Warehouse Team Lead

The Opportunity:

Avantor is looking for a dedicated Warehouse Team Lead.   

This role will be onsite in Westminster, MA. This position will oversee the receiving, handling, storing, picking, packing, returns, and shipping activities within the warehouse. Ensure completion of all warehouse processes, and ensure the warehouse is compliant with warehouse safety and security programs and activities. Coordinate and lead daily team activities. May spend a portion of time performing the work of those they supervise. Assist with management decisions and activities. May assist higher level supervisor. If this position is of interest – let’s talk!   

What we’re looking for 

• Education: High School Diploma

• Experience: Minimum of 5 years related experience in Warehousing, Receiving, Inventory Control, or Materials Management in a manufacturing environment required.

• Strong customer orientation.

• Ability to evaluate internal customer needs and respond with appropriate action/delivery.

• Working knowledge of inventory management systems

• Collaboration Tool: MS Word, Excel, Microsoft Teams

• Preferred Qualifications: 

• Industrial-powered equipment experience preferred.

How you will thrive and create an impact 

As a major team contributor, this person will partner with carriers to:

• Plans, prioritizes and coordinates department workflow to optimize customer service levels.

• Monitors activity demands and proactively plans for future resource and facility requirements.

• Trains, motivates, monitors and evaluates performance of Warehouse Associates in conformance to policies and procedures (SOP’s, Work Instructions).

• Ensures safe operating of material handling equipment.

• Monitors the receipt of all materials into the receiving department, ensures materials are sampled and stored in an efficient manner.

• Plans for product shipments to achieve customer delivery dates.

• Ensures all activities are performed in accordance to written procedures, ISO9001 and cGMP’s.

• Investigates failure modes and implement corrective/preventive actions accordingly.

• Ensures inventory is properly decremented in the computer system.

• Leads the site cycle count program.

• Resolves discrepancies with appropriate personnel regarding invoices, packing slips, and receipts.

• Oversees the movement of material from receiving to the warehouse in an efficient, effective, and safe manner.

• Performs work functions as required by business demand including receiving, repackaging and shipping of final product.

• Works in partnership with the Production Planner and internal associates to ensure customer needs are met in a timely manner.

• Maintains neat and orderly work areas including all packaging rooms and warehouse areas.
  Performs other duties as assigned.

ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING CONDITIONS & PHYSICAL EFFORT (Under Typical Positions)

Typically works in an office environment with adequate lighting and ventilation and a normal range of temperature and noise level.

Although the associate primarily works in an office environment, while performing the duties of this job, the associate can be exposed to an industrial warehouse environment. The associate may work near moving mechanical machinery and/or vehicles and the noise level in the work environment can be loud.

Work assignments are diversified. Examples of past precedent are used to resolve work problems. New alternatives may be developed to resolve problems.

A frequent volume of work and deadlines impose strain on routine basis.

Minimal physical effort is required. Work is mostly sedentary but does require walking, standing, bending, reaching, lifting or carrying objects that typically weigh less than 10 lbs.

Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. A