Warehouse Lead

Job Description

Job Description

YOUR BENEFITS

Our benefit package includes :

• Starting at 4 weeks PTO per year
• 401(k) and a company match
• Profit Sharing
• Medical
• Dental
• Life
• Disability
• 6 Weeks Parental Leave
• Long term care insurance
• Tuition reimbursement

Position Objective :

Provides coordination and support to meet operational objectives for Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost for assigned portion of value stream.

Encourage culture of continuous improvement throughout assigned portion of value stream.

Duties :

Mentors new and existing staff and provides regular feedback verbally or in written from; delegates, monitors, and reviews the progress of assigned work to ensure accuracy and consistency.

Facilitate daily Tier 1 meetings and attend daily Tier 2 meetings to drive assigned area to meet Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost targets

Accountable for the compliance with all safety rules and regulations and prompt corrective action concerning safety hazards.

Coach team to identify hazards and partner with cross-functional team to remove hazards and maintain compliance. Model safe behaviors.

Maintain the highest levels of product conformance to specifications by assuring standard work is followed and equipment is operating per specifications.

Support cross-functional team to assess performance and implement corrective actions as needed.

• Provide leadership to support daily production requirements. Train backup personnel and allocate labor as required. Leverage tier accountability system to request cross-functional help to remove obstacles to achieving goals as required.
• Reduce overall cost by driving lean principles, including rapid problem solving and cycle time reduction for assigned portion of value stream.
• Confidentially handles usual, unusual or difficult inquiries or situations, or may direct to the appropriate individual as needed;

may provide documented input to supervisor for performance reviews, corrective action, performance improvement and candidate selection.

Perms other duties as assigned.

Education

• High school diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED) required
• Post-secondary education or certification in Lean Manufacturing, Process Flow, or related field preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of lean manufacturing principles, 5S, and continuous incremental improvement.

Experience

• At least three years’ experience in a customer responsive, lean manufacturing / assembly / distribution operation.
• Forklift certification or license.
30+ days ago