Lead Material Handler - DVS

The lead material handler is a highly skilled, hands-on member of the Materials team responsible for supporting the safe, accurate, and timely movement of materials. This position performs Material Handler responsibilities while also providing additional day-to-day coordination, training, problem-solving, and operational support across the Materials department. The Lead Material Handler works closely with the Warehouse & Logistics Manager to balance workload, coordinate coverage, communicate priorities, and address material-flow issues before they affect operations.

The employee is expected to regularly perform Material Handler duties while serving as a resource for other material handler employees. The role does have responsibility for employee discipline, performance management, scheduling approval, or other management decisions

• Perform and maintain proficiency in all Material Handler responsibilities.
• Regularly provide hands-on support across the materials department
• Work with the Warehouse & Logistics Manager to balance the day-to-day workload of the Materials team.
• Coordinate & adjust resources and coverage to prevent areas from falling behind or creating production delays.
• Help ensure urgent production and customer needs are prioritized appropriately.
• Act as the first point of contact for day-to-day material flow issues.
• Identify potential bottlenecks and work to address them before they impact production.
• Escalate significant staffing, inventory, material flow, or operational concerns to the WHLM.
• Assist with truck/container loading and unloading.
• Assist with cycle counts and inventory discrepancy investigations.
• Train and cross-train the team of Material Handlers on required tasks and standard work.
• Provide hands-on coaching to help employees develop proficiency in their assigned responsibilities.
• Verify employees can safely and consistently perform required tasks before recommending completion of training.
• Reinforce established standard work, safety requirements, inventory processes, and Materials procedures.
• Identify skills or training gaps and communicate additional training needs to the WHLM.
• Support ongoing cross-training to improve flexibility and coverage throughout the Materials team.
• Maintain flexibility to respond to changing production, staffing, and operational needs.
• Develop, document and maintain work instructions for the Materials processes as needed.

• Demonstrated proficiency in all Material Handler responsibilities.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Materials processes, including Receiving, Kanban/material replenishment, inventory control, and material movement.
• Ability to safely operate required material-handling equipment, including forklift & box truck.
• Experience performing inventory transactions and supporting inventory accuracy.
• Ability to perform cycle counts and assist with inventory discrepancy investigations.
• Ability to read, understand, and consistently follow standard work, procedures, and safety requirements.
• Ability to prioritize workload and adjust to changing production and operational needs.
• Ability to coordinate daily workload and coverage across the Materials department.
• Ability to identify material-flow issues, bottlenecks, or potential delays and take appropriate action or elevate concerns.
• Demonstrated ability to train and cross-train employees on Material Handler tasks and standard work.
• Ability to provide hands-on coaching and reinforce consistent processes and expectations.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to communicate priorities and issues clearly.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to inventory accuracy.
• Demonstrated reliability, flexibility, and willingness to provide hands-on support…