Team-lead, Materials-1

Dover Corporation•Chester, VA

1d•$24 - $28

About The Position

The Materials Lead is responsible for assisting with materials delivered to internal and external customers. The role oversees work assignments for Material Handlers, helps determine and meet short-term departmental objectives, delegates assignments, and prioritizes work according to available labor and workload. The Materials Lead ensures personnel follow applicable guidelines, policies, procedures, and safety, quality, and performance standards. The position coordinates with department management and traffic or shipping associates on accuracy, safety, housekeeping, scanning, and case-location questions. It supports problem solving, adapts to changing priorities, assists with quarterly physical inventories, and ensures daily trailer and case-loading targets are met. When errors occur, the Materials Lead performs root cause analysis and conducts 6S audits. The role may operate a lift truck or hand truck to move products. The job requires occasional, sometimes heavy, overtime and extended hours, including weekends. Physical duties include lifting 50 pounds or more and repeatedly pushing and pulling cases weighing 200 to 800 pounds, as well as standing, walking, reaching, handling objects, and occasionally sitting, stooping, or kneeling.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
One to three years of related experience and/or training.
At least four years of warehouse experience.
Ability to operate a forklift.
Ability to lift 50 pounds or more, including bending, twisting, or lifting from awkward positions or tight spaces.
Ability to repeatedly push and pull cases weighing 200 to 800 pounds.
Ability to stand regularly; use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear.
Ability to walk and reach with hands and arms frequently, and occasionally sit, stoop, or kneel.
Close attention to detail to ensure document accuracy, proper storage and movement of materials, accurate data entry in AS400, and correction of potential safety or housekeeping conditions.

Nice To Haves

Warehouse supervisory experience.
AS400 experience.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, internet, web-based, and job-specific software applications.
Self-motivation and sound judgment when faced with unexpected or unfamiliar work or people situations.

Responsibilities

Oversee work assignments for Material Handlers and assist with determining and meeting short-term departmental objectives.
Delegate job assignments and prioritize work based on available labor and workload.
Ensure Materials personnel perform their duties and conduct themselves in compliance with applicable guidelines, policies, and procedures.
Take appropriate action to ensure efficient and compliant operations for internal and external customers.
Communicate with department management and traffic or shipping associates about accuracy, safety, and housekeeping matters.
Observe and report unsafe conditions to traffic personnel or supervision and take corrective action.
Assist shipping personnel and other designees with problem solving related to scanning and case-location questions.
Adapt to changing demands and priorities.
Assist with planning and conducting quarterly physical inventories.
Ensure personnel meet or exceed the minimum daily number of trailers or cases loaded.
Perform root cause analysis when mistakes are discovered and conduct 6S audits.
Ensure safety, quality, and performance procedures are followed in a safe, clean, and organized setting, and recommend improvements.
Operate a lift truck or hand truck to move products when necessary.
Perform other duties as assigned.