Lead Warehouse Associate

La-Z-Boy • Phoenix, AZ

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About The Position

This role is responsible for leading, motivating, training and supporting a team of Warehouse Associates in a specific or overall area of the warehouse. This person will ensure that the assigned area and the Warehouse Associates in that area perform in an efficient manner and that all necessary precautions are taken to protect warehouse contents against loss.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED with 0-2 years of relevant experience
• Forklift Operator Certification

Nice To Haves

• Experience with performing at a Leadership level (no matter how small) is preferred and a distinct advantage.
• The interest and ability to learn and utilize the depth of RMS is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for scheduling of work within the assigned team and area.
• Creates work documents for picking, moving, and shipping of merchandise.
• Maintains records and assignment lists of tasks performed throughout the day to minimize down-time and to create a record for accountability.
• Reconciles completed work for administrative completeness and processes final documents in assigned area(s).
• Keeps records of work performed vs. time to create comparative metrics.
• Maintains a constant dock presence inspecting work in progress.
• Works alongside warehouse staff often performing the identical tasks while evaluating and demonstrating proper techniques and disciplines.
• May on any given day perform the tasks of 'other' warehouse areas working in combination with other Leads or Supervision.
• May have key and security access.
• May oversee the building at times.
• Responsible for maintaining security and following RDC procedures for security access.
• Maximizes productivity of personnel by proper training of new staff or those that are revealed to need additional training.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, Dental and Basic Life Insurance
• 401k retirement plan with company match of up to 6%
• Paid time off includes: 9-11 paid holidays each year, two weeks’ prorated vacation as a new hire and either personal time (non-exempt only) or state mandated sick time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED