Lead Warehouse Associate (Aurora)

Subaru•Aurora, CO

6d•$47,000 - $68,000•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves coordinating warehouse associates and activities, training new associates on quality and RDC processes, and assisting the Warehouse Operations Manager in identifying and implementing process improvements. The Lead Warehouse Associate will also help develop workload and resource plans, support daily operational objectives, and ensure the successful execution of goals. Key responsibilities include relaying directions, assigning personnel to work areas, investigating discrepancies, and resolving employee conflicts, while ensuring adherence to safety rules and HazMat functions. Additional duties involve sorting and distributing orders, operating warehouse equipment and RF devices, monitoring order progress and workflow, maintaining a clean and organized warehouse, and assisting with timekeeping and packaging guidelines. The position requires performing all functions of a Warehouse Person as needed.

Requirements

Analytical skills (as they relate to process improvement).
Problem solving skills.
Demonstrated communication, leadership, motivational, interpersonal, multi-tasking, time management, delegation organization, detail-oriented, and administrative skills.
Possesses previous warehouse experience.
Operates all warehouse equipment (material handling equipment, stretch wrap machine, air-controlled staple guns and any required packing machines).
Demonstrates ability to understand and operate various Radio Frequency warehouse devices.
Novice usability in standard Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Proven ability to work under tight deadlines.
Adapt to a flexible work schedule.

Responsibilities

Coordinates Warehouse Associates and warehouse activities.
Trains Warehouse Associates and ensures they are compliant with established quality and established RDC processes and procedures within each warehouse function.
Assist the Warehouse Operations Manager to examine current methods and procedures, identifying best methods and practices, suggesting improvements, and implementing updated processes and procedures within the various warehouse areas.
Works with Warehouse Operations Manager ensuring that all warehouse functions and daily operational objectives are achieved in line with identified timelines and statistical goals.
Assists the Warehouse Operations Manager in developing daily workload and resource plans and serves in a rotating lead role across outbound, inbound, and returns departments to support overall operations.
Partners with RDC leadership to ensure successful execution and achievement of daily goals and objectives.
Relays direction and work assignments from the Warehouse Operations Manager to Associates.
Assists Warehouse Operations Manager to evaluate workload and designate personnel to work areas on a daily basis.
Assists the Warehouse Operations Manager in investigating receiving and other shipping discrepancies and packaging deficiencies.
Assists the Warehouse Leadership Team in resolving employee conflicts.
Ensures all safety rules and HazMat functions are observed by team members.
Required to work limited overtime (to include weekends) as needed.
Assists in the sorting, processing, and distribution of completed orders to the outbound dock.
Operates terminals and printers associated with the outbound department.
Monitors the progress of all current transfer and Fuji Heavy Industries, Inc. (FHI) orders to maintain the workflow.
Monitors all warehouse processes to ensure that the standard operating procedures are followed.
Monitors level of all warehouse supplies.
Keeps warehouse clean and organized to ensure safe work conditions.
Helps Warehouse Operations Manager to maintain a daily time and attendance report for payroll.
Ensures associates follow proper packaging guidelines and suggests approximate corrections.
Performs all functions of a Warehouse Person as necessary.