W20 - Inbound Floor Lead - Day Shift

Job Purpose

Maintain warehouse area with orderly stacking and good housekeeping; ensure all shipments are correctly staged, checked, and loaded properly; provide material handling services for warehouse shipping and receiving activities. Ensure that Material Handlers operate forklifts and walkaways safely at all times following all safety policies and procedures. This position reports to the shift supervisor.

• Step increase program:
  Pay will increase by $0.50 after 90 days and again after 180 days.
• Certified/qualified forklift drivers receive an additional $0.50 per hour.

• Properly receive, unload, move, and tag incoming parts and equipment.
• Experience with WMS (Warehouse Management Systems), knowledge of QMS (Quality Management Systems) and Lean Warehousing, operating material handling equipment and using an RF scanner.
• Pull and stage parts for production and complete requisitions for parts shortages.
• Collect and properly package inventory and purchased items needing shipment.
• Must comply with the company’s safety policies while using lifting devices (forklifts and scissor lifts) and maintain cleaning standards.
• Learn day‑to‑day warehouse operations.
• Verify orders are complete and accurate.
• Pick each customer order in the most effective manner possible to minimize shipping costs and ensure product safety.
• Other tasks as assigned by supervisor or manager.

• Possess a sense of urgency, accountability, and the ability to work with limited supervision.
• General understanding of computers and handheld RF equipment.
• Ability to work as part of a team and lead.
• Must read, write, and understand English.
• Attention to detail and quality is a must.
• Good communication, clear and concise, problem resolution, and people skills.
• Flexibility in working overtime when needed, and supplying coverage to other shifts.
• PC skills helpful.
• Major experience on sit‑down forklifts and walkaways.
• Experience in building pallets with stock and breaking down stock to fill independent orders.
• Experience in cross‑docking freight process.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced warehouse.

• 2‑4 years in a warehouse environment.
• Good stable work and attendance record.

• High School Diploma or general education diploma (GED).
• Warehousing certifications a plus.

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, clients, and customers.
• Must effectively communicate, read, write, and speak English.

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Ability to determine "root cause" of a problem and determine corrective action.

• Knowledge of business operating systems, internet software, word processing, and spreadsheet software.

• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds.
• Must be on feet for a full shift (8 hours).
• Must be able to work in excess of continuous 8 hours when required.
• Must be in sound physical health as determined by a certified licensed physician with no evidence of the use of controlled substances.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment will range from quiet to moderately loud.

It is the company’s policy that all associates, other than those covered by a written individual employment or labor agreement with the company that has been authorized in writing by the company’s Chief Executive Officer or Board of Directors, are not employed for any fixed term and are employed at the will of the company for an indefinite period. Associates reserve the right to resign at any time, and the company reserves the right to terminate an associate at any time for any reason, either with or without cause.

Neither this job description nor any of its individual terms constitutes commitments between the company and its associates as to the terms, conditions or duration of employment, nor does it modify the prevailing employment‑at‑will relationship.