DC Associate

The Spartanburg operation is a state-of-the-art coffee roasting and pod packaging facility in addition to hosting a full beverage distribution center. Spartanburg is one of the largest KDRP manufacturing and distribution location. The site will operate on the foundational principles of TPM (Total Productive Maintenance); leverage the principles of Lean manufacturing and harness the power of High Performance Teams. All associates at the Spartanburg site will have accountability to both a functional business unit in addition to the full site operation. The site will run on first-in-class enterprise IT and warehouse execution systems with highly automated processing, packaging, and material movement equipment.As a Distribution Center Team Associate II, you will be responsible for demonstrating and applying knowledge of warehousing and distribution processes for maintaining and improving safety, quality, delivery, cost and culture. You will be responsible for contributing to the team's ability to deliver the operating performance of the DC business unit. In this role, you will be expected to have an in depth understanding of the operations and software systems of the warehouse. This is a hands-on role that will require you to enable the warehouse to perform at peak efficiency, monitor performance, troubleshoot issues, and actively participate in continuous improvement within the business unit team. Working within a highly automated TPM-based environment, the DC Technician II will be expected to execute standardized processes following standard work in a High Performing Team based environment. This role works with inbound, outbound, and in the Raw Material Production Area. Shift & Schedule: This is a full time position on Nights 1 shift working our 12 hr shift schedule working on a 3-4 rotation. Flexibility to work overtime, weekends and holidays as scheduled is required. 6:30pm-7:00am Week 1: Sunday-TuesdayWeek 2: Saturday-TuesdayWhat you will do:Deliver best-in-class performance across the balanced ScorecardResponsible for maintaining a clean, organized and safe work environment, adhere to 6S standards, perform behavioral safety observations, trains employees on ways to keep themselves and those around them safe and demonstrates the ability to stay calm and alert in emergency situations in order to lead others though protocols and proceduresBe able to pick, transport and load customer orders, and adjust if necessary, ensuring adherence to Keurig Dr Pepper and customer specsCapable of safely and efficiently operating powered industrial trucks for transporting and loading trucks with finished products.Monitor daily schedule and interacts with scheduling and operations teams to ensure uninterrupted delivery to the customer.Capable of performing multiple activities within the business unit, including observing, monitoring, and adjusting the execution of warehousing, loading and shipping tasks to ensure optimal performancePerforms other duties as requested by leadership of the area and site.Lead and sustain TPM-based Production EnvironmentSupport the site TPM journey and the various implementationsPerforms standard work for Autonomous (AM) and Preventative (PM) maintenance activities on warehouse equipment including powered industrial trucks, and automatic guided vehicles (AGVs)Actively participates in various Kaizen activities at the site and assist in line and business unit implementations of improvements identified during the events.Partner with maintenance on the execution of preventative maintenance, and actively participates in improvement activities on issues that cross team and functional boundaries.Engage in Business Unit and High Performing Team (HPT) modelProvide support for plant and business unit board meetings, identify trends in data and propose action steps where appropriate, positively adapts to the changing business environment.Demonstrate ability to work effectively with others, complete all tasks in work area and contribute fair share of team's work, communicate status of work during shift transitions, demonstrate a willingness to help other team members, receive and provide constructive feedback, and display high level of cooperation across the siteExhibits a positive demeanor and models engaging communication styles and behaviors, demonstrates self-awareness and takes actions to continuously improve, does not engage in negative commentary, interacts respectfully and professionally with supervisors and coworkers