ensure commitments are met, developing immediate action plans where needed.Lead post shift debriefs with teams.Recap operations for senior leadership including recommendations for improvement.Serve as liaison between departments to maintain seamless workflows and satisfy customer needs, both internal and external – may work multiple shifts (including overnight and weekends).Provide continuous improvement efforts for the operation in the areas of safety, quality and productivity. Apply industry best practices for enhanced performance.Collaborate with internal teams such as Finance, Inventory Management, Sales, and others on operations and efficiencies.Other duties and projects as assigned.

 

 

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

Extensive end to end distribution knowledge with the ability to identify and collaboratively troubleshoot bottlenecks, delays or barriers. Ability to produce and leverage data to understand performance and support decision making.Presentation Skills – effective in a variety of formal presentation settings: one-on-one, small and large groups, with peers, direct reports, and managers; is effective both inside and outside the organization, on both cool data and hot and controversial topics; commands attention and can manage group process during the presentation; can change tactics midstream when something isn’t workingAbility to influence behavior and inspire collaboration with all levels and between departments to achieve operational goals. Can quickly find common ground and solve problems for the good of allInterpersonal Savvy – relates well to all levels inside and outside of the organization.Strong listener, communicator, collaborator and teacher with the skill to maintain mutual respect from peers, front line and senior leadership while holding all accountable for commitments. Using diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortablyStrong situational leadership. Ability to adapt approach as circumstances, priorities and personalities requireSkilled at Lean tool application to drive improvement; root cause identification methods, problem solving, visual management, continuous flow, Gemba. No set shift - ability to work both inbound and outbound production hours and days to support the operation .Strong reasoning, analytical and problem-solving skillsStrong proficiency with PC skills and Microsoft Excel.Ability to access all levels and areas of the facilityAbility to interpret and understand policies and procedures and relate them to others

 

 

Minimum Requirements, Qualifications, Additional Skills, Aptitude

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

High School Diploma or GED required.Bachelor’s degree in Operations, Supply Chain, or related field. Minimum of 4+ years of experience in warehouse operations, production or related field.Food distribution or warehouse experience preferred.

 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

 

Requisition ID 2025-27246 Equal Employer Opportunity Statement KeHE Distributors provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits all forms of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or faith, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training as well as the administration of all Human Resources and Talent Acquisition processes. Options Apply for this job onlineApplyShareEmail this job to a friendRefer Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later. Share on your newsfeed Application FAQs

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