Job Abstract

Basic Function

Provide hands on leadership throughout the warehouse operation by training, monitoring, and evaluating assigned personnel. Actively leads the receiving, warehousing, and shipping of product in a manner consistent with company service and cost objectives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

* Ensures the appropriate use of safety devices and equipment, general housekeeping, and maintains a constant vigilance for hazardous conditions and practices.

1. Active participant/representative on facility safety committee.

2. Active participant in BBS safety audits

* Assist the Warehouse Manager in applying skills, knowledge, experience, available manpower, and equipment to obtain the most favorable cost and quality of workmanship.

* Ensures the quality and accuracy of product in accordance to completion of orders.

* Develop and assist in the training and maintaining of an efficient work force in accordance with job requirements, work levels and schedules.

* Possesses a thorough understanding of SAP and applications that are associated with the warehouse.

* Able to manage inventory flows in a complex, multi site warehouse environment.

Essential Accountabilities

* Organizes and assigns work in such a way that both quality and productivity are optimized.

* Assist Warehouse Manager./inventory coordinator with ensuring accuracy of inventory and inventory management.

* Trains assigned personnel to accurately and consistently use warehouse management systems (SAP) with the help of Inventory Coordinator.

* Trains assigned personnel in safe and efficient use of material handling equipment, as well as charging and watering procedures to ensure maximization of battery charge/life.

* Knowledge/ability to create order download/good issue shipments.

* Identify and communicate warranted improvements to both systems and processes.

* Assist in ensuring all available options are exercised in product substitutions/repack to avoid customer backorders.

* Ensure a smooth shift transition within a multi-shift operation.

* Schedules the warehouse team members to meet the demands of the seasons and facility.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

* A personal values system encompassing a strong work ethic, integrity, stability, sense of fair play, urgency, and a desire and willingness to assume responsibility.

* A team player.

* Demonstrated ability to interact across functions and with co-workers on a professional level.

* Demonstrate flexibility to adjust to sudden work changes and customer demands.

* Seeks opportunity to improve warehouse operations

* Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.

* Hands-on, pragmatic working style.

* Good planning, organization and prioritizing skills.

* Ability to work independently with minimal direction and supervision.

* Possesses a thorough understanding of SAP and applications that are associated with the warehouse preferred.

Qualifications

* High school diploma or equivalent education and related experience.

* College degree preferred

* Moderate computer knowledge preferred: SAP & Microsoft Office

* Ability to operate power industrial equipment: Reach truck/Order selector

* Five years experience in a high volume fast moving distribution center with RF bar code scanning warehouse management systems.

Environmental & Physical Demands

* Will work around moving machinery such as power industrial trucks

* Must wear steel toe shoes and other Personal Protection Equipment as specified by management personnel.

* Extensive standing/walking while assigned to various warehouse operational task and assignments.

Other:

* Work in accordance with all company policies and procedures regarding employment, safety, quality, product safety and legality, security, and regulatory compliance as applicable