Logistics Team Leader
About The Position
Ecolab is seeking a Logistics Team Leader to lead a team of associates at its High Point Plant. The role is responsible for safety, quality, and productivity metrics, shipping, receiving, and on-time delivery to customers. The Team Leader supports customer installation fulfillment and revenue growth, leads process-improvement projects, and participates in cross-functional warehouse and network design initiatives. The position owns Logistics KPIs across safety, quality, service, and cost, and supports continuous improvement through organizational model, PCS, 5S, FI, TPM, standard work, and visual management practices. The role reports to the Production and Logistics Manager and has approximately 25 Logistics Associates as direct reports.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Sciences, or Supply Chain Management.
- Two or more years of experience in Manufacturing, Logistics, or Supply Chain.
- Demonstrated ability to directly or indirectly lead teams and deliver operational results.
- Strong communication, coaching, and problem-solving skills.
Nice To Haves
- Two or more years of prior supervisory experience in a manufacturing or logistics environment.
- Experience leading TPM, Lean, or manufacturing system transformations.
- Demonstrated success developing frontline associates and building high-performance teams.
- Detailed experience with SAP in Logistics environments.
Responsibilities
- Champion a goal-zero safety culture and lead efforts to identify and eliminate unsafe conditions and behaviors.
- Embed safety ownership at all levels of the team.
- Build a high-performing team focused on engagement, accountability, and results.
- Own Logistics KPIs across safety, quality, service, and cost.
- Manage day-to-day operations to meet safety, quality, service, and cost targets.
- Guide the team through continuous improvement toward a High Performance Organization using Organizational Model, PCS, 5S, and FI principles.
- Drive loss elimination through root cause analysis and structured problem solving.
- Implement and sustain systems such as 5S, PCS, Standard Work, and Visual Management.
- Integrate TPM into daily management systems and leadership routines.
- Lead shipping, receiving, and on-time delivery to customers.
- Lead process-improvement projects and participate in cross-functional warehouse and network design initiatives.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits package
- Comprehensive and market-competitive benefits for associates and their families
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
