Warehouse Lead

Description

LEADERSHIP. HONESTY. ACCOUNTABILITY. TEAMWORK. EXCELLENCE.

• As a Warehouse Lead, you are expected to maintain Grand Prairie’s Core Values in all communications with employees, visitors, and outside service providers.

The Warehouse Lead is responsible for the day-to-day activities within the warehouse. These duties may include shipping goods out, receiving finished goods from production, and overall support of Grand Prairie Foods’ Supply Chain goals.

• Read customer orders, work orders, shipping orders or requisitions to determine items to be moved, gathered or distributed and/or shipped
• Move materials and items from receiving or storage areas to shipping or to other designated areas physically and systematically
• Sort and place materials or items on racks, shelves or in bins, according to predetermined sequence such as size, type, style, color or product code
• Ensure warehouses are accessible and safe for employees and visitors
• Ensure accurate movement of orders, both physically and systemically in the ERP system
• Mark materials with identifying information using appropriate methods
• Record amounts of materials or items received or distributed via ERP System
• Completing cycle counts and physical inventory as required
• Count items for distribution within plant to ensure conformance to company standards
• Complete requisition forms to order supplies from other departments
• Complete all shipping and receiving, unloading trucks, and checking in merchandise as required by facility
• Make sure all purchase orders and sales orders are completed accurately and completed by the end of the day as required by facility
• Accurately complete and upload shipping and receiving documents to the appropriate software by end of shift
• Verifying all paperwork and processes throughout the shift is accurate as required by facility
• Assist in training new and current team members
• Go-to-person for all warehouse needs on the shift
• Delegate responsibilities to team members as needed
• Ensure personal safety rules are met
• Ensure product safety and quality are met
• Special projects as requested or delegated by management
• Verify and communicate any shortages still needed at end of shift
• Attend and participate in meetings as required in a professional manner

• High School diploma or GED required
• Experience operating powered-industrial-trucks

• 3+ years of prior warehouse experience
• Prior experience with ERP systems a must
• Experience handling shipping and receiving documentation
• Experience in a lead role a plus

• Ability to walk and move throughout a warehouse environment
• Ability to climb onto and off powered-industrial-trucks
• Ability to operate an electric pallet-jack
• Ability to work in various working temperatures – freezer, cooler, and room temperature
• Ability to work alone or in a group setting

• Ability to manage your own time to complete duties and tasks without direct oversite
• Able to use critical thinking to solve complex issues that may arise
• Ability to own and run the warehouse and ERP system effectively
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions
• Understand and follow First-In-First-Out (FIFO) policy
• Understand and abide by food safety requirements as outlined in SQF code
• Ability to be certified and safely operate powered-industrial-trucks