Warehouse Lead

The Warehouse Lead contributes to the efficient operation of the warehouse by providing direct leadership to warehouse workers at the Branch Office. Warehouse Lead performs various operations, including unloading, picking, packing, counting, and checking items to maintain inventory. This position serves as the most experienced/skilled warehouse associate and is usually tasked as a section team leader and is responsible for the daily activity of either the receiving, checker, assembler, freezer, cooler, or shipping section. Performs work under minimal supervision.
• Fills in for Warehouse Supervisor as necessary,
• Ensure the warehouse operation meets targeted completion times on each route to facilitate the reduction of over-time
• Ensures all warehouse workers have the necessary tools to complete each assembly safely and accurately.
• Observe and coaches warehouse associates on the company expectation and report any inefficiency to supervisors and managers.
• Assist supervisors and managers in the motivation, coaching, and teaching of assemblers in safety, services, procedures, and equipment.
• Hand select orders within various warehouse environments of fluctuating temperatures (dry, cooler, and freezer)
• Manually lift and move product to stock, assemble, and repack ensuring accuracy and proper rotation.
• Package finished product for shipping (Shrink wrapping, boxing, labeling).
• Stages finished product for loading.
• Responsible for quality control. Ensure that no damaged products are sent out, and no damaged products will be stored.
• Perform preventive maintenance on forklifts, and palette jacks
• Handle inventory movement into and out of controlled locations
• Prepare customers’ orders for delivery
• Provide fill-in support for other departments in the warehouse
• Other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Ability
• Possesses comprehensive knowledge of subject matter.
• Ability to handle complex issues and problems, and refer only the most complex issues to higher-level staff.
• Provides leadership, coaching, and mentoring to warehouse associates.
• Must be able to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under various time constraints
• Knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures of the warehouse environment.
• The incumbent should be able to follow written and oral instructions
• Correctly follow a given rule or set of rules to arrange things or actions in a certain order;
• Require considerable and strenuous physical exertion so incumbents should be able to lift heavy objects over 50 pounds.
• Ability to operate material handler equipment proficiently.
• Ability to read, speak, and write in English.
• Physically strong, agile, nimble, and undeterred by heights and adverse climatic conditions.
• Positive work history and ability to maintain solid attendance.
• Available to work extended hours.
Other Working Conditions: Some Warehouse Lead will spend time in the warehouse's refrigerated (Cooler and Freezer) section. Machinery operation requires using safety equipment including but not limited to steel-toed boots. The typical workweek is Monday through Friday (standard 40 hours per week); however, evening, night shift, overtime, and weekend hours are common in some branch offices.


Benefits*: Wismettac offers competitive benefits, which include:
• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life & accident insurance
• Pet Insurance
• 401(k) with company matching
• 19 days of paid time off
• Wellness program and EAP assistance
• and much more!
*Most benefits require employee contribution
Pre-employment Drug testing is required.
Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer.
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