Warehouse Team Lead

At Beckers, if you're ready to guide teams and drive change, we're ready to provide the autonomy and resources you need. Leaders here shape their own path, with the knowledge that we support what they build. The Warehouse Team Lead is responsible for overseeing warehouse functions related to the internal flow of materials, accurate inventory management as well as shipping and receiving processes.  Provides direction to warehouse staff including assigning tasks to balance the workload.  Responsible for maintaining hazardous waste accumulation area and is ensures compliance with safety standards.   This position acts as a liaison between warehouse associates, management and provides training to Material Handlers.

Essential Duties are those that are critical, integral, necessary, crucial, primary, and/or fundamental. These essential functions are the basic job duties that an employee must be able to perform.

• Oversee daily shipping, receiving, and production staging activities including prioritization of Material Handler I and Material Handler II tasks.
• Responsible for leading and directing all warehouse activities related to 5S. 
• Receiving of raw materials and shipping of finished products in accordance with ISO work instructions and properly documenting and labeling such.
• Internal management of material flow including staging of materials for production, replenishment of materials in the designated production storage areas.  Storage of finished goods and removal of used materials from the production floor.
• Responsible for properly documenting and overseeing the shipment of hazardous materials off site including closing instructions and labeling requirements of hazardous waste containers. 
• Communicate maintenance repair, safety, and quality concerns to Supply Chain Manager.   

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• At minimum must meet requirements for Material Handler II and have 1 year experience in that role (or applicable experience from working at similar facility and at least 2 years experience in a leadership role.
• High school diploma or GED
• Experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and basic computer skills.
• Current Hazmat and DOT training & certification with renewal every 3 years.
• Current RCRA training & certification with renewal every year.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Experience motivating, leading, and coordinating teams with exceptional decision-making ability.
• Good housekeeping practices including 5S training.
• Experience in driving motorized equipment.
• Adhere to company Health and Safety Rules.
• Attention to detail and accuracy of paperwork.
• To recognize that health and safety is an obligation of every employee and to take reasonable care of oneself and others and to comply with Beckers Health and Safety policy and any Beckers procedures/rules that apply to the role.  All employees have the obligation to highlight unsafe conditions and EHS Managers, Officers, Supervisors and above have the responsibility to shut down any activity if it is operating in an unsafe condition.

Physical Requirements

• Employee may bend, sit, squat, stand, crawl, walk, climb, push/pull, and kneel.
• Employee must reach above shoulder level, use fine finger movements, other.
• Employee may be exposed to excessive noise, moving machinery, marked changes in temperature and/or humidity.
• Employee may be exposed to dust, fumes, gases, chemicals.
• Employee may work in confined quarters.
• Employee may carry/lift loads over 50 lbs.    

Additional Information

This job description is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible job obligations, tasks, and duties. The obligations, tasks, and duties of the jobholder might differ from those outlined in the job description and other duties, as assigned, might be part of the job.

About the Company

Beckers is an $800+ million revenue “family-owned” established global industrial coatings company with our North American headquarters located in Elk Grove Village, IL. With 150 years of history, 1,800 devoted employees, 23 production sites in 18 countries we are expanding our operations and seeking team members to help support our growth and mission as we become one of the largest steel coatings manufacturer in the United States. Part of our vision is to also become the world’s most sustainable coatings company. We are convinced we will get there, thanks to the passion, devotion and determination of our global workforce. To learn more about us, please visit https://www.beckers-group.com/en/about-us.