Shipping & Receiving Lead- Day Shift

Steffes•Grand Forks, ND

10h•Onsite

About The Position

The Shipping & Receiving (S&R) Lead is a working lead responsible for coordinating and directing daily shipping and receiving activities while performing hands-on warehouse duties. This role supports the Warehouse Supervisor by assigning daily tasks, training team members, and ensuring accurate, timely, and safe execution of inbound and outbound material movements. The S&R Lead serves as the first point of escalation for operational issues on the floor and plays a key role in maintaining inventory integrity, documentation accuracy, and adherence to standard work.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
2+ years of shipping, receiving, or warehouse experience required.
Basic computer proficiency (Windows, email, ERP/WMS systems).
Ability to operate forklifts and other material-handling equipment.
Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
An acceptable combination of education and experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience in directing or leading daily work activities preferred.

Responsibilities

Own daily Shipping & Receiving execution, coordinating the receipt, put-away, staging, and shipment of materials, parts, and assemblies to ensure alignment with sales and production schedules and operational priorities.
Serve as the on-floor authority, as delegated by the Warehouse Supervisor, for Shipping & Receiving operations, providing continuous execution oversight and real-time decision-making throughout the shift.
Establish daily operational priorities and assign, balance, and sequence work activities across the Shipping & Receiving team based on demand, staffing levels, and material flow requirements.
Ensure accurate, timely, and compliant processing of all inbound and outbound shipments, maintaining execution discipline that supports uninterrupted production and on-time delivery commitments.
Verify and validate shipping and receiving documentation and system transactions, including packing slips, bills of lading, and ERP entries, to ensure accuracy and traceability.
Inspect incoming and outgoing materials for damage, shortages, or discrepancies, ensuring issues are documented, contained, and escalated appropriately to avoid downstream impact.
Maintain control of material identification, staging, and movement, ensuring materials are properly labeled, organized, and transported to designated locations in accordance with standard work.
Execute and oversee inventory-related transactions within ERP systems and support cycle counts and year-end inventory activities to maintain inventory integrity within Shipping & Receiving areas.
Train, mentor, and guide Shipping & Receiving team members, ensuring employees understand and consistently follow safe, accurate, and efficient work practices.
Reinforce safety, quality, and housekeeping standards through daily presence, observation, and immediate corrective action when deviations occur.
Promote standardized work, LEAN principles, and continuous improvement, identifying inefficiencies and execution risks and partnering with the Warehouse Supervisor on improvement opportunities.
Act as the primary communication link between Shipping & Receiving staff and the Warehouse Supervisor, providing timely updates on operational status, risks, constraints, and execution challenges.
Enable and maintain a positive, accountability-driven work environment through clear communication, professionalism, and collaboration with internal teams, suppliers, and carriers.
Support the company’s Strategic, Quality, and Safety objectives through consistent execution leadership and operational discipline.
Other duties may be assigned.