Warehouse Team Lead

Ensure continuous and efficient operation of the established receiving and put-away process, outbound order fulfillment, and raw material pick processes. Supervises and manages daily operation of all Warehouse LTOs within their shift.

Role and Responsibilities

• Ensure a safe work environment is maintained by all employees.
• Generate accurate paperwork for inbound POs and customer orders for the following day.
• Ensure accurate and timely completion of required documentation to enable clear traceability
• Perform daily checks of Warehouse areas for non-compliance and report them to your manager/supervisor
• Ensure all warehouse areas maintain a clean work environment
• Ensure Inbound and outbounds loads are handled timely, accurately, and efficiently.
• Organize and prioritize labor to maintain dock appointments and material flow through the warehouse.
• Manage ERP system transactions.
• Communicate and update all relevant parties of any issues or changes
• Encourage colleagues to challenge the status quo and drive continuous improvement
• Track and share daily metrics with WH Leadership team, assigning actions on inefficiencies to drive positive change.
• Communicate an end of shift breakdown / Hand-off to the next shift
• Perform other reasonable duties as assigned
• Coordinate with the Warehouse Supervisor to provide feedback and coaching to team members as appropriate.  Partners with the Warehouse Supervisor to compose performance reviews for employees.
• Implements and conducts training when operating procedures change and on an annual basis, as required by the training plan.
• Other duties as assigned by Supervisor/Manager

LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY

• Works with little supervision, but work is reviewed. Exercises discretion within area of responsibility.
• Recommends actions and alternatives to supervisor and others.
• Receives customer questions and responds within prescribed areas of knowledge.
• Position makes indirect contribution to efforts that generate moderate levels of revenue.
• Decisions or actions may have a moderate impact on other departments and/or external relationships of the organization. Errors are usually detected after the fact and may result in moderate interruption and delay in work output.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinates staffing or scheduling of others.
• Ensuring direct reports are maintaining daily processes, guiding them in the right direction when deviations occur.

SKILL REQUIRED

• Must be proficient with MS Office programs, specifically Excel and Outlook.
• Must be able to perform data entry, format documents and create advanced templates.
• Experience with Warehousing, Inventory, and/or Logistics.
• Experience working in temperature controlled settings
• Experience with perishable items
• Proven track record in safe working practices
• On-the-job training of 3-6 weeks.

Job Environment

Manufacturing environment – Conditions can be wet and cold

Must be willing to work all shifts, weekends and some holidays