Lead Warehouse Worker - Product Handling Champion - Second Shift

Job Description:

Position Summary:

Penske Logistics is looking for a lead warehouse associate to become part of an excellent team. This is a great opportunity for individuals who are safety conscious and have a pleasant, outgoing attitude who want to excel in a warehouse environment. Provides support and some supervision to regular and temporary warehouse associate functions. Works closely with Operations Supervisors to ensure employee productivity expectations are met.

Provides a variety of responsibilities to meet the supervisors expectations.

Schedule:

Monday to Thursday 4:00pm - 2:30am

• $22.00 base rate + $1.00 shift differential

Major Responsibilities:

Job requirements may include the following where applicable:

- Various office and administrative duties, which may include being the primary trainer for the shift, maintaining database and miscellaneous reporting

- Responsible for all new hire onboarding and training (and cross training of associates)

- Stage and sort products for loading

- Loads and unloads trailers

- Executes & provides process & project visibility to Operations Supervisor

- Expert in warehouse functions

- Leads & complies with Safety and Well Being efforts on assigned shift

- Opens and closes dock doors

- Maintain a clean and safe work area

- Sorts and places parts in racks or other designated areas

- Pulling of manual dock chain

- Stacks cardboard boxes and pallets

- Move materials within the warehouse

- Package or kit finished product for shipping (shrink wrapping, boxing, labeling)

- Electronically scan products using a warehouse management system

- Quality control

- Ensure damaged products are sent out and identify damaged products when received

- Complete daily logs

- Communicate with associates from other shifts

- Attach identifying tags to containers, or mark them with identifying information

- Read work orders or receive oral instructions to determine work assignments and material and equipment needs

- Record numbers of units handled and moved, using daily production sheets or work tickets

- Assemble product containers and crates, using hand tools and precut lumber

- Pack containers and re-pack damaged containers

- Reads production schedule, customer order, work order, shipping order, or requisition to determine items to be moved, gathered, or distributed

- Sorts and stores perishable goods in refrigerated rooms

- Fills requisitions, work orders, or requests for materials, tools, or other stock items and distributes items to production workers or assembly line

- Assembles customer orders from stock and places orders on pallets or shelves, or conveys orders to packing station or shipping department

- Weighs or counts items for distribution within plant to ensure conformance to company standards

- Uses computer to enter records

- Prepares parcels for mailing

- Maintains inventory records

- Operate forklifts, pallet jacks and a variety of warehouse mechanical equipment (where applicable)

- Operate forklifts or pallet jacks to transport stored items from warehouse to plant or to pick up items from several locations for shipment (where applicable)

- Other projects and tasks as assigned by supervisor

Qualifications:

- 4 years of warehouse experience required

- 2 years of inventory or materials management experience preferred

- 2 years of supervisory experience preferred

- High School diploma or equivalent preferred

- Prior forklift certification preferred

- Basic computer skills including Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint preferred

- Ability to learn and use proprietary software required

- Flexible to work overtime preferred

- Ability to work in non-climate controlled conditions

- Ability to lead a small team, ability to work independently, customer service, dealing with others, multi-tasking skills, organizational skills, flexibility required, excellent with numbers, time management, and ability to execute are required.

- Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job.

- Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past…