What are the responsibilities and job description for the Shipping Team Lead 1 position at American Wholesale Book Company?
Job Description:
Reporting directly to the Shipping Manager, the Shipping Lead provides leadership and direction to Shipping associates, including pre-shift work planning and delegation/assignment of work each shift Additionally, the Shipping Lead is responsible for completing the work of a Shipping Warehouse Associate. Working collaboratively with the Shipping Manager, the Shipping Lead assists in ensuring that operations align with company-wide strategies and initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Provide direction and daily work delegation to Shipping Warehouse Associates
- Ensure that operations are aligned and performed to achieve Shipping key performance indicators including productivity, quality, and safety
- Monitor work processes to determine how current processes could be improved from a productivity, quality, or safety perspective
- Monitor work of the team to ensure business goals are met
- Perform end of shift wrap up – ensure all trailers are accurately loaded; ensure working/charged jacks or yellow seals are placed on each trailer
- Perform daily audit of pallet jacks and trailers
- Generate and send daily reports
- Serve as back up to Shipping Manager, as needed
- Perform all shipping functions including but not limited to sorting, stacking, carrying, and moving product, scanning product, and loading product onto trailers for accurate, on time delivery to customers.
- Operate shrink wrap machine according to standards
- Move product using a forklift or other PIT
- Verify shipments against manifest before they are loaded on the trucks
- Responsible for following and promoting all safety rules, regulations and guidelines
- Demonstrate and promote behavior that supports AWBC’s core values
- Perform other duties as assigned, including work in variable locations
Requirements
Education and Experience
- High school diploma or equivalent
- 1 year of related warehouse operations experience
- Prior leadership experience strongly preferred
Skills
- Proven ability to lead work teams successfully, while displaying core leadership skills
- Prior experience using radio-frequency scanner preferred
- Excellent verbal/written communication skills
- Forklift certified or become forklift certified and be able to retain certification
- Good problem-solving skills
- Intermediate computer skills (Microsoft Office and Outlook)
- Excellent time management skills
- Ability to create and maintain professional relationships with management, senior management, and corporate office personnel
- Ability to make on the spot decisions based on training and experience
Physical and Environmental Requirements
- Willing and able to work variable hours, in excess of 40 in a week,; including Saturdays, as needed
- Stand for long period of time, up to 4 continuous hours, 8 – 12 hours during a shift
- Walking short distances through the department/building
- Use hands/arms to operate required equipment and repetitive motion activities
- Lift objects up to 50 lbs. with or without assistance
- Communicate with or without an assistive device
- Hear with or without an assistive device
- Bend, stoop or crouch while performing daily activities of the job
- Effective, clear and proficient verbal and written communication skills, including reading and writing
- Pass a written test and perform the skills for evaluation demonstrating PIT proficiency
Job Type: Full-time
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person