Warehouse Sorter - 3rd Shift Lead

The Warehouse Sorter/Shift Lead is responsible for leading the sorting activities required in the Warehouse as directed by Routing Departments.  Also is responsible for pickups and deliveries, as needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Lead the shift to ensure that all sorters are working effectively and efficiently.
• Sort and prepare packages for delivery to their correct destinations.
• Assist in loading and unloading packages from delivery vehicles.
• Oversee the loading and unloading of nightly line hauls.
• Perform quality audits of distribution routes and branch pallets each night.
• Complete preliminary OSDs for all significant accounts and report any missing packages to the corresponding branches.
• Ensure that all distribution routes have the necessary preparation before the next morning's launch.
• Work independently or as part of a team to meet specific deadlines.
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment at all times.
• Ensure the timely and efficient flow of all packages and documents within the warehouse.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This job has limited employee oversight responsibilities.

Requirements

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty according to the requirements of NOW Courier. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

Education and/or Experience: High School Diploma or G.E.D; and two years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Previous experience working in the logistics and distribution industry is desired.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Highly organized and detail oriented.
• Resourceful and creative.
• Analytical skills and problem-solving ability.
• Ability to analyze information and evaluate results to choose best solution and solve problems.
• Must exhibit professionalism and be effective working with customers, vendors, and employees.
• Skillfully convey information on a wide range of topics to a diverse target audience.
• Influencing and consultative skills are critical.
• Proficient with commonly used office software, including but not limited to: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, as well as telephone and internet communications.
• Ability to handle confidential information.
• Effective prioritization and time management skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure, deadline driven environment.
• Strong initiative to strive for continuous accuracy, quality, and timeliness of information.
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships through strong interpersonal skills with emphasis on relationship-building and consistent demonstration of solid professional judgement.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously.
• A genuine commitment to quality on behalf of the company while building a corporate culture committed to excellence is mandatory.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently will stand; walk; and lift and/or move up to 50 pounds without an assistive device (greater weights may be required with the use of an assistive device). The employee occasionally will climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less), distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more), color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors), peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point), depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships), and the ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus).

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while perform