Shipping Team Lead - B Shift - 10 Hours
About The Position
The Shipping Team Lead provides excellent service to customers by ensuring the Shipping team accurately ships required products on time and supports production activities through proper inspection and receiving. Along with the Shipping/Receiving Supervisor and Warehouse Manager, the role leads implementation and execution of warehouse processes and procedures. The Team Lead coordinates daily workflow, monitors product flow from receiving through shipping, and helps ensure productivity requirements are met to satisfy customer schedules and maximize operational efficiency. The role also coaches and leads the warehouse team, promotes safe work and productivity, reduces waste, maintains housekeeping, and supports 5S initiatives. Duties include advising employees on the care and handling of items and equipment, tracking inventory discrepancies and recommending corrective actions, and handling shipping, receiving, work-order firming, and reconciliation of outsourced processes. Other duties may be assigned by management.
Requirements
- 3–5 years of experience in a warehouse or logistics environment.
- Excellent communication skills, including problem-solving and team motivation.
- Forklift experience.
- Organizational and time-management skills.
- Ability to work efficiently as a team player in a diverse work group.
- Strong knowledge of ERP/MRP systems.
- High school education level.
Nice To Haves
- ERP knowledge is a plus.
- Strong PC literacy, including Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, and experience with integrated databases.
- Experience in a Visual Flow/Kanban environment, cellular manufacturing, and MRP systems.
- Understanding of and practical experience in Lean Manufacturing.
Responsibilities
- Help lead implementation and execution of warehouse processes and procedures with the Shipping/Receiving Supervisor and Warehouse Manager.
- Coordinate daily workflow to ship and receive products on time.
- Monitor product flow from receiving through shipping.
- Ensure warehouse productivity requirements are met to meet customer schedules and maximize operational efficiency.
- Report issues to the Supervisor in a timely manner.
- Coach and lead the warehouse team to work safely, increase productivity, and reduce waste.
- Maintain housekeeping and support 5S initiatives for the warehouse and surrounding area.
- Assist with coordinating daily workload and redistributing duties as needed.
- Advise employees on care and preservation of items received, stored, and shipped, and on methods and equipment used to handle, store, maintain, and ship stock.
- Track item histories to identify reasons for discrepancies between inventory and stock-control records, and recommend remedial actions.
- Perform shipping, receiving, firming work orders, and reconciliation of outsourced processes.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
