Warehouse Operations Specialist

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership: Lead, train, mentor, and support Shipping/Receiving/Inventory personnel while promoting a culture of safety, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Shipping Operations: Coordinate and oversee the preparation, packaging, labeling, and shipment of materials, components, and finished goods to ensure on-time delivery and compliance with customer and carrier requirements.
• Receiving Operations: Oversee incoming material receipt, inspection, verification, and documentation to ensure accuracy and timely processing of deliveries.
• Inventor Management: Maintain inventory accuracy through cycle counting, inventory audits, stock reconciliation, and transaction verification while ensuring proper inventory controls are followed.
• Material Coordination: Coordinate the movement of raw materials, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods throughout the facility to support production schedules and operational requirements.
• Warehouse Organization: Ensure materials are properly identified, stored, organized, and traceable while maintaining efficient warehouse layouts and storage practices.
• Inventory Control: Monitor inventory levels and collaborate with purchasing, planning, and production teams to support replenishment activities and prevent material shortages.
• Documentation & Recordkeeping: Ensure accurate completion and maintenance of shipping documents, receiving records, inventory transactions, bills of lading, and warehouse documentation.
• Quality Assurance: Verify incoming and outgoing materials for damage, discrepancies, and compliance with quality standards while supporting corrective actions when issues arise.

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent required. Associate degree or technical training in logistics, supply chain, inventory management, or a related field is preferred.
• Experience: Minimum of 4–6 years of experience in shipping, receiving, inventory control, warehouse operations, or logistics, with prior leadership or lead experience preferred.
• Demonstrated experience leading or coordinating warehouse, shipping, receiving, inventory, or logistics personnel in a manufacturing or distribution environment.
• Strong knowledge of inventory control practices, cycle counting, inventory reconciliation, material traceability, and warehouse operations.
• Experience with shipping documentation, receiving procedures, freight carriers, packaging requirements, and transportation logistics.
• Able to utilize ERP systems, warehouse management systems (WMS), barcode scanners, inventory software, and Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in inventory transactions, material handling, documentation, and shipment verification.
• Able to identify inventory discrepancies, shipping issues, process inefficiencies, and implement corrective actions to improve performance.
• Strong organizational, planning, and time-management skills with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and coordinate workflow effectively.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills with the ability to collaborate across departments and provide clear direction to team members.
• Ability to foster a positive team environment while working collaboratively with production, quality, supply chain, and management personnel.
• Ability to operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and warehouse equipment. Forklift certification or the ability to obtain certification is preferred.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, lift, and move materials throughout the workday, including lifting up to 50 pounds as needed.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.