Autostore Warehouse Lead

3PL Hub; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel up to 10%

On-site role

Job summary

Exol seeks an AutoStore Warehouse Lead to direct daily warehouse activities supporting the AutoStore system. You will coach associates, manage priorities, and ensure safe, accurate movement of inventory and order fulfillment in a fast-paced environment.

You will monitor system performance, collaborate with maintenance and IT, and drive improvements in safety, productivity, and throughput while maintaining inventory accuracy and timely shipments.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years in warehouse, distribution, logistics, or material handling.
• Experience with automated warehouse systems.
• AutoStore experience preferred.
• Forklift and pallet jack experience.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and warehouse reporting systems.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, technology-driven warehouse environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop warehouse associates while promoting a strong safety culture.
• Assign daily work, monitor productivity, and communicate operational priorities.
• Oversee AutoStore activities including receiving, put-away, storage, picking, replenishment, staging, and order fulfillment.
• Monitor AutoStore system performance and material flow to identify issues impacting productivity or customer requirements.
• Coordinate with Maintenance, Operations, IT, and other support teams to troubleshoot system issues and minimize downtime.
• Monitor inventory accuracy and ensure proper product movement within the AutoStore system.
• Ensure orders are accurately picked, staged, packed, and prepared for shipment.
• Support replenishment activities and maintain proper inventory availability.
• Safely operate forklifts and pallet jacks when required to support warehouse operations.
• Monitor operational KPIs and use Excel and reporting tools to track productivity, quality, and system performance.
• Identify process improvements that increase safety, quality, productivity, throughput, and system utilization.
• Escalate equipment, system, safety, and operational issues to the appropriate leadership or support team.
• Ensure compliance with all company safety procedures, PPE requirements, and automation safety protocols.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Forklift operation

Pallet jack

Excel

Warehouse reporting

Problem solving

Communication

Education

High school diploma

Tools

AutoStore

Automated warehouse systems

Job description

Who we are

More efficient. More accurate. More accessible. Exol is bringing industry-leading automation to businesses of all sizes through an innovative warehouse-as-a-service model.

What we need

Exol is seeking an AutoStore Warehouse Lead who is responsible for leading daily warehouse activities supporting the AutoStore automated storage and retrieval system. This role provides hands‑on leadership to warehouse associates while ensuring safe, accurate, and efficient inventory movement, order fulfillment, and system performance.

What we do

Exol is pioneering warehousing‑as‑a‑service, offering outsourced warehousingoperations,and specializing in automated warehousing solutions. Our focus is on the efficient movement of goods in cases and pallets across all sectors, such as wholesale, retail, and general merchandising.

Exol is an independently managed joint venture between Symbotic and Softbank.

What you’ll do

• Lead, coach, and develop warehouse associates while promoting a strong safety culture.

• Assign daily work, monitor productivity, and communicate operational priorities.

• Oversee AutoStore activities including receiving, put‑away, storage, picking, replenishment, staging, and order fulfillment.

• Monitor AutoStore system performance and material flow to identify issues impacting productivity or customer requirements.

• Coordinate with Maintenance, Operations, IT, and other support teams to troubleshoot system issues and minimize downtime.

• Monitor inventory accuracy and ensure proper product movement within the AutoStore system.

• Ensure orders are accurately picked, staged, packed, and prepared for shipment.

• Support replenishment activities and maintain proper inventory availability.

• Safely operate forklifts and pallet jacks when required to support warehouse operations.

• Monitor operational KPIs and use Excel and reporting tools to track productivity, quality, and system performance.

• Identify process improvements that increase safety, quality, productivity, throughput, and system utilization.

• Escalate equipment, system, safety, and operational issues to the appropriate leadership or support team.

• Ensure compliance with all company safety procedures, PPE requirements, and automation safety protocols.

What you’ll need

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• Minimum 2 years of warehouse, distribution, logistics, or material‑handling experience.

• Previous leadership, supervisory, or team‑lead experience preferred.

• Experience working with automated warehouse systems.

• AutoStore experience preferred.

• Forklift and pallet jack experience.

• Strong organizational, communication, and problem‑solving skills.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and warehouse reporting systems.

• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, technology‑driven warehouse environment.

Our Environment

• Travel could be up to 10% of the time. Employee must have a valid driver’s license and the ability to drive and/or fly to client and other customer locations

• The employee is responsible for owning a credit card and managing expenses personally to be reimbursed on a bi‑weekly basis.

• This is an in‑warehouse role; you’ll spend time on the floor as well as in the office.

• Flexibility to work multiple shifts (day, swing, night) or be on call depending on operational demands.

• Ability to walk/stand for extended periods, climb stairs/ladders, and tolerate warehouse environmental conditions (temperature variations, noise, etc).

About Exol

Exol provides flexible and scalable outsourced warehouse services to meet the dynamic needs of the modern supply chain. We operate state‑of‑the‑art distribution centers, allowing you to focus on your business while we handle the complexities of warehouse operationsFor more information, visit www.exol.com.