Warehouse Area Lead
Position Summary
The Warehouse Lead assists in leading daily warehouse operations to ensure safety, quality, inventory accuracy, and productivity goals are achieved. This role provides direction, coaching, and operational support to warehouse team members while helping maintain efficient workflows throughout the facility. The Warehouse Lead serves as acting supervisor in the supervisor's absence, ensuring operational continuity and adherence to company standards.
What You'll Do
- Leadership & Team Support:
- Lead and coordinate daily warehouse activities across assigned operational areas.
- Provide direction, coaching, and support to warehouse associates and shift leads.
- Aid with onboarding, training, and development of team members.
- Monitor workflow, staffing levels, and productivity to maximize efficiency.
- Resolve day-to-day operational issues and support continuous process improvement.
- Serve as acting supervisor when the Warehouse Supervisor is unavailable.
- Promote a culture of safety, accountability, teamwork, and operational excellence.
- Warehouse Operations:
- Receive, verify, and put away incoming inventory.
- Pick, pack, review, and palletize customer orders accurately and efficiently.
- Prepare shipping documentation, labels, and related records.
- Stage, wrap, weigh, and prepare outbound shipments for carrier pickup.
- Load and unload inbound and outbound freight safely and efficiently.
- Perform cycle counts and support inventory accuracy initiatives.
- Operate forklifts, order pickers, turret trucks, and other material-handling equipment.
- Assist with hands-on material handling, including lifting, moving, and organizing product.
- Safety & Facility Maintenance:
- Conduct daily inspections of powered industrial equipment.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe warehouse environment.
- Report safety concerns, hazards, accidents, and equipment issues.
- Ensure compliance with all company policies, procedures, and safety regulations.
- Support housekeeping and 5S standards throughout the facility.
About TrakMotive
Since our founding in 1996, TrakMotive has operated as a global leader in the automotive aftermarket, specializing in the design, manufacture, and distribution of high-quality components. We are more than just a parts supplier; we are a full-service partner to the industry’s largest distributors and retailers, known for our 100% brand-new CV Axles, Drive Shafts, and Window Regulators. Why Work with Us? When you join us, you’re getting the best of both worlds: the stability of a company that’s been growing since 1996 and the excitement of a global team that’s still reaching for more. We take pride in the fact that many of our senior leaders are long-term employees who started their careers at TrakMotive. We aren’t just looking for someone to fill a seat—we’re looking for someone who wants to have real impact and grow their career alongside us.
Physical Demands & Requirements
- Physical Effort: Occasional to frequent lifting and carrying of up to 50 lbs.
- Position involves a combination of stationary work and frequent movement throughout the facility and across multiple levels.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Qualifications
- Required Qualifications:
- A high school diploma, GED, or equivalent preferred.
- Previous experience in a warehouse, distribution center, or inventory-handling environment.
- Working knowledge of warehouse operations and best practices.
- Experience with picking, packing, shipping, receiving, and inventory management processes.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
- Self-motivated with a strong sense of accountability and ownership.
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Automotive aftermarket returns experience.
- Experience using RF scanners.
- Prior leadership, lead, or supervisory experience in a warehouse environment.
- Experience operating forklifts and other powered industrial equipment.
Legal Information
- Must be 18+ years of age and legally authorized to work in the United States.
- Ability to pass a post-offer background check and drug screen.
Equal Opportunity Employer
AIT Corporation DBA TrakMotive is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws.
Fair Chance & Accommodations
Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment. We also provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA).