Group Leader

We firmly believe that our employees drive the success of the company! With success in mind as the ultimate goal, we strive to create and provide an environment that offers challenging, stimulating and financially rewarding opportunities. We are looking for The Right One to join our team!

Are you experienced, flexible and self-motivated? Are you skilled and energized by collaboration and continuous improvement? Do you enjoy a challenging and vibrant work environment?

If this sounds like you, you may be The Right One! Please continue on to learn more about this opportunity. Don't forget to take a look at our comprehensive benefits!

SUMMARY

Directs the work of a group of at least two Team Members. May be the sole responsible person of a particular shift or skill group. Responsible for initiating hire, discipline, fire, and appraisal of work group members. Oversees the day-to-day operations, training, and development of staff. Responsible for assigning work, meeting completion dates, interpreting, and ensuring consistent application of policies and procedures. Communication with subordinates, peers, and management. Typically an Associates Degree or equivalent with 3-6 years of experience including supervisory experience.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support management in executing the goals set for the various departments within the facility.

• Leads external and internal programs to support SBU and company targets and objectives

• Utilizes/Ensures Hoshin and FMDS is used to communicate the organization's expectations and results.

• Ensure effective controls are being followed in order to meet customer and company inventory levels (FIFO, FEFO, cycle counts, etc.).

• Required PIE (Power Industrial Equipment) certification.

• Monitor the purchasing of supplies and other expenditures to ensure the budget is being met and not exceeded.

• Ensure the facility's safety program is being followed in order to meet OSHA and company expectations.

• Ensure targets for safety performance are being met including leading indicators (Hiyari Hatto, Behavioral Based Safety, etc.) and lagging indicators are being met (incident rates).

• Ensure safety performance is being improved.

• Ensure prompt investigation, reporting, and countermeasure of safety incidents and audits.

• Ensures employees have a safety voice through an active safety committee.

• Ensure the productivity of responsible departments within the facility.

• Other duties and special projects as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.

• Responsible for training employees, directing or distributing work, and handling employee complaints.

• Determining and/or planning work, and also performing the same kind of work as subordinates.

• Responsible for initiating hiring, disciplining/corrective actions, and terminations.

• Responsible for evaluating employees' performance.

• Keeping production records of subordinates for use in supervision.

• Day-to-day supervision of 5 to 20 people.

• Maybe the sole responsible person for a particular section or skill group.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Typically an Associate's Degree in Logistics or Supply Chain Management.

• 3 - 6 years of relevant experience including supervisory experience, with 3 years experience in warehouse operations, distribution, and/or logistics.

• Forklift experience preferred but not required.

• Basic computer skills including Microsoft Word and Excel.

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals in English.

• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence in English.

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, and decimals.

• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.

• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

• Regularly required to stand, walk, and sit.

• Required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms.

• Occasionally required to climb or balance; bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, climb, or crawl; talk or hear; and smell.

• The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds.

• Ability to see close distance, long distance, peripheral, and depth perception.

BENEFITS

• Competitive Salary with Bonus Opportunities

• Paid Time Off

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits (Low Premiums!)

• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts

• Disability and Life Insurance

• 401(k) with Company Contribution

• Educational Tuition Reimbursement

Our company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer! It is the policy and commitment of the company to maintain a work environment that provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all its employees and applicants. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, marital/domestic partner status, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other applicable lawfully protected basis. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.

We seek to employ individuals qualified for a position by virtue of job-related educational standards, training, experience, and personal qualifications.