Team-lead, Materials

Overview

Materials Lead – 2nd shift, responsible for assisting with all materials delivered to internal and external customers.

Responsibilities

• Oversee work assignments given to the Material Handlers and provide assistance towards determining and meeting short‑term departmental objectives.
• Delegate job assignments and determine priorities based on available labor and workload.
• Assure that Materials personnel execute job duties and demonstrate personal conduct in compliance with all applicable guidelines, policies and procedures.
• Take appropriate actions when necessary to assure efficient and compliant operations for internal and external customers.
• Communicate with department management, traffic and/or shipping associates and take appropriate action on matters pertaining to accuracy, safety, and housekeeping.
• Observe and communicate unsafe conditions to traffic and/or supervision and take corrective actions.
• Provide assistance with problem solving for shipping personnel and other designees for scanning and case location questions.
• Demonstrate ability to adjust to changing demands and priorities on a constant basis.
• Assist with planning for and execution of quarterly physical inventories.
• Ensure personnel meet or exceed the minimum number of trailers/cases loaded daily, perform root‑cause analysis when mistakes are discovered, and conduct 6S audits.
• Ensure company safety, quality and performance procedures are met in a safe, clean and organized setting and offer recommendations to improve these standards.
• Operate lift truck or hand truck to move products when necessary.
• Perform occasional, and at times heavy, overtime and extended hours including weekends.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• One to three years related experience and/or training.
• Ability to operate a forklift.
• Minimum four years warehouse experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Warehouse supervisory experience.
• AS400 experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, internet, web‑based and job‑specific software applications.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift 50 lb plus, bend, twist, or lift from awkward positions or tight spaces; must be able to push and pull cases ranging from 200 lb to 800 lb repetitively.
• Regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear.
• Frequently required to walk and reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally required to sit, stoop, and/or kneel.