Warehouse Lead
About The Position
This role involves supervising and coordinating warehouse personnel and activities, including the receipt, storage, and shipment of materials. The Warehouse Lead is responsible for ensuring productivity goals are met, operating objectives are achieved, and maintaining warehouse functions. This position also plays a key role in training new and current employees, collaborating with customers to resolve discrepancies, and preparing work schedules. The Lead will address personnel issues, assist in process improvement initiatives, and ensure the warehouse is maintained to company standards. This role also acts as a backup to the Full-Time Supervisor.
Requirements
- High School diploma, GED or equivalency required
- Solid leadership ability
- Sound problem-solving skills
- Dedication to a high standard of performance
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Reach truck experience
- Basic Microsoft Office skills: Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word
- Experience with warehouse operations, procedures, equipment, and terminology
- Knowledge of terminology of requisitions, invoices, and other warehouse documents
- Operation of warehouse equipment including forklifts, hand trucks, and pallet jacks
- Experience utilizing WMS, RF Guns/Scanners
- Ability to successfully pass all preliminary employment requirements (i.e., background check and drug screen)
- Valid driver’s license
- Effective time management skills
- Impeccable verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to conduct appropriate research as needed
- Strong presentation skills
- Attention to detail and organization
- Critical thinking
- Ability to excel in a fast-paced environment
Nice To Haves
- Working on a college degree preferred
Responsibilities
- Processing and requisitioning of supplies
- Delivering and packaging materials for shipment
- Supervising and coordinating Warehouse Personnel and activities
- Coordinating new and current employee training
- Collaborating with internal and external customers to resolve discrepancies
- Researching errors and implementing corrective actions
- Preparing work schedules
- Addressing and reviewing personnel complaints and grievances
- Assisting Full-Time Supervisor in developing plans and programs for process improvement
- Assisting Full-Time Supervisor in compiling productivity and reliability statistics
- Completing daily sanitation schedule and process end-shift paperwork
- Ensuring warehouse is maintained in a sanitary manner
- Informing Full-Time Supervisor of potential problems and changes
- Acting as backup in the absence of Full-Time Supervisor
- Reviewing and approving employee time and attendance records
- Addressing performance problems through corrective action and dismissal
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
