Team Lead - KITTING

About the Role

The Operational Team Lead oversees and guides a team of distribution employees to achieve goals and maintain high standards of quality. This role combines technical expertise, leadership skills, and effective communication to drive team success.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leadership on employee scheduling, labor efficiency, work instructions, and throughput.
• Collaborate with other area leads and supervisors to facilitate cross-training opportunities and develop employee knowledge in multiple skill sets.
• Implement work instructions to ensure employee knowledge and accuracy are up to date.
• Collaborate with purchasing, customer service, and shipping to monitor and maintain accurate inventory levels for all parts.
• Effectively communicate maintenance issues and repair or replace consumables as needed.
• Serve as a positive leader and mentor by exhibiting and instructing desirable behaviors and skill sets.
• Act as the initial point of contact and primary support resource for employees, addressing and resolving issues they encounter.
• Perform other related or non-related duties as assigned through on-the-job training.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent and/or a combination of experience and education.
• Minimum of 2 years in a distribution setting with some leadership responsibilities; 3-5 years preferred.
• Knowledge of and experience in kitting functions within a distribution center preferred.
• Ability to become certified on powered industrial equipment.

Competencies

• Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; adjusts approach to fit the situation; handles frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Follows instructions and responds to management direction; takes responsibility for own actions; keeps commitments; works extended hours when necessary to reach goals.
• Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; seeks ways to improve and promote quality; applies feedback to improve performance; monitors own work for quality.
• Meets productivity standards; completes work in a timely manner; strives to increase productivity; works efficiently.
• Observes safety and security procedures; reports unsafe conditions; uses equipment and materials properly.
• Balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to others’ views; gives and welcomes feedback; fosters a positive team spirit; supports team success.
• Speaks clearly and persuasively; listens and seeks clarification; responds well to questions; demonstrates presentation skills; participates in meetings.

Supervisor Responsibilities

Lead as a working team member who coordinates, supports, trains, and serves as a knowledge resource for other team members. No direct reports or supervisory responsibility.

Physical Requirements

• Subject to Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.
• Physical activities include: climbing, balancing, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, crawling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.
• Requires close visual acuity for preparing and analyzing data, transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, reading, visual inspection, using measurement devices, and assembling parts.
• Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions, including heat, noise, vibration, and warehouse hazards.