Lead Warehouse Worker - 1st Shift

Penske•Groveport, OH

10d

About The Position

Penske Logistics is seeking a Lead Warehouse Worker to support and provide some supervision to regular and temporary warehouse associates. The role works closely with Operations Supervisors to help meet productivity expectations and operational goals, with a strong emphasis on safety. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with overtime as required by business needs. Pay is $24.50 per hour. This is a safety-sensitive position requiring the ability to remain alert and work safely, while accepting responsibility for personal safety and the safety of others. The work may take place in non-climate-controlled conditions. Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function. Applicants must be willing to work the required schedule and location, travel as necessary, complete an employment application, and submit to background investigation and drug screening.

Requirements

Four years of warehouse experience required.
Ability to learn and use proprietary software required.
Ability to lead a small team and work independently.
Customer service, interpersonal, multitasking, organizational, flexibility, numerical, time-management, and execution skills required.
Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential job function.
Willingness to travel as necessary and work the required schedule and at the required location.
Must complete a Penske employment application and submit to a background investigation, including past employment, education, and criminal history, and drug screening.
Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safely, accepting responsibility for personal safety and the safety of others.
Ability to remember and understand instructions, guidelines, or other information.
Ability to see and verbally communicate, and to hear, understand, and distinguish speech and other sounds.
Ability to move frequently and 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 lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Lead 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; 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 assignments and material and equipment needs.
Read customer, work, shipping, or requisition orders to determine items to be loaded or unloaded.
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.