What are the responsibilities and job description for the Warehouse Lead position at GRANQUARTZ?
Company Statement:
Headquartered in Suwanee, GA, Pearlman Group, is a multi-channel developer and distributor of specialty supplies, tools, and equipment used in the fabrication, maintenance, cleaning, and restoration of surfaces for residential, commercial, and industrial end-markets. The Company’s products include an extensive offering of proprietary, exclusive, and nationally branded products with over 18,000 SKUs across multiple price points and applications.
Job Purpose / Summary:
The Lead Warehouse Associate will be responsible for overseeing the operations of a particular warehouse department. This leadership role will be responsible for assigning work and work functions to all warehouse associates as necessary to meet the needs of the customer, following company and site-specific safety policies, and ensuring the daily workload is completed in a timely manner.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
The Warehouse Lead will be responsible for the following, but not limited to:
- Assign tasks to warehouse personnel through written and/or oral instruction, including unloading, outbound staging and loading, verifying and labeling of freight.
- Supervise tasks performed by warehouse personnel.
- Complete reports and records in a timely manner.
- Troubleshoot machine and equipment malfunctions and report them to maintenance personnel.
- Advise associates on care and preservation of product, use of equipment in handling, storing, maintaining, shipping stock, and related problems.
- Ensure high-quality customer service through assisting associates in warehouse functions when help is needed.
- Take action and speak to associates when proper safety, quality, and productivity procedures are not being followed.
- Work cooperatively and productively with other warehouse associates.
- Adhere to company or site-specific safety policy and guidelines to ensure safe working conditions for self and others.
- Additional duties may be assigned by Distribution Center Manager.
Qualifications & Education Requirements:
To perform the job successfully, an individual must have the following:
- Must be eighteen (18) years of age or older.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Minimum of two (2) years experience working in a warehouse environment.
- Experience working with a warehouse management system (WMS)
- Experience working with forklifts and other MHE
- Must be able to pass pre-employment drug screening and background check.
Travel Required:
- 0% Travel
Working Conditions / Physical Demands:
- Must be able to perform any physically exerting duties in a warehouse environment, which may be non-air conditioned or heated, meaning the indoor temperature fluctuates with the seasons.
- Utilize a computer and other tools for administrative support.
- Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
- Lifting of objects up to 50 pounds, on occasion.
- If certified, operate pallet jacks, forklifts, and other machinery.
We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.