Warehouse Lead

Role Summary

Responsible for coordinating and performing all internal material handling functions and ensuring that receiving, storing, and picking of product is performed in an accurate, efficient, and customer-focused fashion and at the direction of management. Lead Warehouse will assist in training employees in proper techniques, procedures, efficiency and safety used to achieve Pella quality standards. Will provide a periodic assessment (during the course of the day) on progress against the schedule. Will need to possess general understanding of tracking of warehouse efficiency metrics and quality issues of loading and unloading procedures.  Must be knowledgeable of and/or capable of performing all jobs in the department. Will be required to motivate and direct employees in day-to-day work assignments as well as other duties assigned based on business necessity.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities include the following, but are not limited to:

Leadership Responsibilities:

• Interacts with Order Fulfillment Coordinator to locate product in the warehouse as needed
• Facilitates daily start-up meetings to efficiently distribute the day’s workload
• Communicates staffing concerns and potential overtime
• Communicates personnel related issues and concerns
• Provides initial and ongoing training to warehouse staff
• Provide the ability to direct employees in the absence of detailed instructions and supervision
• Will at times be required to reviews production and delivery schedules and estimates man-hour requirements for completion of job assignments
• Maintains appropriate and accurate inventory levels ensuring on-time, complete deliveries
• Maintains company safety and quality standards including implementation and training
• Establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules
• Implements measures to maintain and/or improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product
• Assists co-workers as a resource for analyzing and resolving work problems
• Initiates or suggests plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals
• Maintains time, production records, and manning to relieve bottlenecks
• Facilitates teamwork between the order fulfillment staff and fosters integration with other departments
• Communicates company and departmental objectives
• Promotes and facilitates continuous improvement activities in the department
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisors
   

Warehouse Responsibilities:

• Must be capable of performing all general warehouse positions
• Reads load lists, production schedule, customer or shipping instructions in order to determine items to be moved, gathered, or distributed
• Loads and unloads trucks, verifies load lists, and moves materials and items to storage, production, service, office or other designated areas
• Sorts and places warehouse materials or items on racks, shelves, pallets or in bins according to predetermined sequence such as location, order number, size, type, style, color, or product code
• Assembles customer orders from the stock and places orders on pallets or shelves, marking the materials with identifying information
• Notifies manager or coworkers of shortages, discrepancies or anticipated needs
• Conducts Pella product quality audits in accordance with the quality inspection process
• Performs cycle counts to verify accuracy of inventory information. Maintains inventory records
• Arranges stock parts in specified sequence for assembly by other workers
• Uses computer to verify order information, such as expected receipt date, product type, color, or quantity
• Drives/Operate material handling equipment (i.e. cherry picker, forklift, wheeled carts, etc.) upon certification
• Prepares parcels for mailing or third-party delivery service
• Works in a way that prevents damage to product
• Meets company safety requirements by keeping work area neat and clean, following safety precautions and wearing required safety apparel (i.e. shoes, safety glasses, fall protection, etc.)

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The qualificati