Warehouse Lead

Sapporo USA • Richmond, VA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

Founded in 1876, Sapporo is the first beer of Japan, number one selling Asian beer brand in the U.S., and has grown to become a leading player in the global beer market. With a world-class brewing facility in Richmond, VA, Sapporo USA manages the production, marketing, and distribution of Sapporo's beers nationally. Sapporo’s vision is to “connect worlds” through a shared enjoyment of beer and community. We are proud that our beers are enjoyed around the world, and the spirit of bringing people together remains at the core of what we stand for. We take pride in a rich history following our passion and are in search of people who are committed to help build our legacy for the future. We are hiring for an opening on 2nd shift. Monday - Friday, 3:00pm - 11:30pm.

Summary
The Warehouse Lead is responsible for providing instructions to the Warehouse Team to receive, store, load and ensure beer and other materials are handled safely.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information to the Warehouse Supervisor and Production Coordinator.
• Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Must be forklift certified.

Responsibilities

• Performs inventories on packaging material and packaged beer as required.
• Handles, stores, and prepares to ship all beer products without damage to the offsite warehouse as well as unloading incoming ingredients and packaging materials.
• Verifies incoming brewery ingredients and outgoing beer for accuracy and specified beers and/or other warehouse supplies and material.
• Matches loads to purchase orders or bills of lading and fills out master receiving and shipping logs.
• Checks and verifies all incoming Microstar orders and submits the reports to Microstar on the daily and month cycles as required.
• Helps reconcile all inventory load discrepancies with packaging, brewing and the offsite warehouse.
• Facilitates communication between offsite warehouse and the brewery for both incoming and outgoing product.
• Maintains all warehouse equipment in good working order including maintenance and warranty work on all forklifts.
• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Insurance
• 401K
• Bonuses for Eligible Team Members
• Company beer perks program and discounts
• Paid Time Off – including Vacation accrual, Sick Leave, and 12 paid Holidays
• Benefit programs supporting Financial Wellness, Health & Wellness and Career Development

What This Job Offers

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