Warehouse Lead Job

Bostik Middleton is hiring a Warehouse Lead.

Health Benefits starting on DAY 1 of your Employment!

Job dimensions

• Leads a team of 8-10
• Guides Logistics personnel including job assignments, training, scheduling, and OT reduction.
• Actively promotes and advances plant safety and PSM improvements though Smart and CARES program
• Leads 5S/Housekeeping initiatives in their area and accountable for department personnel doing the same
• Champions Continuous Improvement through shop floor use of problem-solving tools (5W1H) and leading Tier meetings.
• Effectively communicates gaps with potential solutions and initiatives to engineering, leadership, and operators across all shifts
• Develops and challenges Logistics team to improve their respective shifts while providing objective feedback to leadership and operators
• Utilizes KPIs to make sound decisions and analyze gaps within process
• Creates a positive culture within the department that emphasizes safety, quality, productivity
• Leads on-floor implementation of site initiatives such as behavior-based safety, continuous improvement, and 5S
• Works with Logistics manager to meet both Shipping and Cycle Count goals that meets customer requirements and allocates plant resources to meet the plan
• Sets the tone for the department, ability to have tough conversations with underperforming operators in department
• Interacts with Supply Chain and Customer Service teams as needed
• Manages Logistics consumables inventory items

Activities

• Practice and enforce safe work habits in accordance with OSHA and EPA guidelines, and Bostik specific EHS expectations.
• Leads and coordinates daily warehouse activities to meet plant OTS goals.
• Ensure all available shipping orders have pick lists created for both warehouses.
• Adjust distribution of workforce as needed to meet Shipping and Receiving demand or fill in for absence.
• Make regular rounds of warehouse floor to identify and correct issues as it pertains to safety, quality, housekeeping and production issues
• Lead Logistics team in daily continuous improvement of safety, quality, housekeeping and productivity.
• Ensure production floor KPI's are tracked daily, and corrective actions are identified and implemented.
• Reviews training matrix for employees are being filled and that training is advancing in a timely fashion
• Leads team-oriented problem solving to identify and eliminate root causes of safety, quality and production concerns using RCA problem solving tools.
• Assist in Transportation scheduling, booking, closing shipping and receiving orders including troubleshooting/resolving issues
• Ensures completion of weekly cycle counts and train other operators in department on process
• Coach on troubleshooting, problem solving and report out on department operator performance
• Maintain full compliance and support for overall company policies, procedures and practices.
• Complete and ensure Logistics team adheres to site-wide 5S Program.
• Driving housekeeping and department improvements withing the logistics team.
• Promoting Plant Leadership objectives and executing vision on the ground floor with other operators

Context and Environment

• The job is 60% on the shop floor working directly with production employees, 40% administrative duties

Accountabilities

• Logistics team adherence to Bostik safety policy and procedures
• Ensure Logistics team follows process work instructions to ensure quality of production
• Completion of the Shipping plan daily

Qualifications / Experience Required

• Highschool / GED
• Leadership skills
• Must have the ability to work well with others in a team environment.
• Excellent communication skills
• Good time management and multitasking skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Transactional experience within SAP or other ERP system.
• Prior fork truck, reach truck, scissor lift and isle stacker experience
• Hazardous Material Certifications a plus

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