Lead Warehouse & Materials Handler

Intuitive; Gilroy (CA); On-site; USD 28,800 - 35,200; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive is seeking a Lead Warehouse role onsite to drive material handling operations, including receiving, put-away, replenishment, and order fulfillment. You will lead a team, monitor performance, and coordinate training to meet safety and quality goals.

The position emphasizes leadership, efficiency, and cross-functional collaboration with engineers and managers; responsibilities include reports and KPI presentation, plus participation in Lean initiatives.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 5 years of material handling experience or a minimum of 2 years of manufacturing warehouse/assembly ISI experience.
• Proficient in Agile and/or SAP, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint.
• Proficient in training/mentoring other Material Handlers
• Inventory control experience (cycle counting, physical inventories) preferred.
• Proficient at quality record documentation
• Must be able to work independently and make decisions quickly and decisively.
• Ability to lift material up to 50 lbs.
• Experience and/or certification in operating material-handling equipment preferred.
• Extensive walking and repetitive physical motion (squatting, bending, lifting, climbing ladders) is required.
• Demonstrates leadership and communication ability.
• Demonstrates understanding of basic operational principles of assemblies upon which training has been completed.
• Demonstrates ability to diagnose possible root cause failure modes of warehouse transactions

Responsibilities

• Receiving materials, physically and systemically, to be used in production operations and engineering projects.
• Parts Put-away: Move approved production materials from IQC staging areas into SMKT storage locations.
• Supermarket (SMKT)
• Parts Replenishment for designated production lines, monitoring pull/push signals.
• MT: Fulfilling and transacting MT requests.
• Sales Order Fulfillment: Fulfilling and transacting Sales Orders and Service Transfer Orders.
• Packout: Shipping Responsibilities to Sterigenics and internal-plant transfers.
• Packing System carts, FRUs and kits. Responsibilities
• Monitor team-member performance (safety, quality, performance, attendance) and escalate issues to management as needed.
• Training: Cross-train or mentor others in areas of expertise; Deputized trainer for staff.
• Reports: Create and distribute daily warehouse reports; end-of-day comprehensive reporting.
• Establish goals for each functional area and coordinate job rotations to enhance efficiency.
• Prepare and present weekly warehouse data during weekly management walk-throughs; present KPIs.
• Support Lean Manufacturing initiatives in warehouse teams.
• Review and disposition discrepant material; implement corrective actions.
• Review operational discrepancies and improve procedures; manage part disposition and rotations.
• Follow all policies and maintain an accident- and CAPA-free environment.
• Maintain an excellent attendance record.

Skills

Material Handling

Leadership

Agile/SAP

Training/Mentoring

Inventory Control

Quality Documentation

Decision Making

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Intuitive is seeking a Lead Warehouse role onsite to drive material handling operations, including receiving, put-away, replenishment, and order fulfillment. You will lead a team, monitor performance, and coordinate training to meet safety and quality goals.

The position emphasizes leadership, efficiency, and cross-functional collaboration with engineers and managers; responsibilities include reports and KPI presentation, plus participation in Lean initiatives.