Warehouse Lead

*WAREHOUSE LEAD* *Position Summary:* Our 8th Avenue Warehouse Leads play a valuable role in directing shift operations of our Warehouse teams.
While overseeing the movement of raw materials and finished goods within and between facility locations and customer trucks; Leads are accountable for ensuring team training and that established policies, procedures, and standards in the areas of people safety, food safety, allergen control, FIFO, cycle counting, and GMPs are followed.
This role is also accountable for monitoring and inspecting production outputs to ensure manufactured goods adhere to quality, food safety, and customer specifications.
The Warehouse Lead is highly focused on individual development, growth, and collaboration.
*Duties and Responsibilities:* · Ensures people safety is a top priority by setting the example and holding team members accountable to a safety-first culture.
· Establishes a positive and collaborative team culture that works closely with cross department partners.
· Pre-shift planning, staffing, and communication of the day-to-day tasks and initiatives.
· Performs daily shift audits of Inventory movements, Allergen Controls, and GMP compliances.
· Reviews work orders of kits (Warehouse) and/or shipments (DC) to ensure (FIFO) procedures are being followed.
· Ensures the unloading of raw materials and/or kits from trucks into the plant locations and assigns to the appropriate storage areas.
For distribution center positions, ensures the unloading of finished goods and assigns to the appropriate area.
· In support of inventory accuracy, ensures DSI barcode transactions are completed according to policies and procedures.
Follows up with the team on empty location checks and performs cycle counts to validate expected and actual inventory levels.
· Ensures daily powered industrial truck inspections (PIT) are completed according to established policies and procedures; submits issues to the warehouse administrator to ensure proper and timely repairs · Works with the company maintenance work order system to input facility repair requests.
· Other duties, as assigned *Education & Experience Required:* · 1+ years of experience in warehousing, distribution, and/or logistics.
· High school diploma or GED equivalent from an accredited institution.
*Preferred Education, Experience, and Skills:* · Previous food manufacturing experience · Previous experience with powered industrial trucks (PIT) · Previous experience with warehouse management systems (scanners, etc.
) · Previous experience with ERP system (JDE strongly preferred.
· 1+ year of experience in a leadership level position.
*Physical Requirements: *Qualified applicants must be able to perform the following physical job requirements, with or without reasonable accommodation: · Must be able to position self to balance, bend, crouch, kneel, and stoop for 4+ hours per shift · Must be able to move or maintain a stationary position stand for up to 8+ hours per shift · Must be able to reach above shoulders for 4+ hours per shift · Must be able to be exposed to and work around a dusty environment, high heat, or humidity for 8+ hours per shift · Must be able to perform simple grasping, push, pull, and feel for 4+ hours per shift · Must be able to move or transport up-to 50 pounds · Must be able to team or lift assistance to lift greater than 55 pounds for up to 4+ hours per shift · Must be able to express or exchange ideas by means of spoken or written word · Must be able to detect or make fine distinctions by sound · Must be able to distinguish object or equipment visually Job Type: Full-time Pay: $20.
00 - $22.
00 per hour Benefits: * 401(k) * 401(k) matching * Dental insurance * Health insurance * Life insurance * Paid time off * Vision insurance Schedule: * 8 hour shift * Monday to Friday Work Location: In person