3rd Shift Material Handling Team Lead

Alfa Laval Mid Europe GmbH; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 27,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plans

Dental and vision plans

Wellness program

401(k)

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Alfa Laval Mid Europe GmbH in the United States seeks a supervisor to coordinate the material handling team, assign resources, and resolve daily discrepancies. You will train staff and drive root-cause analysis to sustain improvements.

The role focuses on safety, quality, delivery, and cost, with daily ALPS performance and weekly improvement meetings. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 2–4 years warehouse logistics experience.
• 2–4 years material handling equipment experience.
• Experience with handheld barcode scanners (Zebra preferred).
• Experience working with BOMs, pick lists and manufacturing docs.
• Experience with ERP systems (Microsoft D365).
• Attention to detail, self-starter, team player, organized and good communicator.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of material handlers to ensure parts picking is completed in an accurate and timely manner.
• Collaborate with other warehouse/logistics teams to resolve issues.
• Train team members to a high level of ERP system competency.
• Review, plan, coordinate and support daily work with ALPS priorities – Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost.
• Drive daily ALPS Performance Meetings and weekly Improvement Meetings.
• Run daily shift startup/handover meetings.
• Participate in projects and improvement initiatives.
• Own material handling activities in coordination with production.
• Collaborate with inventory team to resolve discrepancies.
• Serve as liaison between the dept., support functions, and Team Manager.

Skills

Team leadership

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Self-starter

Communication

Cooperation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Zebra handheld scanners

Microsoft D365 ERP

Job description

Alfa Laval Mid Europe GmbH in the United States seeks a supervisor to coordinate the material handling team, assign resources, and resolve daily discrepancies. You will train staff and drive root-cause analysis to sustain improvements.

The role focuses on safety, quality, delivery, and cost, with daily ALPS performance and weekly improvement meetings. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.