Outbound Team Lead - 1st Shift

MAT Holdings • Chickasha, OK

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About The Position

The Outbound Team Lead leads a warehouse department of 10–15 employees, coordinating daily communication meetings and assigning each team member’s workload. The lead trains, motivates, and guides the team toward daily production and safety goals while taking direction from the shift supervisor, and is accountable for department operations, actions, and results.

The role includes assigning and monitoring picking work, responding to changing staffing and business needs, enforcing company policies, supporting employee training, and communicating safety, productivity, and quality issues to the supervisor. The lead also supports environmental compliance and projects within the department.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in warehousing.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate in English.
• Judgment and decision-making ability.
• Knowledge of RF scanners and systems.
• Ability to use computers and associated software, including Microsoft Office.
• Ability to be certified to operate a forklift, such as an order picker, sit-down forklift, or walkie-rider.
• Ability to understand the basic throughput of a logistics operation.
• Ability to lead 10 or more people in a warehouse setting.
• Shipping and/or receiving experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist with start-up meetings and report attendance issues to the supervisor.
• Move employees to other areas as business needs and attendance dictate.
• Assign items or areas to be picked.
• Monitor picked orders hourly.
• Enforce company policies, including personal protective equipment requirements.
• Pick hot orders that must ship the same day.
• Ensure pickers check five pieces per order.
• Oversee training of new employees.
• Monitor housekeeping and WPO in every area.
• Communicate safety, productivity, or quality issues to the supervisor.
• Review weekly workload with the supervisor to determine overtime needs.
• Contact maintenance for mechanical trouble with wrappers or barcode equipment.
• Support the EMT and environmental projects within the department.
• Promote and support the Environmental Policy within the department.
• Understand operations and applicable environmental requirements.
• Follow proper procedures for handling chemicals and waste and ensure department environmental procedures are followed.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and disability insurance after 60 days of employment.
• Paid time off, including paid vacation, sick days, and paid holidays.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Career advancement program, training, and development.
• Wellness programs, including fitness reimbursements and mental health support.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
• Voluntary life/AD&D and employer-provided life/AD&D.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED