Material Handling Team Leader (m/f/d)

About the role

The role of Material Handling Team Lead directly supports the company's mission to develop and deliver clean power plants that make 100% renewable energy a reality for the world. As the Material Handling Team Lead you will be working within the Plant Warehouse team, reporting to the Material Handling Manager.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate a team of Material Handling Operators, ensuring efficient day-to-day operations.
• Assign daily tasks, monitor productivity, and support training, coaching, and onboarding to build team capability.
• Promote a positive, safe, and productive work environment with clear top-down and bottom-up communication.
• Oversee all warehouse functions including receiving, picking, packing, staging, shipping, and material flow to support uninterrupted production.
• Ensure materials and finished products are handled, protected, and transferred accurately and on time according to established guidelines.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient warehouse environment.
• Ensure accurate logging of all incoming and outgoing materials within the system to maintain real-time inventory accuracy.
• Aid with cycle counts, stock checks, and inventory audits.
• Support troubleshooting of inventory discrepancies, material damage, or delays.
• Implement and uphold warehouse safety policies, PPE requirements, and OSHA/HSE standards.
• Identify hazards, report incidents, and support corrective and preventive actions.
• Ensure safe operation of material handling equipment.
• Participate in and contribute to continuous improvement and shop floor management initiatives.
• Help implement process improvements to optimize logistics and warehouse operations.

Requirements

• High School Degree or GED required.
• 2 years of warehouse experience required.
• 2 years of Forklift experience required.
• 3 years of overhead crane experience required.
• 1 year of leadership experience (preferred).

Qualifications

• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams and support positive work environment.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office applications such as Word and Excel for data entry, document creation, and basic data analysis.
• Familiarity with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems to update inventory records, track material movements, and generate reports.
• Strong command of the English language to communicate effectively with team members, suppliers, and other stakeholders.
• Ability to make sound decisions, escalate issues appropriately and coordinate daily tasks effectively.
• Training & Coaching of members.
• Knowledge of safety standards, OSHA requirements and ANSI, and site-specific safety regulations.
• Ability to plan and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines and ensure efficient warehouse operations.
• Strong teamwork skills to foster a positive work environment and promote cooperation among warehouse staff.
• Lock out tag out defective equipment until repaired.
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods of 8 hours.
• Frequent bending, reaching, climbing and repetitive movements.
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds as needed.
• Valid Driver’s License required or Must be able to pass a vision test to safely drive a forklift.
• Understanding of ISO 9000:2000 Quality System is a plus.

Skills

• Team Leadership & Coordination.
• Operational Execution.
• Safety & Compliance.
• Continuous Improvement.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical & pharmacy insurance, health savings account, flex spending account, dental insurance, vision insurance, short-term / long-term disability insurance, life and AD&D insurance, 401(k) with employer match, student debt repayment, tuition reimbursement, wellbeing, family planning, and voluntary benefits.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Parental leave.
• Calm subscription gym membership.
• Accident insurance.
• Legal plans.
• Spot pet insurance.
• Auto and home insurance.

Pay

Compensation and benefits are competitive and commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Full-time position with flexible scheduling to accommodate the needs of the team and the business.