Warehouse Shift Lead
About The Position
Johnson Matthey is seeking a Warehouse Shift Lead to oversee a shift team of warehouse operators and material controllers. The role ensures warehouse activities meet site and company supply and logistics procedures, performance deliverables, and safety standards. It is responsible for the safe, accurate, and timely movement of materials and stock. The position leads warehouse operations including receiving, moving, storing, and dispatching goods; supports staff training and personnel processes; maintains stock control; and ensures product inspection and movement meet logistics schedules and service standards. The role also promotes customer-focused delivery, monitors procedures and recommends improvements, leads 5S, Kaizen, and project initiatives, and conducts incident investigations with root-cause analysis. The schedule is a 12-hour night shift, 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM.
Requirements
- High school diploma required.
- Supervisory experience.
- Relevant experience and training sufficient to provide the knowledge and abilities necessary to perform the work, if not met through post-secondary education.
- Work the stated 12-hour night shift schedule, 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM.
Nice To Haves
- Post-secondary education, or an equivalent relevant combination of experience and training.
- Union experience.
- Experience in receiving, inventory control, and domestic traffic control procedures.
- Experience in a manufacturing or industrial warehouse environment.
- Experience with automated inventory control, including issuing or consuming raw and intermediate goods to the plant, scanning materials, monitoring and changing Bills of Material, and stock-take principles.
- Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
Responsibilities
- Lead a shift team in safely and securely carrying out warehouse receipt, movement, storage, and dispatch activities within established procedures and policies.
- Oversee training for new workers in site operating procedures and standards.
- Organize warehouse security to support safe receipt, movement, storage, and distribution of goods and services.
- Maintain stock accuracy and control, and oversee stock takes in accordance with procedures for storage and movement of products.
- Ensure product movement and quality inspection across multiple locations meet supply and logistics schedules and service delivery standards.
- Manage staff processes such as absence, operator performance, overtime, and holidays, and participate in related personnel matters in line with site and company policies.
- Ensure the shift team and warehouse perform tasks with a customer-focused delivery mindset.
- Monitor warehouse operating procedures and recommend improvements.
- Lead adherence to and improvement of warehouse 5S standards.
- Lead Kaizen and project initiatives and support a culture of continuous improvement.
- Conduct relevant incident investigations, perform root-cause analysis, and recommend clear actions.
Benefits
- Retirement savings with a 401(k) match and an additional employer contribution.
- 20 days annual PTO (varies for shift-based roles).
- Life and disability insurance.
- Health insurance, including medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage.
- Voluntary benefits.
- Wellbeing programs and incentives.
- Tuition assistance.
- Parental leave.
- Hybrid and flexible working support.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
