Lead Warehouse Worker - 2nd Shift

About the role

Penske Logistics is seeking a Lead Warehouse Worker for its operation in Georgetown, KY. This role requires a safety-conscious individual with a pleasant, outgoing attitude who can excel in a warehouse setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of warehouse associates to achieve operational goals while championing safety and productivity
• Execute assignments, provide status updates, and offer project visibility to Operations Supervisors
• Operate forklifts, counterbalance, pallet jacks, and other equipment as needed
• Stage and sort products; load and unload trailers; stack totes, and/or pallets; move materials within the warehouse
• Electronically scan products using a warehouse management system; quality control; ensure damaged products are sent out and identify damaged products when received
• Complete daily logs and communicate with associates from other shifts or departments
• Attach identifying tags to containers, or mark them with identifying information
• Read work orders or receive oral instructions to determine work assignments and material and equipment needs
• Read customer order, work order, shipping order, or requisition to determine items to be loaded/unloaded
• Use computer to enter data and maintain inventory records as needed
• Open and close dock doors
• Maintain a clean and safe work area
• Perform other projects and tasks as assigned by supervisor

Requirements

• 4 years of warehouse experience required
• 2 years of inventory or materials management experience preferred
• 2 years of supervisory experience preferred
• High School diploma or equivalent preferred
• Prior forklift certification preferred
• Basic computer skills including Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint preferred
• The ability to learn and use proprietary software required
• Flexible to work overtime preferred
• Ability to work in non-climate controlled conditions
• Ability to lead a small team, ability to work independently, customer service, dealing with others, multi-tasking skills, organizational skills, flexibility required, excellent with numbers, time management, and ability to execute are required

Qualifications

• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job
• Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening required

Physical Requirements

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• The associate will be required to remember and understand certain instructions, guidelines or other information
• The associate must be able to see and verbally communicate
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus
• The associate must be able to hear, understand, and distinguish speech and/or other sounds (e.g., machinery alarms, medical codes or alarms)
• While performing the duties of this job, the associate will be required to move frequently, stand, walk, and sit
• The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms
• The associate must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 50lbs/23kg and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100lbs/45kg

Benefits

This position is designated as safety sensitive by the company, and the ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is required. Associates must have the ability to accept responsibility for their own safety, as well as the safety of others.

Pay

Hourly Rate: $23.22 (Base Rate: $22.22 + $1.00 Shift Differential)

Schedule

Monday-Friday from 5:00 PM - 2:00 AM