Lead Warehouse Associate (Aurora)

Subaru•Aurora, CO

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This role coordinates Warehouse Associates and warehouse activities, trains them on established quality and RDC processes, and assists the Warehouse Operations Manager in examining current methods, identifying best practices, and implementing updated processes. The Lead Warehouse Associate works with the Warehouse Operations Manager to ensure operational objectives are met, assists in developing workload and resource plans, and rotates through outbound, inbound, and returns departments to support overall operations. This position partners with RDC leadership to achieve daily goals, relays direction from the Warehouse Operations Manager to Associates, and helps evaluate workload and designate personnel to work areas. Additionally, the role assists in investigating discrepancies, resolving employee conflicts, and ensuring safety rules and HazMat functions are observed. Limited overtime, including weekends, may be required.

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.
High School Diploma.
2-4 years of related experience.

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.