Lead Warehouse Worker - Weekend Shift

Penske•Groveport, OH

About The Position

Penske Logistics is hiring a Lead Warehouse Worker to support and provide some supervision to regular and temporary warehouse associate functions. The role works closely with Operations Supervisors to help meet employee productivity expectations and other operational goals. It is suited to a safety-conscious person with an outgoing attitude who wants to excel in a warehouse environment. The schedule is Friday through Sunday, 6:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The schedule is 36 hours, but the associate is paid for 40 hours. Pay is $24.50 per hour, plus a $1.00 shift differential. The position is designated safety sensitive and requires maintaining alertness and working safely, including accepting responsibility for one's own safety and the safety of others.

Requirements

Four years of warehouse experience.
Ability to learn and use proprietary software.
Ability to lead a small team and work independently.
Customer service, interpersonal, multitasking, organizational, and flexibility skills.
Strong numerical and time-management skills and ability to execute.
Regular, predictable, full attendance.
Willingness to travel as necessary and work the required schedule and at the specific location.
Complete the Penske employment application and submit to a background investigation, including past employment, education, and criminal history, and drug screening.
Ability to work in non-climate-controlled conditions.
Ability to maintain a constant state of alertness and work safely, accepting responsibility for one's own safety and the safety of others.
Physical and mental ability to remember and understand instructions, guidelines, and other information; see and communicate verbally; and hear, understand, and distinguish speech and sounds such as machinery alarms.
Vision abilities including close, distance, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Ability to move frequently, stand, walk, and sit; frequently use hands to touch, handle, and feel; and reach with hands and arms.
Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Two years of inventory or materials management experience.
Two years of supervisory experience.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Prior forklift certification.
Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.
Flexibility to work overtime.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of warehouse associates in achieving operational goals while promoting safety and productivity.
Execute assignments and provide status updates and project visibility to Operations Supervisors.
Operate forklifts, counterbalance equipment, pallet jacks, and other equipment as needed.
Stage and sort products, and load and unload trailers.
Stack totes and/or pallets and move materials within the warehouse.
Electronically scan products using a warehouse management system.
Perform quality control, ensure damaged products are sent out, and identify damaged products upon receipt.
Complete daily logs and communicate with associates from other shifts or departments.
Read work orders or receive oral instructions to determine work assignments and material and equipment needs.
Read customer orders, work orders, shipping orders, or requisitions to determine items to load or unload.
Use a computer to enter data and maintain inventory records as needed.
Open and close dock doors.
Maintain a clean and safe work area.
Perform other projects and tasks as assigned by a supervisor.