Warehouse Specialist

About the role

The Warehouse Specialist supports daily warehouse operations at a designated distribution center or cross-dock facility. This role works alongside and provides guidance to a team of Warehouse Associates to ensure operational goals are met.

Responsibilities

• Operates all material handling equipment in a safe manner
• Working with different departments to meet demands of the business
• Communicating any issues to the supervisor that can arise from loading and unloading
• Keeping up to date with new systems and technology
• Participate in daily inventory processes, auditing and researching discrepancies
• Demonstrate reliability and commitment to punctuality
• Ensuring timely reporting of loads/returns compliance within industry fair standards and the agreed upon communication mechanism
• Participate in goal setting and taking accountability for results
• Enforce company compliance standards
• Support an environment that fosters open and positive team communication
• Enforce location safety management plans
• Demonstrate reliability and commitment to punctuality
• Perform other duties as assigned (may vary based on client requirements)

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent preferred
• Experience with leading a team to goal achievement, prior supervisory experience a plus
• Ability to prioritize and organize work, along with strong follow-up, analytical, problem-solving, and sound decision-making skills
• Ability to effectively communicate in both verbal and written forms with team members and management
• Ability to work overtime (as needed) to meet operational and customer demands
• Capability to multi-task with excellent time management skills
• Intermediate computer skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Two (2) years or more of experience in logistics, warehouse, or industry-related field preferred