Lead - Forklift Driver 1st Shift

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Review, evaluate, and monitor staff performance; and recommend appropriate staffing of all order processing work zones.
• Conduct frequent safety inspections and quality assessments of the work areas.
• Cooky, redirect, and coordinate workflow within outbound functions to expedite site production.
• Determine work progress and reevaluate staffing needs accordingly.
• Responsible for training new employees and coaching existing employees.
• Provide goals and expectations to shipping and materials handling staff.
• Review the operation of the outbound departments to monitor safety, production, quality, and efficiency to anticipate and solve problems in a timely manner and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Initiate and complete projects that improve safety, and efficiency, and/or reduce operating costs.
• Direct, maintain, and enforce the safety program for all outbound positions; review safety records to uphold standards of maximum safety for the site.
• Implement programs and procedures to ensure site cleanliness.
• Use problem-solving techniques that result in improvements in performance and productivity.
• With assistance from the Supervisor, inform the team of any policy or procedure changes.
• Motivate others when change occurs to obtain positive results.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) is required.
• Employee must possess basic computer skills.
• Excellent communication skills in written and oral form are required.
• Must have the ability to read and interpret documents including company policies and employee handbook.
• Must have the ability to count and apply mathematical concepts (i.e. calculate figures and amounts when using percentages and fractions) quickly and accurately to practical situations including budget analysis.