Lead Warehouse Associate

There’s a Place for You at OneSource Distributors

 

A career at OneSource is more than a job. You’re investing in a brighter, more sustainable future together and joining a team that makes a real difference for our customers. OneSource offers electrical products and services to contractors. If it helps bring electricity to an office, home, factory or other building – you can find it here. We operate throughout Arizona, Hawaii, and all of California. We are part of the Sonepar group, the world’s #1 electrical distributor with over 45,000 associates around the globe.

 

Being “Powered by Difference” means we respect and value diverse perspectives. At OneSource, we offer a supportive culture and great benefits, and as part of the larger Sonepar group, we can provide exciting opportunities to grow your career.

 

 

What you will do:

• Oversee warehouse order-picking operations, ensuring team productivity, inventory accuracy, and safety compliance.
• Guide staff, manage workflow, utilize warehouse management systems (WMS) or RF scanners, and resolve issues to meet shipping deadlines.
• Key roles include training and quality control.
• Responsible for optimizing picking efficiency by driving floor performance related to LPH for associates.
• Use work orders and verbal instructions to assemble materials and containers which need to be picked, moved, or staged.
• Collect and pick all materials included customer orders using the pick ticket.
• Package merchandise for shipment to ensure maximum efficiency and reduce damage during the shipping process.
• Properly label, and mark material for easy identification and auditing.
• Use Eclipse to confirm picking and staging of materials, ensuring proper piece count for drivers and customers.
• Document shipments and changes in inventory using Eclipse.
• Maintain a safe, clean, work area, enforcing all safety protocols and equipment handling procedures.
• Safely operate all the necessary equipment in the work area. Operate industrial truck or electric hoist to assist in loading or moving materials and products.
• Count, weigh or measure incoming or outgoing items to compare identifying information and variety against bills of lading, invoices, orders, or other records; examine outgoing shipments for damage or shortages and correspond with direct manager.
• Perform regular counting of inventory and inspecting items for damage.
• Other duties, as assigned.

 

What you will bring:

• Knowledge of automated or computerized system operation.
• High School diploma or General Education Degree (G.E.D), or 2-4 years of related warehouse experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Data-entry, reporting, and recordkeeping skills.
• Knowledge of safety practices, and wears PPE as assigned.
• Ability to operate a forklift and other material handling equipment. Must be Forklift Operation Certified after hire.
• Strong mathematical skills to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, including fractions and decimals.
• Must be able to read and interpret invoices and packing slips.

• Strong communication skills. Able to present information to management, customers, vendors, employees, and the public.
• Problem-solving skills including collecting and presenting data, establishing facts, and drawing valid conclusions to solve practical problems where only limited information and standardization exists.

 

Physical Requirements and Work Environment:

• The typical environment for this position is in a warehouse.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Outdoor work exposed to elements and non-conditioned warehouse spaces.
• Able to bend, stoop, lift and move objects weighing up to 50 pounds, unassisted.
• Stand and walk continuously throughout an 8-hour shift (up to 100% of the time).
• Climb ladders safely, work in dusty and dirty conditions; handle and store hazardous materials; clean and maintain a safe working environment. 

 

Location: San Leandro, CA

 

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