Warehouse Shift Leader

About the role

As a Warehouse Shift Leader at Greiner Bio-One North America, Inc., you will play a critical role in managing and directing daily warehousing operations to maintain smooth workflow and meet production targets. You will oversee the coordination of shipping, receiving, inventory controls, and labor assignments, ensuring that safety protocols and company policies are consistently followed. Your leadership will be vital in communicating shift priorities, facilitating operational handoffs between teams, and addressing challenges with agility to support business continuity. You will be responsible for fostering a team-oriented environment by guiding and mentoring warehouse personnel, promoting workplace safety, and driving efficiency across all shift activities.

Responsibilities

• Manage and direct daily warehousing operations to maintain smooth workflow and meet production targets.
• Oversee coordination of shipping, receiving, inventory controls, and labor assignments.
• Ensure safety protocols and company policies are consistently followed.
• Communicate shift priorities and facilitate operational handoffs between teams.
• Address challenges with agility to support business continuity.
• Guide and mentor warehouse personnel and foster a team-oriented environment.
• Promote workplace safety and drive efficiency across all shift activities.
• Handle critical documentation such as Bills of Lading and shipping documentation to ensure compliance and traceability.
• Maintain inventory accuracy through participation in cycle counts and discrepancy investigations.
• Enforce FIFO/FEFO inventory rotation standards.
• Enforce OSHA guidelines, GMP standards, and conduct regular safety inspections, including forklift operations and ergonomic practices.
• Lead process improvements and participate in continuous improvement initiatives like Lean Manufacturing and Kaizen.
• Engage in cross-training initiatives to enhance team versatility and provide coaching aimed at professional development.

Requirements

• Comprehensive understanding of warehouse management systems, including proficiency in SAP for executing accurate transaction processing such as purchase order receipts, internal transfers, and shipment coordination.
• 3-5 years of hands-on experience in warehouse or distribution environments.
• Essential certifications such as forklift operation.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Proven problem-solving capability.
• Ability to stand and walk extensively.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds occasionally.
• Ability to operate powered industrial trucks safely at height.
• Ability to maintain performance in diverse warehouse settings using necessary personal protective equipment.

Qualifications

• Preference for candidates who have held supervisory or team lead positions.
• An Associate degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field will be advantageous.

Schedule

This full-time position is based in Monroe within the Greiner Bio-One division.