Day Warehouse Lead

The Chefs' Warehouse; Illinois; On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Day Warehouse Lead in Chicago, where you will coach and motivate a dynamic team to excel in their performance. This role is pivotal in ensuring the seamless operation of warehouse activities, from product selection to loading for customer orders. You will engage with your team to overcome challenges, implement best practices in inventory control, and maintain safety standards. With a commitment to quality and service, this position offers you the chance to make a significant impact in a supportive environment that values your contributions. If you are ready to lead with passion and drive results, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Paid Vacations

Paid Holidays

Health, Dental, and Medical Benefits

Weekly pay

Life Insurance

Employee discounts for travel and events

401k

Qualifications

• Experience in leading teams and achieving performance goals.
• Knowledge of SOPs in warehouse distribution with a focus on inventory.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach warehouse team for efficient product handling.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards and improve operational efficiency.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal Communication

Customer Service

Inventory Control

Data Analysis

Tools

Warehouse Management Systems

Computer Systems

Job description

Day Warehouse Lead Chicago, IL, USA Req #16204 Thursday, August 8, 2024

About The Chefs' Warehouse
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (chefswarehouse.com) combines exceptional quality and brand building with broadline food service distribution for more than 35 years. With Protein, Specialty, Produce, and Broadline offerings, we service the most discerning chefs in a hybrid approach of convenience and superior quality. We introduce more than 2,000 artisan producers of the world’s finest ingredients from over 40 countries to the finest chefs in the world. We passionately consult, sell, and build relationships with more than 35,000 customers through the most experienced network of over 600 consultive sales associates, best-in-breed technology, rapid service, and support levels that solidify our long-standing ties to both established and up-and-coming premium restaurants.

Mission: The mission of The Chefs’ Warehouse is to provide the world’s greatest ingredients to the world’s best chefs.

Our C.H.E.F.S. Values:

• Curious & Creative
• Hungry For Food & Results
• Entrepreneurial
• Forward Thinking & Flexible
• Supportive (Of Peers & Chefs)

Position Summary: Lead and positively coach warehouse team members to select, replenish, receive, and load product for customer orders safely, accurately, and efficiently. A first line leader who positively coaches, leads, and motivates associates to deliver results, which at a minimum, should help the team achieve all Key Performance Indicators (Safety, Quality, Service, and Cost).

What you’ll do:

• Engage team members to consistently achieve and/or exceed individual performance goals and objectives by positively leading by example.
• Proactively identify and remove obstacles for teams and individual team members.
• Fully support the consistent application of all policies, procedures, and guidelines while leading by example and consistently and effectively communicating expectations to team members.
• Proactively identify safety hazards and either resolve them or report them to the safety manager as appropriate.
• Accountable for maintaining the physical condition of the warehouse and its equipment.
• Analyze the current operation and make recommendations to improve on expense and cost control.
• Support business change and development through process improvements.
• Work with operations management team to lead initiatives to reduce damages while ensuring teams and individuals accurately report and record damaged inventory items.
• Proactively engage in coaching individual team members to accurately use voice and computer systems which in turn reduce “mis-picks,” improve inventory accuracy through accurate replenishments and picking, and support a more accurate and balanced incentive program.
• Safeguard warehouse operations and contents by establishing and monitoring security procedures and protocols.
• Maintain physical condition of warehouse, inspecting equipment, and issuing work orders for repair and requisitions for replacement.
• Consistently support warehouse operations regarding employee schedules, workloads, and identifying individual obstacles or team barriers to supervisors and managers across multiple shifts and/or the department.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA standards and company safety requirements.
• Assume additional responsibilities to support the shift’s efforts to achieve or exceed all Key Performance Indicators associated with Safety, Quality, Service, and Cost.

About you:

• Experience positively engaging peers and teams while working through diverse and challenging opportunities to effectively deliver results.
• Knowledge of and demonstrated success in following standard operating procedures (SOPs) while providing input and ideas for “best practices” in a warehouse distribution setting with a focus on inventory control, replenishment, and outbound loading and shipping operations.
• Ability to understand data and results while articulating the same to individual team members.
• Team player who works productively with a wide range of staff.
• Excellent interpersonal communication, leadership, and customer service skills.
• Aptitude to learn and apply computer systems, tools, and software systems to support day-to-day warehouse operations.

The above job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions and perform any other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.

Perks & Benefits:

• Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays
• Health, Dental, and Medical Benefits
• Weekly pay
• Life Insurance
• 5% above cost for our high-quality food products
• Employee discounts for travel and events
• 401k

The Chefs' Warehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate based on actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities, and general treatment during employment. We are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce.

Other details:

• Pay Type: Hourly

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