Lead Receiving Operator, 1st Shift
About The Position
To thrive as a Lead Receiving Operator, you must bring strong organizational skills, a safety-first approach, and the ability to understand material handling operations. You’ll oversee the receipt, transfer, and shipping of raw materials and finished products, ensuring accuracy and efficiency at every step. Your expertise with forklifts, reach trucks, and SAP transactions will keep inventory flowing efficiently while ensuring that materials are staged, stored, and documented accurately to support daily production. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and take pride in keeping operations running smoothly, then we want you on our team! Every day, you will coordinate deliveries from trucks and railcars, monitor tank levels, and process inventory transactions to ensure production continues seamlessly. You’ll inspect incoming materials, replenish supplies, and respond to requests from sales, plants, and corporate offices - all while maintaining a clean, organized workspace. From training team members to participating in spill response, your impact will be felt across the plant as you ensure safety, accuracy, and efficiency.
Requirements
- High School diploma or equivalent is required.
- Ability to understand material handling operations.
- Expertise with forklifts, reach trucks, and SAP transactions.
- Willing and able to complete training and acquire forklift certification (if no prior experience).
- Lifting products up to 75 lbs, several times throughout the day with or without reasonable accommodation.
Nice To Haves
- Previous forklift and reach truck experience is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate deliveries from trucks and railcars
- Monitor tank levels
- Process inventory transactions
- Inspect incoming materials
- Replenish supplies
- Respond to requests from sales, plants, and corporate offices
- Maintain a clean, organized workspace
- Train team members
- Participate in spill response
- Lead safe and efficient handling, storage, labeling, and documentation of yard materials under the solvent recovery program
- Monitor and replenish MRO inventory items
- Ensure raw materials such as labels, stickers, and box trays are stocked in adequate quantities
Benefits
- Starting pay of $23.50/hr
- $0.50/hr increase at 6 months of employment
- $0.50/hr increase at one year of employment
- $3/hr shift differential for shifts starting at 12 PM or later
- Quarterly and holiday bonuses
- 15 paid days of vacation time off in the first year
- 5 days of sick time off
- 401(k) retirement plan with 4% match
- Annual retirement profit-sharing payments
- Competitive health plans for individuals and families
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
