Warehouse Lead

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Job Purpose:

We are looking for an experienced Warehouse Team Lead to oversee and coordinate the daily warehousing activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee and continuously improve internal inventory movement. Identify areas of improvement and establish, or adjust existing, work procedures and practices.
• Achieve high levels of customer satisfaction through excellence in receiving, identifying, dispatching and assuring quality of materials and products.
• Organize and maintain the storage area.
• Maintain inventory records, document necessary information and utilize reports to report and project warehouse status.
• Manage the cycle count process and provide daily cycle count data for metric review.
• Oversee and coordinate daily warehouse activities such as receiving and storing goods, managing inventory levels, training new and existing workers on proper pulling and returning inventory items.
• Responsible for managing daily operations of a warehouse, ensuring proper inventory management, and coordinating with other departments to ensure efficiency and productivity.
• Interface with internal customers to answer questions or solve problems.
• Conduct operations and model behavior that promotes a safe environment. This would include looking in the direction of travel, wearing a seat belt, wearing safety glasses, driving at an appropriate speed, and appropriate use of the horn as examples.
• Sweep and clean area, as needed.
• Perform other duties, as required.

• High School Diploma. BS degree in logistics, supply chain management of business administration a plus.
• Minimum of two years’ experience as a Warehouse Supervisor or Team Lead.
• Must have good performance and attendance (no recent or current disciplinary actions).
• Knowledge of warehouse software packages, IQMS a plus, and MS Office proficiency.
• Ability to input, retrieve and analyze data.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and strong organizational and time management skills.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment, meet targets within a scheduled time frame and work well under pressure.
• Hands-on commitment to getting the job done.
• Must be willing and able to work flexible hours.
• Willing to complete and able to pass Company provided forklift training/certification to obtain forklift license.
• Be a team player with a positive attitude and willing to work overtime when needed.
• Must abide by all forklift and Company safety rules.

Physical Demands:

• Able to work independently with limited supervision.
• Able to lift, move, push and pull up to 40 pounds frequently.
• Bend, stoop, stand, sit and walk for up to 8 hours, to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% to 100% of the time.
• Able to ascend/descend forklift and standing lift, trailers, steps, ladders etc.
• Must have the ability to turn head to look in the direction of travel and be able to look up. Must be able to wear the seat belt during forklift operation per OSHA regulation.
• No aversion to heights