Warehouse Floor Lead

Division Information

The Home & Garden business unit of Spectrum Brands is based in St. Louis, Missouri with distribution, manufacturing and sales offices throughout the US and globe. We are a leading supplier of consumer products nationally for the home, lawn and garden, insect and weed control markets. We deliver groundbreaking products of exceptional value and top-notch quality to consumers with our well-recognized brands including Spectracide, Hot Shot, Cutter, Repel, Black Flag, Garden Safe, EcoLogic and Liquid Fence.

Job Summary

The Warehouse Floor Lead has key responsibility for the warehousing and shipping operations of Home and Garden products. This position will assure job duties of the warehouse are assigned to workers and are handled on schedule. Major functional responsibilities include inventory receipt, storage and accuracy, production scheduling, stock rotation, proper warehouse space utilization, transportation service levels and issues, return verification and handling, and maintenance of all warehouse fixtures and equipment. This position requires excellent teamwork, development mindset and communication skills.

The Warehouse Floor Lead works 4 days on, 4 days off from 6:30am-7pm.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Responsible for the accuracy and timeliness of all shipments, assures documentation and mode of transportation are industry standard compliant.

• Maintains safe and clean work environment by educating and directing employees on the use of all control points, equipment and resources and maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures.

• Ensures all team members are engaged in good manufacturing practices, including good housekeeping, quality control and the control of waste of all raw materials.

• Responsible for achieving daily shipping and warehouse goals.

• Leads by example and demonstrates respect to others with a positive and supportive attitude.

• Leads the scheduling of inbound and outbound containers, trailers, Small Package and Less than Truckload shipments.

• Ensure entire facility provides a safe, efficient, and cost-effective distribution environment.

• Assures inventory is stored and shipped according to division stock rotation policies.

• Participates in training of new employees including forklift certification.

• Champion continuous improvement initiatives.

• Identify hourly employees' strengths and weaknesses and provide real time feedback.

• Completes other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience Profile

• High School Diploma or Equivalent

• At least 2 years previous warehouse administration experience required, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Skills

• Strong computer skills including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook and SAP

• Strong mathematical ability

• Strong organization skills

• Excellent attention to detail

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to comprehend and follow written and verbal instructions.

• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.

• Able to operator a forklift.

• Be a team player!

Work Environment

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this job/classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Spectrum Brands is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.