Warehouse Lead

Sysco • Anchorage, AK

18d • Onsite

About The Position

In collaboration with the Warehouse Supervisor, the Warehouse Lead determines daily workload, sets priorities, and directs the team to meet daily objectives while providing superior service to the company’s distribution centers, customers, and suppliers. The role maintains positive, proactive relationships with management and employees and performs warehouse operations alongside leadership duties. The position primarily works in a fast-paced warehouse environment and may require evening, weekend, or other shift work depending on business needs.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• 2–5 years of warehouse experience, including strong knowledge of import/export receiving and shipping and inventory control processes, procedures, and practices.
• Familiarity with related OSHA regulations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and professional interaction skills.
• Ability to write and present information and reports, and respond to questions from suppliers, customers, management, and interdepartmental staff.
• Ability to work constructively with internal staff, associates from other departments, and associates on other shifts.
• Strong leadership skills, including mentoring and developing individuals and teams; ability to lead team discussions and meetings, delegate responsibilities, and work collaboratively.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic, work with units of measure, and compute rates, ratios, and percentages using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to understand and consistently execute relevant policies, procedures, and warehouse safety guidelines.
• Customer service, planning and organization, problem-solving, judgment, professionalism, attention to detail, and follow-through skills.
• Proven experience working in a diverse workforce and ability to build working relationships with internal business partners, vendors, and customers.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook.
• Certification on warehouse equipment.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, operate computer and warehouse equipment, and communicate by telephone; regularly use hands and fingers; frequently reach with hands and arms; lift up to 50 pounds and/or move up to 200 pounds with assistance; and stand or walk 75% of a regular workday.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with High Jump/PeopleSoft, voice recognition, and RF devices.
• Warehouse Management System (WMS) experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with supervisors to determine daily, weekly, and monthly workloads.
• Direct, lead, and assist employees with daily operations to meet objectives.
• Assist employees with exceptions and problem resolution.
• Perform warehouse duties, including unloading and loading shipments, put-away and replenishment, receiving selected products, and item demand and count checks.
• Communicate issues and suggestions to the supervisor.
• Train and assess new employees and retrain employees as needed.
• Ensure employees perform duties accurately and efficiently.
• Assist management with safety initiatives and other duties as needed.

What This Job Offers

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