Warehouse Supervisor

Company: Al Barakah Dates Factory Industry: Food Manufacturing (Dates & Date Products) Location: Dubai Industrial City . Dubai Employment Type: Full-Time Role Purpose We are looking for a Warehouse Supervisor to run our warehouse and cold-storage operations. The role covers receiving, storing, issuing, controlling and dispatching raw dates, packaging materials and finished products in line with food safety and quality standards. Key Responsibilities - Supervise receipt, inspection, grading checks, weighing, storage and issuance of raw dates, ingredients, packaging materials, semi-finished goods and finished products. - Make sure storage conditions (temperature, humidity, cold rooms), segregation, status labelling and material handling meet HACCP, ISO 22000/FSSC 22000 and halal requirements. - Manage FIFO/FEFO stock rotation, batch and lot traceability, returns, reconciliation and warehouse documentation. - Monitor inventory accuracy, stock ageing, shelf life, near-expiry, rejected, damaged and slow-moving stock. - Coordinate with Quality, Production, Procurement and Sales teams on material availability, quality holds and releases. - Maintain warehouse SOPs, logbooks, temperature records, ERP transactions and inventory records. - Support non-conformance reports, corrective actions, traceability and recall exercises. - Supervise loading, palletization, container stuffing and dispatch for local and export orders, including export documentation support. - Ensure high standards of health and safety, housekeeping, hygiene, cleaning and forklift/equipment safety. - Train, motivate and monitor warehouse staff while driving operational improvements. Requirements - Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Supply Chain, Logistics, Business or a related field. - Minimum 5 years of warehouse experience in food manufacturing or FMCG, including supervisory experience. Dates, dry fruits or agri-food experience is a strong advantage. - Hands-on experience with ERP systems (SAP or similar) and warehouse documentation. - Familiarity with UAE food safety regulations and export procedures. - Forklift/warehouse equipment knowledge and a valid UAE driving license are a plus. - Good leadership, planning, documentation and communication skills. Arabic is an advantage.