Warehouse Shift Lead - 1st Shift

About the role

Join CHEP in Ashley, IN as a 1st Shift Warehouse Lead and take charge in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You’ll lead teams, drive operational efficiency, and contribute to global sustainability with a company that values your growth and leadership. This role offers the opportunity to make an impact, grow your career, and work in a hybrid model that supports work-life balance.

Responsibilities

• Lead by example within the assigned functional area, offering guidance and support to peers, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring smooth production operations.
• Actively support production activities, stepping in during shifts or breaks to maintain workflow and operational continuity.
• Collaborate with plant administration to ensure adherence to established policies and procedures, promoting consistency and operational compliance.
• Assist Plant leadership in enforcing policies and procedures to maintain inventory accuracy and ensure operational efficiency.
• Act as the subject matter expert for specialized areas, such as forklift operations, pallet sorting, or repair lines, providing expertise and ensuring best practices are followed.
• Fulfill assigned production duties, ensuring quality and efficiency in line with plant performance goals.
• Assist with supervising the work of all production employees—monitor production and shipping schedules based on availability of raw and finished goods.
• Provide hands-on peer leadership to production staff to support training and development, evaluate, motivate, delegate, and monitor their activities.
• Support plant administration to ensure compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Enforce policies and procedures to drive inventory accuracy.
• Fill in for Operations Supervisor(s) as needed.

Requirements

• Prior experience as a warehouse lead or operations lead in a manufacturing environment preferred.

Skills

• Safety-first mindset
• Strong communication skills
• Delegation and shift planning
• Inventory control
• Adaptability
• Computer literacy and data literacy
• Empathy and teamwork
• Experimentation and taking ownership
• Mathematic literacy
• Scheduling
• Understanding customers
• Written communication

Schedule

• 1st Shift: Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM–3:30 PM, with opportunity for overtime to meet customer needs.
• Occasional Saturday overtime shifts to meet customer needs.
• Lead a team of 3 TPM operators.

Physical Requirements: Lift and carry 78 lbs occasionally (less than 33% of the work shift). Push and/or pull items with a maximum force of 34 lbs./feet.

Pay

Starting at $23 per hour plus an annual bonus.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and annual bonus structure
• Benefits starting Day 1
• Paid Time Off plus holiday observances
• 401K with company match (up to 4%)
• FREE company-paid vision, short-term disability, and life insurance
• FREE company-provided PPE and safety equipment
• Tuition reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Childcare assistance
• Profit sharing