Distribution Lead

• Accomplish manufacturing staff results by:
• • Communicating job expectations
  • Planning, monitoring, and reviewing job results
  • Coaching and training
  • Initiating, coordinating, and supporting systems, policies and procedures
  • Audit team member performance for quality, productivity and alignment with standards
• Maintain work flow by:
• • Monitoring steps of the process and setting processing variables
  • Observing control points and equipment
  • Monitoring personnel and resources
  • Studying methods
  • Supporting cost reduction initiatives
  • Developing reporting procedures and systems
  • Facilitating corrections to malfunctions within process control points
• Initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation within and between employees
• Assist the supervisor with completing production plans, accomplishing work results, establishing priorities, monitoring progress, resolving problems, and reporting results of the processing flow on shift production summaries.
• Maintain quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards • Ensures operation of equipment by calling for repairs and evaluating new equipment and techniques
• Provide manufacturing information by compiling, initiating, sorting, and analyzing production performance records and data, answering questions and responding to requests
• Validate and provide input for revisions of procedures by analyzing operating practices, record keeping systems, forms of control and implementing change
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment by educating personnel on the use of all control points, equipment, and resources; maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures
• Support the production plan by filling in for missing personnel, accomplishing work results, driving established priorities, monitoring progress, revising schedules, resolving problems, and reporting results of the processing flow to the shift supervisor

This list is not meant to be a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities assigned to this position and other duties may be assigned.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Associate Degree preferred
• Two years of equivalent experience
• One year previous experience using a computer
• Initial training and successful performance as a Warehouse Associate IV or a lateral move from another department

Skills:

• Ability to coach and positively influence employees to meet production goals
• Ability to manage processes, initiate and drive process improvement, and track consumables
• Demonstrated proficiency in production planning, controls and instrumentation, and strategic planning
• Must be comfortable dealing with complex problems and determining and applying solutions
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operations and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Must have good written, verbal and typing skills
• Sufficient visual acuity to detect abnormalities in product
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions
• Ability to deal with problems involving a many variables in both unique and standardized situations

Certificates, Licenses and Registrations:

• A minimum of 10 current Warehouse certifications or lateral move from another department

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This is not a comprehensive list of all duties that may be assigned to this position.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands and fingers; and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, read and interpret documents and instructions; frequent identification of letters, numbers, and symbols in a technology environment. The employee must have the ability to use a keyboard and equipment typically found in a manufacturing/warehouse work setting. Individuals must have the ability to lift 45 lbs. and stand for long periods of time and the ability to operate a pallet jack loaded with receivers.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This position works in/near moving mechanical parts and may be in a non-temperature controlled work environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Manufacturing/warehouse environment.

Visa sponsorship not available for this role