What are the responsibilities and job description for the Warehouse Team Leader position at Standard Logistics?
At Standard Logistics, success is not only found at the destination, but along the journey itself. Employee Driven, you will experience our incredible culture and be empowered to support your teammates, customers, and communities while experiencing the peace of mind that comes with knowing you’ll be taken care of every step of the way. Customer Focused, we define the future while leading the present through our commitment to continuous improvement and never being satisfied with the status quo. Together, we set the standard.
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Job Summary
Warehouse Team Lead is responsible for ensuring their team is able to ship all customer orders accurately and timely while adapting to changes and requests throughout each day. The ideal candidate thrives in environments where safety, quality, service and cost are the highest priorities. The Warehouse Team Lead provides consistent direction to their team, and coordinates back-up and support for all logistic functions related to warehouse operations and shipments. The Warehouse Team Lead will be able to effectively step in and perform any of the individual jobs in the department, in the absence of other team members.
Essential Duties
We believe our employees are our greatest resource. We offer competitive salary, benefits, 401k, and vacation packages for all full time permanent positions. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and GAF, Standard Logistics, SGI, and Siplast are proud to be affirmative action employers. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. If applying for positions in the U.S., must be eligible to work in the U.S. without need for employer sponsored visa (work permit).
Best in Class Logistics. Employee Driven. Customer Focused.
Job Summary
Warehouse Team Lead is responsible for ensuring their team is able to ship all customer orders accurately and timely while adapting to changes and requests throughout each day. The ideal candidate thrives in environments where safety, quality, service and cost are the highest priorities. The Warehouse Team Lead provides consistent direction to their team, and coordinates back-up and support for all logistic functions related to warehouse operations and shipments. The Warehouse Team Lead will be able to effectively step in and perform any of the individual jobs in the department, in the absence of other team members.
Essential Duties
- Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Prepare daily work assignments by reviewing and printing pick slips, transfer tickets, etc.
- Train new warehouse employees; continue to teach, train and develop existing employees as needed
- Must be able to lead and delegate tasks by having positive working relationships. This includes being aware of employees workloads, shifting duties to the right person at the appropriate time and adjusting throughout the day as needed to meet productivity and deadlines
- Warehouse Team Lead will answer and communicate radio transmissions for receiving. This includes facilitating incoming trucks, shipments, and directing drivers to which door to go to.
- Communicate effectively with diverse drivers
- Adapt to a daily schedule
- Maintain email communication throughout the day to stay aware of order changes, new LTL’s, and other Customer Care needs and demands
- Warehouse Team Lead must have the ability to plan ahead and prioritize LTL’s so they are ready to go when carriers arrive
- Ensure truck drivers understand correct tarping, strapping, edge protectors and all loading procedures. Warehouse Team Lead will help confirm appointment times with drivers along with Bills of Lading documents
- Facilitate communication with the plants and customer service daily on orders and problem solving
- Work closely with Associate Warehouse Supervisor and provide back-up cover when necessary
- Double-check picking of order (Quality Control) per established procedures of team members
- Follow and document Hazardous Materials Transportation Guidelines for all shipments
- Ensure all activities are performed safely
- Relieve Warehouse Associates as needed for breaks and lunches. Team Lead Associate must be willing and able to work through others’ lunch and break times when drivers are ready to load. Lunch and breaks will be shifted to slower times during the day
- Coordinate projects with Associate Warehouse Supervisor to ensure the overall productivity of the team
- Observe the needs of the operation, including housekeeping, and perform or assign the tasks. Follow-up on assigned tasks
- Assume leadership with the Associate Warehouse Supervisor in Safety and Housekeeping throughout each shift
- Ensure that all departmental expectations are met or exceeded
- Unload/load trucks; other duties as assigned
- Cycle count raw materials and finished goods and update any damages to Manual Inventory Adjustment document.
- Responsible for investigating Overages, Shortages, Damages and updating raw and finished goods OS&D sheets
- On deliveries, Team Lead Associate is the responsible person to collect BOL, packing slips and/or invoices for every shipment received. Team Lead Associate will verify quantities, and continue to teach other team members to count and verify receivables as well. Correct data will be entered into WMS, PeopleSoft, Maximo and/or other applicable systems, as needed
- Team Lead Associate will help coordinate all outbound trucks, orders, load types and correct doors based on order number and load type. All orders are categorized based on product mix and delegated to location along with a Warehouse Associate to load, as needed
- Process paperwork for shipments, including BOL, packing slip and depletion
- Post receipts for deliveries, including PeopleSoft and Maximo
- H.S. Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) Required
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in a fast paced, logistics manufacturing environment
- Experience supporting logistics, customer care and business goals
- Organizing, Prioritizing and Communicating. Ownership skills are critical.
- Ability to respond to requests in a professional and timely manner
- Demonstrated intermediate communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong planning, prioritization, organizational and reporting skills
- Independent problem-solving skills
- A demonstrated commitment to safety
- Highly self-motivated
- Ability to work well unsupervised, while producing quality results
- Strong teamwork orientation
- Ability to work well and communicate well with other Standard Logistics employees, at all levels in the organization
- Ability to provide positive leadership and motivation for his/her team
- Ability to troubleshoot and solve logistics, carrier and customer challenges
- Proficiency in G Suite (Gmail, Google Sheets, Google Documents, Google Calendar, other)
- Familiar with standard warehouse concepts, practices and procedures
- Proven ability to teach and train other employees on processes and procedures
- Stationary Position -
- Move/Traverse - Frequently
- Stationary Position/Seated - Frequently
- Transport/Lifting - Constantly
- Transport/Carrying - Constantly
- Exerting Force/Pushing -
- Exerting Force/Pulling -
- Ascend/Descend -
- Balancing -
- Position Self/Stooping - Occasionally
- Position Self/Kneeling - Occasionally
- Position Self/Crouching - Occasionally
- Position Self/Crawling - Occasionally
- Reaching -
- Handling - Frequently
- Grasping - Frequently
- Feeling - Frequently
- Communicate/Talking -
- Communicate/Hearing -
- Repetitive Motions -
- Coordination -
- We offer a wide range of health insurance options that include medical, dental, and vision for you and your family. 2. Our Family-Building benefits support the many different journeys to fertility and parenthood. 3. Our robust 401K plan includes an employer match contribution with your pre-tax and/or Roth contributions. 4. Other exciting programs and perks are available to help employees achieve work-life balance, including (but not limited to) a wellness program, free financial coaching, a referral program, and product rebates when purchased for an employee’s primary residence. 5. Professional growth and development are very important to us! We offer internal training programs and courses, as well as a generous tuition reimbursement program. 6. We put diversity and inclusion into action with our Employee Resource Groups, which unite employees based on common perspectives, identities, demographic factors, or out of a desire to be an ally.
We believe our employees are our greatest resource. We offer competitive salary, benefits, 401k, and vacation packages for all full time permanent positions. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and GAF, Standard Logistics, SGI, and Siplast are proud to be affirmative action employers. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. If applying for positions in the U.S., must be eligible to work in the U.S. without need for employer sponsored visa (work permit).
