Material Handler​/Trainer- Night shift

Trainer / Sub-Lead

Location:

Woodruff, SC Job Type: Full-Time with Benefits Warehouse Base Rate: $16.50/hour Trainer / Sub-Lead Premium: +$1.00/hour Starting Rate: $17.50/hour + applicable shift differential

Position Summary

We are seeking a dependable, safety-focused Trainer / Sub-Lead to support employee training, daily warehouse operations, and front-line leadership. This is a hands-on leadership position responsible for training and coaching new and existing employees, reinforcing safe and standardized work practices, and providing operational leadership and supervisor coverage as needed.

Trainer / Sub-Leads are expected to lead by example and actively participate in warehouse operations when needed. This includes operating material handling equipment, performing physical warehouse work, and maintaining a strong focus on safety, quality, productivity, attendance, and teamwork.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

· Train and coach new and existing employees on warehouse processes, equipment operation, safety requirements, and standard work procedures.

· Demonstrate and reinforce the safe operation of all required material handling equipment, including equipment that operates at elevated heights.

· Observe employees during training and daily operations to identify unsafe behaviors, knowledge gaps, or additional training needs.

· Provide coaching and retraining when employees do not demonstrate required safety, quality, productivity, or operational standards.

· Maintain accurate training, qualification, and certification records.

· Maintain a strong working knowledge of warehouse operations, including receiving, shipping, RF processes, material movement, loading, unloading, and housekeeping.

· Reinforce company policies, procedures, safety expectations, and work instructions.

· Lead by example by consistently demonstrating safe work practices and immediately addressing or escalating unsafe conditions and behaviors.

· Communicate training needs, performance concerns, safety issues, and operational challenges to supervisors and management.

· Actively participate in warehouse operations and perform material handling duties as needed to support operational requirements.

· Support daily operational needs and provide leadership coverage for supervisors during absences or as needed.

· Maintain professional and effective working relationships with employees, leadership, and other departments.

· Utilize Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint as needed.

· Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Required Qualifications

· Strong attendance, dependability, and work performance record.

· Strong knowledge of warehouse operations and material handling practices.

· Ability and willingness to become trained and qualified on all required material handling equipment, including equipment that operates at elevated heights.

· Ability to safely demonstrate equipment operation and coach others on proper operating procedures.

· Demonstrated commitment to maintaining a safe work environment and holding others accountable to established safety requirements.

· Strong interpersonal, coaching, and communication skills.

· Ability to professionally provide direction, reinforce expectations, and address performance or training concerns.

· Ability to consistently lift and handle product weighing up to 55 lbs.

· Ability to perform physical warehouse work throughout the scheduled shift.

· Ability to work safely in a fast-paced warehouse environment around powered equipment and moving product.

· Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Compensation & Earning Potential

This position receives a $1.00/hour Trainer / Sub-Lead premium above the applicable warehouse base rate.

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