Lead Warehouse Specialist

Office Depot•Romeoville, IL

15h•Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Warehouse Specialist is responsible for overseeing daily shipping operations, ensuring timely and accurate shipment of goods, coordinating with team members, and maintaining compliance with company policies and safety regulations. This role involves leading daily operations in a specific department to meet and exceed key metrics, conducting tier 1 meetings, participating in the safety committee, ensuring appropriate workflow and labor distribution, and addressing and resolving obstacles. The Lead Warehouse Specialist also assists management with safety and building security issues, allocates resources for pre-shift walkthroughs to identify safety risks, and contributes to accident analyses and resolution activities. They partner with leadership in other departments to balance volume and labor across the shift, develop ideas for operational improvements using LEAN practices, and are responsible for completing all required paperwork and adhering to Standard Operating Procedures. Additionally, this role involves providing training and coaching to team members, including technical training and problem-solving, and assisting in maintaining a clean, organized, and audit-ready department that upholds a 5S culture.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent
3 years of Supervisory or leadership experience preferred
Experience in and familiarity with systems, tools, or processes preferred
Warehouse, distribution, supply chain experience
Knowledge of warehouse management systems and equipment
Basic level of computer skills preferred; MS Office Suite
Strong verbal and written English communication skills
Basic math skills
Knowledge of the operation of power/mobile equipment; may require additional training and/or certification on additional power equipment
Ability to lift a minimum of 70 pounds regularly, up to 150 pounds infrequently and operate manual pallet jacks
Physically able to handle repetitive lifting, climbing, standing, and walking
Must be able to perform the duties performed by the associates they lead
English competency required
Consistent job performance and positive behavior
Strong teamwork, attendance, and customer service
Professional appearance
Commitment to company core values
Basic product knowledge

Nice To Haves

Education preferred
Supervisory or leadership experience
Experience in and familiarity with systems, tools, or processes
Basic level of computer skills
Additional training and/or certification on additional power equipment
Additional Language Skills

Responsibilities

Lead daily operations in a specific department to delivery and exceed key metrics
Conduct tier 1 meetings
Participate in safety committee
Ensure appropriate workflow and labor distribution
Address and resolve obstacles
Assist management with safety and building security issues
Allocate resources to perform comprehensive pre-shift walkthrough of the department to identify and address any safety risks
Contribute to root cause accident analyses and resolution activities
Partner and ensure ongoing communication with leadership in the other departments to balance volume and labor across the shift by helping to direct and coordinate workflow
Develop ideas and suggestions for operational improvements utilizing LEAN practices
Responsible for completion of all required paperwork and adherence to established Standard Operating Procedures
Provide training and coaching to new and existing team members, including technical training, problem-solving resources, recognition and input for performance reviews
Assist upholding a 5S culture by keeping the department clean, organized, and audit-ready