Warehouse Lead - 1st Shift

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The Warehouse Lead provides daily leadership, direction, and support to distribution center employees to ensure safe, efficient, and accurate warehouse operations. This role is responsible for driving compliance with standard operating procedures (SOPs), company policies, safety and quality standards, and continuous improvement initiatives. The Warehouse Lead utilizes ERP systems, Microsoft Office applications, warehouse scanning technology, and transportation systems to support inventory accuracy, shipping and receiving, productivity, and overall operational performance.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leadership & Team Development

• Provide daily direction, coaching, and support to distribution center employees to achieve operational goals and performance expectations.
• Promote employee engagement, teamwork, accountability, and retention by fostering a positive and productive work environment.
• Communicate operational priorities, job assignments, policy updates, and performance expectations clearly and consistently.
• Support employee training, onboarding, cross-training, and development to improve team capabilities and operational flexibility.
• Lead by example, demonstrating integrity, professionalism, and consistency in all employee and business interactions.

Warehouse Operations & Systems

• Utilize ERP systems to support inventory management, order processing, shipping, receiving, and accurate transaction reporting.
• Use Microsoft Excel to track operational metrics, analyze performance, maintain reports, identify trends, and support data-driven decisions.
• Use Microsoft Word to prepare, maintain, and communicate standard operating procedures, work instructions, and operational documentation.
• Operate handheld scan guns and warehouse scanning systems to verify inventory, process transactions, track materials, and maintain inventory accuracy.
• Coordinate shipping activities using FedEx Freight systems and documentation to support timely, accurate, and compliant freight shipments.
• Monitor daily workflow, throughput, order fulfillment, and shipping performance to identify bottlenecks and improve productivity.
• Ensure employees follow established procedures, customer requirements, job orders, and company policies.

Safety, Quality & Compliance

• Champion a strong safety culture by promoting safe work practices and maintaining a clean, organized, and secure distribution center.
• Ensure compliance with company safety requirements, quality standards, and applicable operational programs, including CMP and CPS.
• Identify unsafe conditions, operational risks, and security concerns; take corrective action and escalate issues when necessary.
• Support incident prevention, root cause analysis, and corrective action initiatives to reduce workplace injuries and operational errors.
• Maintain accurate operational records and ensure company data and performance information are handled with integrity.

Work Environment

• Work in a fast-paced distribution center environment that requires strong organizational, analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Maintain flexibility to support changing business priorities, operational demands, and reasonable mandatory overtime when required.
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Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• 2-3 years relevant warehouse, distribution, logistics experience.

• 2-3 years team leadership experience.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word.

• Ability to learn and utilize ERP systems, warehouse management systems (WMS), handheld scan guns, and shipping platforms.

• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to analyze operational information and resolve problems.

• Demonstrated ability to lead employees, communicate expectations, and support safe, productive work.

• Experience with ERP or WMS platforms, inventory control, shipping and receiving, and warehouse reporting.

• Experience using FedEx Freight systems or other freight carrier platforms.

• Experience with Excel-based KPI reporting, process improvement, and operational performance analysis.

• Previous experience training employees, enforcing SOPs, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

• Ability to work overtime.  

BENEFITS

• Competitive Hourly Rate
• Medical, Dental & Vision
• Holiday/Vacation Pay
• 401K with Company Contribution
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Learning, Training & Growth Opportunities

• Reasonable mandatory overtime may be required due to business needs. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities who are otherwise qualified to safely perform the essential functions of the job, unless such accommodation imposes an undue hardship on the Company. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.  The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee frequently is required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.   

WORK ENVIRONMENT: 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts in a production environment.  The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.  Temperatures inside the plant can fluctuate between hot and cold according to seasonal changes.  Personal protective equipment (PPE) is required in the production department and other designated areas. 

Altium Packaging, Our Culture Differentiates Us!
 
We incorporate our Guiding Principles into all aspects and at all levels of the organization and use them as a framework for decision-making.  We believe our Guiding Principles foster a culture of excellence that benefits both employees and customers.

Our Guiding Principles

• Act with Integrity & in Compliance
• Drive Value Creation
• Be Disciplined Entrepreneurs
• Focus on the Customer
• Act with Humility
• Treat others with Dignity and Respect
• Seeking Fulfillment in your Work

We Believe in Rewarding our Most Important Resource – Our People! 
 
We show our commitment to Total Rewards by providing a competitive, comprehensive benefits package. In addition to medical, dental and vision plans, company holidays and vacation days, tuition reimbursement, learning and training opportunities, bonus potential, and a 401(k) plan with company contributions, Altium Packaging locations offer rewards and recognition programs and opportunities to make a difference in the community.
 

EEO Statement
 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
 

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