Team Leader - 3rd Shift

BLG Logistics•Ladson, SC

About The Position

The Team Leader oversees hourly employees on the warehouse operations floor, as guided by the Group Leader, and also performs Team Member duties. The role helps maintain a safe, clean, productive, and efficient work environment while meeting customer and BLG expectations. The Team Leader supports daily operations through team leadership, training, process oversight, continuous improvement, accurate recordkeeping, and time-and-attendance administration. This is a third-shift position. The schedule is Sunday, 8:30 PM–6:00 AM, and Monday through Thursday, 10:00 PM–6:00 AM. Further training on Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) is provided on the job. BLG LOGISTICS describes itself as a third-party logistics service provider operating as part of the BLG Group, which has almost 100 locations and branches in Europe, America, and Africa and roughly 20,000 employees globally. The company states that the BLG Group aims to be climate-neutral by 2030 and has a scientifically recognized climate protection goal.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
One to three months of related experience and/or training.
Ability to adhere to safety practices and operate equipment used in warehouse operations.
Ability to operate standard office equipment, use pertinent software applications, and prepare and maintain accurate records.
Basic arithmetic skills, including adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing with whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages and interpret bar graphs.
Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and MS Outlook.
Basic computer use, basic vehicle maintenance, and safety practices and procedures.
Ability to understand written procedures, write routine documents, speak clearly, and understand complex, multistep written and oral instructions.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions and solve problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Valid driver’s license.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the job, including regularly standing and performing overhead work; frequently walking, handling or feeling objects, reaching, and lifting or moving up to 15 pounds; and occasionally lifting or moving up to 50 pounds.
Close vision and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Forklift operating license; on-the-job training is available.

Responsibilities

Ensure a safe, clean, and productive work environment, providing leadership in quality delivery and customer service.
Ensure team compliance with processes, procedures, and policies; conduct performance management and evaluations.
Maintain equipment and materials using appropriate procedures and reporting, enforce safety measures, and report incidents and damage to facilities or company property.
Participate in continuous improvement initiatives, leverage team members’ knowledge and experience, and manage process changes according to company guidelines and procedures.
Lead and communicate with team members through daily startup meetings and shift handover reporting, including daily metrics and KPIs.
Ensure team members are appropriately trained and knowledgeable about their functions; serve as the subject matter expert for processes within the positions’ operational control.
Participate in Shop Floor Management practices, maintain records, and report key figures and KPIs as directed.
Maintain and send the logbook after every shift.
Keep training records and versatility current; use SWS audits to check that operators are fully trained on their processes, and control operator rotation according to plan.
Maintain and update the training matrix, record improvement ideas, and present new issues and feedback to the team on actions due for review.
Perform Process, 5S, and Standard Work audits.
Perform Team Member duties on the operations floor and other related duties as assigned to support an efficient and effective work environment.
Manage and enforce the time-and-attendance policy, accurately report information in ADP for payroll processing, and make scheduling and staffing decisions to support daily customer requirements.
Coach, mentor, and develop team members’ performance, with accountability for operational excellence and meeting or exceeding customer and BLG expectations.
Provide daily oversight of hourly employees as guided by the Group Leader.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage, with company contributions toward employee and family coverage; employee-only Silver medical, dental, and vision coverage is listed as company-paid.
Company-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, and accidental death and dismemberment coverage.
120 hours of paid time off/vacation annually, accrued per pay period.
Five personal days, prorated hours after one month of employment.
A day off for the employee’s birthday.
12 paid holidays.
Safe Harbor and Roth 401(k) retirement plan with company match of up to 4% of contributions; vesting after 90 days of employment starting 1/1/2027.
Supplemental insurance options, including cancer insurance, accident protection, supplemental disability, critical care, medical bridge, and additional life insurance.
Pet insurance.
Fraud Remediation Plan.
Annual safety shoe reimbursement.
On-site diagnostic services and vaccines at no charge.
Benefits are eligible after 90 days of employment, as specified in the posting.