Team Leader - Distribution
About The Position
At Thermo Fisher Scientific, our work has a purpose. Our work requires passion and creates meaningful outcomes. Our work matters. We're sharing our expertise and technological advancements with customers, helping them make the world a better place - whether they're discovering a cure for cancer, protecting the environment or making sure our food is safe. How will you make an impact? This isn’t your ordinary job. As Team Lead you will be an integral part in supervising a team to ensure we deliver various types of products from life-saving personal protective equipment to everyday lab essentials.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED required
- 1-2 years of related experience as a Team Lead within a distribution/operations environment
- Proven ability to motivate teams and establish goals, metrics, data and plans to achieve organizational objectives.
- Knowledge of lean material concepts and application in warehousing and logistics.
- Knowledge E1 / WMS / SAP ERP systems
- MS-Office Capabilities (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
Responsibilities
- Provide supervision to assigned staff; including personnel recruitment, regular performance evaluation and monitoring for development
- Take ownership of safety initiatives including incident investigations and reporting within the required timeframe
- Participate in safety walkthroughs and continuous improvement activities
- Oversee the shipment of material and/or finished goods in a timely manner according to customer requirements
- Provide role-model leadership in motivating change to achieve continuous improvement through Lean standard processes in Warehousing, Material Flow and Logistics.
- Support inventory management processes (cycle-counting, MDR processing, warehouse slotting optimization, pick-path optimization, etc.)
- Balance labor resources across distribution operations as necessary to assure the overall success of the Department
- Serve as a point of escalation for Customer, Supplier and/or Manufacturing supply issues
- Engage with various carriers on both the inbound and outbound side of the operation
- Review and update Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) ensuring consistent and reliable processes and procedures follow all regulations and current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP).
- Maintain work areas within the spirit and guidelines of 5S in accordance with Lean manufacturing and company guidelines.
Benefits
- Annual performance-based bonus
- Annual merit performance-based increase
- Medical, Dental, & Vision benefits-effective Day 1
- Paid Time Off (120 hours per year)
- 10 Paid Holidays
- 401K Company Match
- Tuition Reimbursement – eligible after 90 days!
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Career Advancement Opportunities
- Employee assistance and family support programs
- commuter benefits
- paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave)
- accident and life insurance
- short- and long-term disability
- U.S. retirement savings plan
- Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
