Lead Warehouse Coordinator

Key Responsibilities

• Captures the activities of the warehouse department and aligns personnel to ensure timely movement of material through Receiving, Operations, Finished Products, and Shipment.
• Maintains awareness of sales orders to be shipped each day, assisting in the packing/reviewing of goods to ensure quality processing before shipment and keeping current with shipping and packaging procedures and policies.
• Monitors the performance and attendance of warehouse personnel and communicates any issues to the supervisor.
• Maintains the Material Charge Out Form (MCOF) process to facilitate inventory movements without the need for purchase orders, work orders, or sales orders, and reports discrepancies to the supervisor.
• Monitors processes regularly to ensure compliance with ISO standards and procedures, and implements necessary changes to bring processes into compliance.
• Maintains safety procedures to ensure adherence to health, safety, and environmental rules, resolves any Safety Committee audit issues promptly, and ensures good housekeeping practices in the warehouse, shipping area, and outside areas.
• Assists the supervisor in leading projects focused on problem-solving and improving safety, quality, flow, and efficiency.
• Maintains and ensures compliance with purchase documentation, receiving inspection documentation, and internal maintained parts and documentation as per company procedures.
• Trains and coordinates training for all members of the warehouse team, and performs these roles as needed.

Experience

• 3-5 years of forklift operation.
• 3-5 years of stand-up, reach forklift operation.
• 3-5 years of material handling in manufacturing environments.
• 3-5 years in a shipping/receiving environment.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Basic computer skills.
• Attention to detail and organizational abilities.
• Problem-solving and resolution skills.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Prolonged periods of standing or walking throughout the shift.
• Frequent bending, stooping, and squatting to pick up items or load/unload products.
• Reaching overhead or across distances to grab items.
• Maneuvering equipment such as carts, pallet jacks, or forklifts.
• Using ladders or step stools to access higher shelves.
• Repetitive use of hands and arms for picking, packing, or sorting items.
• Potential use of warehouse machinery such as forklifts or cranes, which may require training and certification.
• Visual acuity for reading labels, scanners, or displays, as well as ensuring safety.
• Ability to work both indoors and outdoors for prolonged periods of time.
• Ability to sustain physical effort for the duration of shifts, which can be long, especially during peak periods.