Sr Warehouse Lead

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Sr. Warehouse Lead will assist in coordinating all daily warehouse activities under the direction of the Warehouse Supervisor.

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prioritize work load within the warehouse.
• Maintain training records for all employees.
• Identify and address all safety hazards within the work area
• Train new warehouse employees in material handling and identification.
• Assist shipping and receiving, unload trucks with forklift or crane, check in merchandise, match purchase orders to sales orders and distribute to sales associates for processing.
• Accurately stock material physically and electronically into proper warehouse bin locations.
• Participate in Lean/Kaizen, Black Belt, and other Operational Excellence initiatives.
• Read and accurately transact customer orders, work orders, shipping orders, or requisitions to determine items to be moved, gathered, or distributed and/or shipped.
• Ensure the warehouse is accessible and safe for salespeople and customer traffic.
• Open bales, crates, and other containers. Assist in routine cycle counting of inventory. Weighing and counting items to ensure conformance to company standards.
• Record transactional amounts of materials or items received issued via appropriate ERP & Warehouse Management Systems transaction.
• Help implement process improvement initiatives and train warehouse personnel as needed.
• Assist in the creation of work instructions for training purposes.
• Collaborate with other departments to address process improvement initiatives.
• Monitors and report team KPI’s to upper management, identifying opportunities and process gaps.
• Sweep, dust and mop and always organize warehouse and work area for orderliness.
• Identifies warehouse layout changes need, both physically and systematically.
• Document Purchase Orders or Work Order, Part Numbers, and Projects on all incoming/ outgoing items. 
• Any other duties as assigned by TAS.

JOB SKILLS:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to drive forklift.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Must be computer literate.
• Analytical and detail oriented.
• Strong communication skills to work with warehouse employees, peers, leadership, and cross functional departments.

EDUCATION & TRAINING:

• High school diploma

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• 5+ years of related manufacturing experience
• 3+ years of supervisory experience
• Must have a good command of the English language, both written and verbal
• Computer knowledge including warehouse ERP systems and MS Office software.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:

• Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma experience.
• Dashboard, Metrics or Power BI experience.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Work performed in a non-climate-controlled shop environment
• Exposed to any number of elements such as hot and cold temperatures, but with none present to the extent of being disagreeable
• Ability to stand and/or walk for extended periods throughout the workday, up to 10 hours per day (with a lunch break in between), up to 6 days per week
• Regularly required to stand, walk, bend, twist, reach (forward and overhead), and maintain balance.
• Occasional sitting, kneeling, crouching, and crawling may be required
• Frequent bending at the waist and twisting movements are required
• Physical effort includes frequent lifting of materials up to 50 pounds, including lifting from floor to shoulder height and from waist to shoulder height
• Occasional carrying, pushing, and pulling of up to 50 pounds over short distances (up to 30 feet).
• Frequent use of hands for handling, grasping, and coordination tasks is required
• Requires normal vision, hand-eye coordination, and absence of color blindness
• Hearing ability is required to safely and effectively perform job duties, with the use of earplugs recommended
• Climbing ladders may be required frequently; climbing stairs or steps may occur occasionally.
• Proper PPE which includes steel-toe boots, safety glasses, and TAS provided hard hat is required in the manufacturing facility

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Join a team driven to excel in all that we do!  When you join TAS, you join a Houston-headquartered company