Team Leader - Warehouse Department

Job Title: Warehouse Team Leader Department: Warehouse Department FLSA: Non-Exempt Job Status: Full Time Safety Sensitive Job What You Will Be Doing This position is responsible for overseeing warehouse operations and providing proactive work direction to ensure the efficient movement, storage, and handling of materials and products. The Warehouse Lead directs and coordinates daily warehouse activities, including receiving, inventory management, order fulfillment, and shipping. This individual will lead, motivate, and train employees to meet production needs, improve individual skills, and enhance teamwork. Responsible for warehouse operations that comply with safety, quality, productivity, inventory accuracy, and company policies and core values. Below are key areas and skill sets necessary for this position. People Trust: understands and practices trust-building behavior Recognition: gives high-quality feedback and recognition Development: develops the talents and skills of their team Process Safety: recognizes, enforces, and drives a proactive safety mindset Continuous Improvement: sees “work” as interdependent processes, recognizes waste, and drives process improvement. Daily Huddles: effectively communicates by leading improvement-oriented daily huddles. Performance High Standards: sets and delivers on high expectations and standards Empowerment: coaches to create an empowered team Confidence: leads calmly, resolutely, and with confidence in challenging situations. What You Will Be Responsible For (Your Day to Day) Communicate effectively with management and other employees regarding shipping and receiving schedules, inventory levels, material shortages, order priorities, quality concerns, and other warehouse operations. Coordinate daily warehouse activities to ensure materials and products are received, stored, moved, and shipped accurately and efficiently. Provide work direction to warehouse employees, assigning tasks and adjusting priorities to meet daily production and shipping requirements. Ensure incoming materials and products are properly received, inspected, identified, and stored in designated locations. Oversee the accurate picking, staging, packing, and movement of materials and finished products to support production schedules and customer orders. Coordinate with production and other departments to ensure materials are available when needed and finished products are ready for shipment. Monitor inventory accuracy and ensure inventory transactions, material movements, and location updates are recorded correctly. Investigate inventory discrepancies, misplaced materials, and shipping or receiving errors, communicating issues to management as needed. Ensure outgoing shipments are accurately prepared, properly documented, and ready for pickup according to shipping schedules and requirements. Monitor warehouse productivity and identify opportunities to improve workflow, material handling, and overall efficiency. Ensure warehouse equipment, tools, and material-handling equipment are operated safely and properly. Conduct routine inspections of equipment and work areas and communicate maintenance needs or equipment concerns. Ensure employees are properly trained on warehouse procedures, equipment operation, material handling, and safety requirements. Train new warehouse employees on current and updated standards, processes, and safety procedures. Follow and ensure others are following company policies, core values, and safety and quality procedures and standards. Ensure proper personal protective equipment (PPE) is used and safe material-handling practices are followed throughout warehouse operations. Maintain a clean, organized, and safe warehouse while following 5 “S” principles. Communicate daily staffing concerns, no-shows, production needs, shipping priorities, inventory issues, and other problems affecting warehouse operations. Proactively address warehouse personnel issues and seek positi…

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