Warehouse Team Lead

Overview

 

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.

At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet.  More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business.

Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

To learn more about playing for Team Amcor, visit www.amcor.com | LinkedIn | YouTube

Responsibilities

POSITION SUMMARY:

 

• Accountable for the safety of all employees on their shift and that employees understand and work according to both Safety Absolutes and Plant Safety Rules.
• Create an inspiring team environment with an open communication culture
• Delegate tasks and set clear team goals to ensure that all metrics are met for this shift.
• Monitor team performance and report on metrics
• Motivate team members
• Listen to team member feedback and resolve any issues or conflicts.
• Adheres to and maintains good manufacturing practices coupled with quality plan expectations.

• Follow all Departmental Procedures and Directives

 

Essential Functions: (Including but not limited to)

 

Safety:

• Accountable for the safety of all employees for whom they are responsible through active engagement in safety activities and provides clear, consistent communication of safe work expectations.
• Completes responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and procedures, and applicable laws
• Actively leads risk assessment activities for their area of responsibility by driving prioritized corrective and preventive actions to eliminate/reduce environmental, health or safety risks.
• Lead all required meetings with safety (i.e. Pre-shift, Department, Change Management, General communication, Town Hall, etc.)
• Completes incident investigations, root cause analysis and implements corrective actions accordingly in a timely and thorough manner.
• Ensures the proper training and development of all assigned employees for whom they are responsible.
• Sets goals for their organizational unit; achieves goals and ensures that all employees understand and work toward achieving goals.
• Motivates and coaches’ employees through good communication and frequent performance feedback. Identifies and coordinates additional training as needed.
• Responsible for maintaining the Food Safety Program (GMP)

Quality:

• Ensure that all Quality Plans are understood and followed by staff.
• Confirm that all quality checks are being performed by all production personnel as established by the Quality Plans.
• Work closely with the quality inspectors and supervisor to identify and minimize quality defects and complaints.

 

Production Operations:

• Performs warehouse work related to receipt, shipment, storage, distribution, or delivery of products, parts, and/or materials.
• Works with Shipping Manager, Production Manager, Shift Supervisors, and/or Customer Service Rep to effectively and efficiently move product to and from the manufacturing facility warehouse.
• Loads, unloads, moves, or stores items according to predetermined guidelines.
• Schedules deliveries based on the delivery date requested by the individual customer and coordinates with an approved group of carriers provided in the Calcrate System of JD Edwards.
• Prepares and prints loads in the JD Edwards system.
• Notifies carriers of any special handling requirements and verifies paperwork for all deliveries prior to assigning the driver a dock door. Once trailer is loaded, will process the driver’s paperwork.
• Responsible for receiving all-inbound freight and receiving it into the JD Edwards system.
• Assures inventory accuracy and records integrity through cycle counting and auditing of all physical inventorie