Logistics Team Leader
About The Position
Ecolab is seeking a Logistics Team Leader to lead a team of associates at its Joliet, Illinois EC3 (US13) location. The role is responsible for ensuring safety, quality, and productivity metrics are met, leading process-improvement projects, and participating in cross-functional warehouse and network design initiatives. The Team Leader oversees logistics activities including inventory control, warehousing, transportation, logistics planning, order processing, and customer service. The position partners with Quality, Planning, Procurement, and Manufacturing teams to address quality and service issues, supports logistics budgeting and continuous improvement, coordinates operational redesign and capital improvement projects, and communicates logistics metrics to direct reports. The role also leads a TPM Pillar. This position is located at 1701 Gateway Blvd, Joliet, IL 60431. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., with weekend work as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree, or a high school diploma or equivalent/GED and at least 4 years of experience in a manufacturing, logistics, or related environment.
- At least 2 years of previous supervisory experience in a manufacturing or logistics environment.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, Transportation, Business, or a related field.
- Proficiency with SAP, WMS, MS Access, and Excel.
- Previous project management experience.
- Exposure to TPM and/or Lean Manufacturing principles.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to exercise independent judgment, think critically, and work well in cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead a team of 25–30 associates and hold them accountable to savings and productivity standards.
- Oversee inventory control, warehousing, transportation, logistics planning, order processing, and customer service.
- Partner with Quality, Planning, Procurement, and Manufacturing teams to identify and resolve logistics-related quality and service issues.
- Assist in developing the site logistics budget and continuously improve year-over-year performance against metrics.
- Coordinate operational redesign projects to improve performance and meet customer needs.
- Monitor fixed assets and coordinate implementation of approved capital improvement projects in functional areas.
- Communicate standard logistics metrics to direct reports.
- Resolve quality, service, and cost issues.
- Support oversight of inventory levels.
- Lead a TPM Pillar.
- Perform additional job duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits packages in line with market and industry standards.
- Access to best-in-class resources, tools, and technology.
- Opportunities to learn and grow and shape a career.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
