Logistics - Tech Lead - A Shift

DRÄXLMAIER Group•Duncan, SC

About The Position

The Logistics Tech Lead provides technical leadership, guidance, and instruction to operational employees in a specific area, coordinating with the disciplinary manager. The role supports the logistics supervisor in maintaining appropriate material flow through assigned areas to meet customer requirements and internal business targets. The position coordinates warehouse, receiving, high-bay, and shipping activities; oversees accurate and timely inventory transactions in the HOST system; supports daily delivery plans, inventory audits, and cycle counts; and helps ensure that work procedures, safety, housekeeping, quality, and environmental requirements are followed. The Tech Lead also serves as an operational contact, supports employee coordination and development, and participates in company programs and other assigned duties.

Requirements

Working knowledge of receiving, high-bay, and shipping processes.
Extensive knowledge of HOST.
Ability to follow work instructions, guidelines, company policies, and supervisor directions.
Ability to coordinate, guide, coach, and support operational employees.
Ability to maintain accurate and timely inventory and material-movement records.

Responsibilities

Plan and ensure container loading and unloading according to guidelines.
Check transport packaging and take action when it does not meet guidelines.
Determine transport sequences for multiple orders; handle rush requests and relay information about additional demand.
Issue shipping and customs documents and cancel transport orders.
Enter data such as packing slips into predefined materials-management system screens.
Assemble, forward, and check transported-goods documentation for correctness, taking action as required.
Organize warehouse inventory control and management, including inventory levels, movements, and quantities used.
Conduct or arrange for receiving, booking materials in and out, and commissioning materials.
Monitor, assist, coach, and motivate logistics material handlers in the assigned area, and support the logistics supervisor in maintaining material flow and meeting customer and business targets.
Coordinate employees, including personnel deployment planning, and industrial trucks.
Serve as a contact for operational employees and relevant interfaces.
Recommend disciplinary actions, associate development and cross-training, time off/PTO, and schedule changes to logistics supervisors to support daily production quotas.
Support and ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
Support the logistics supervisor in carrying out the DUN management daily plan for delivery of parts, raw materials, finished goods, and packaged goods, following work instructions and supervisors’ directions.
Assist the Logistics Specialist with inventory audits and cycle counts.
Maintain accurate HOST inventory records for raw materials and finished goods, ensuring team movements are entered correctly and promptly.
Determine causes of disruptions, document and communicate malfunctions, and initiate measures to resolve them.
Coordinate with the quality department when parts require retesting; ensure parts reach quality and system changes are entered.
Assist the logistics supervisor in monitoring housekeeping under 6S practices, safety, environmental conditions, and emergency situations.
Perform shift handovers and maintain the shift logbook when necessary.
Cooperate with coworkers to maintain a good working environment and ensure procedures are followed as instructed.
Maintain training documents, including the qualification matrix, in coordination with disciplinary superiors.
Perform activities listed for this role and additional activities from L-03-10; participate in applicable company programs and perform other assigned duties.