Warehouse Lead 1st Shift - Clark, NJ

Kerry•Clark, NJ

10d•$22 - $36•Onsite

About The Position

The Warehouse Lead coordinates and leads daily warehouse execution across receiving, material handling, shipping, and related logistics support activities. The role provides direct floor leadership, technical guidance, training support, and standard-work follow-up to help ensure safe, compliant, accurate, and efficient operations during the assigned shift or within the assigned functional area. The lead may have primary responsibility for Inbound/Receiving, Material Handling/Internal Supply, or Shipping/Outbound, while maintaining cross-functional knowledge of the full warehouse operation and providing coverage or guidance where needed. The Clark facility produces natural flavorings and essential oils in its North building, and seasonings for meat, chicken broth, and beef gravy in its South building. This is a full-time, onsite, first-shift position at 160 Terminal Ave, Clark, NJ. The stated hours are 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The pay range is $22.07–$36.00 per hour. The role requires the ability to lift up to 50 pounds and work in an active warehouse environment.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Ability to organize work, guide others, solve problems, and reinforce standards.
Strong communication and teamwork skills, with attention to detail.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
Ability to bend, reach, stand, and walk for extended periods.
Ability to visually distinguish labels, product markings, and location identifiers and to work safely around forklifts, trailers, and warehouse traffic.

Nice To Haves

Warehouse, shipping, receiving, material handling, or logistics experience.
Forklift or warehouse equipment experience.
SAP/RF knowledge or experience with a similar warehouse management system.

Responsibilities

Lead day-to-day warehouse execution in the assigned area while supporting overall warehouse flow and service performance across inbound, internal supply, inventory support, and outbound activities.
Assign work, communicate priorities, and provide floor-level direction to associates based on the daily schedule, labor availability, production demand, carrier timing, and operational risk.
Provide first-point support to operators on process execution, task sequencing, documentation requirements, system transactions, and problem escalation.
Ensure work follows SOPs, GMP requirements, food safety expectations, allergen controls, sanitation standards, and applicable warehouse or transport regulations.
Support daily huddles, shift handovers, and same-shift issue escalation so priorities, gaps, and carryover items are communicated and controlled.
Monitor process execution and verify that physical activity and SAP/RF transactions align for receipts, moves, picks, staging, loading, and inventory-related tasks.
Train and coach warehouse associates, reinforce standard work, and support cross-training for critical tasks.
Identify and escalate inventory discrepancies, shipment delays, receiving errors, documentation gaps, equipment concerns, and safety or quality risks.
Support KPI performance, including receiving accuracy, inventory accuracy, dock flow, GI/GR timeliness, OTIF, and load or document accuracy.
Maintain clean, organized, visually controlled work areas that support audit readiness and efficient warehouse operation.
Provide backup leadership or direct support across other warehouse areas during staffing gaps, peak periods, vacations, or abnormal operating conditions.
Perform other duties as assigned by a supervisor or manager.