Material Handler/Team Lead (Valmeyer, IL)

BlackFish Federal LLC; Valmeyer (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

None

Job summary

BlackFish Federal LLC seeks a Team Lead for Material Handlers to support NARA on a warehouse operations contract in Valmeyer, IL. The role blends leadership with hands-on material handling duties in a labor-intensive environment.

You will supervise 10–12 staff, ensure accuracy and timeliness, train personnel, maintain security and safety standards, and coordinate with the client and COR. Daily tasks include locating and staging containers, tracking batches, and preparing documents for scanning.

Qualifications

• 3 years of directly related experience working at NARA or similar environment.
• Comprehensive understanding of Team Lead responsibilities.
• Ability to motivate, guide and inspire others, delegate tasks effectively and foster collaboration.
• Comfortable leading a team of 10-12 employees.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build positive relationships.
• Ability to perform in a labor-intensive environment.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Able to lift 30-50 lbs regularly.
• Able to climb ladders to reach shelving up to 15 feet high.
• Able to pass a drug screen and background check.
• This contract requires U.S. citizenship.
• High School diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

• Meet with the client or client point-of-contact to discuss logistics as necessary.
• Monitor work for accuracy, timeliness, and efficiency and coordinate with Government personnel.
• Ensure personnel follow Standards of Conduct, personnel, and security requirements.
• Serve as liaison between contract personnel and client; escalate issues to COR/Project Manager as appropriate.
• Ensure all personnel sign in/out daily and their times are recorded; verify weekly totals.
• Remain on site during work performance with limited exceptions.
• Learn and understand work processes to assist with training personnel.
• Ensure labor tasks are completed within production standards.
• Perform Labor tasks for Material Handler personnel as assigned.
• Locate containers/folders using pull lists; use pulpit ladders up to 15 feet.
• Remove containers; verify pull list accuracy; report discrepancies; initial and deliver docs.
• Place containers on streamliners; ensure orientation and visible IDs.
• Move records to Disposal Review Area; palletize, label, shrink wrap as needed.
• Validate space requirements; load and transport records; shelve non-disposable records.
• Retrieve batched requests and sign-out in logbook; record start times.
• Locate requested file; pull, mark, audit, sign-in batches with completion times.
• Retrieve documents for scanning; verify hardware settings; convert to digital; rescan as needed.
• Use handheld data entry to assist with box lists; verify data and daily totals.

Skills

Team Leadership

Interpersonal Skills

Attention to Detail

Lifting 30-50 lbs

Ladders/climbing

Drug Screen & Background Check

U.S. Citizenship

High School Diploma

NARA-like Experience

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Position Description

This position will function as the Team Lead for Material Handlers supporting our customer, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The person in this position will perform activities related to the Team Lead function, while also performing Material Hander duties as described below.

Position Description

This position will function as the Team Lead for Material Handlers supporting our customer, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The person in this position will perform activities related to the Team Lead function, while also performing Material Hander duties as described below.

Required Qualifications

• Must have 3 years of directly related experience working at NARA or similar work environment.
• Must have a comprehensive understanding of Team Lead responsibilities.
• Must demonstrate professional Leadership skills by demonstrating the ability to motivate, guide and inspire others, often involves setting a positive example, delegating tasks effectively and efficiently, and fostering a collaborative environment.
• Must be comfortable with leading a team of 10-12 employees.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build positive relationships.
• Ability to perform in a labor-intensive environment.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Must be able to lift boxes up to 30 to 50 lbs. regularly.
• Must be able to climb ladders to reach shelving up to 15 feet high.
• Have the ability to pass a drug screen and a background check.
• This contract requires that all candidates are U.S. citizens.
• Must have high school diploma or GED.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Meet with the client or client point-of-contact to discuss the logistics associated with the tasks required, as necessary.
• Monitor the work performed for accuracy, timeliness, and efficiency and work closely with Government personnel to ensure services are delivered on time and accurately.
• Monitor personnel to ensure they conduct themselves according to the Standards of Conduct, personnel, and security requirements.
• Serve as liaison between personnel who are performing on the contract and the client or client point-of-contact to resolve problems and communicate issues that arise. Escalate any matters to the COR and/or the Project Manager, as appropriate.
• Ensure all personnel sign in and out on a daily basis and their times are annotated correctly and verify weekly totals.
• Remain on site during work performance, with limited exceptions.
• Learn and understand work processes and procedures in order to assist with training personnel.
• Ensure that all labor tasks described below are completed within the production standards set for the task.
• Perform all labor tasks for Material Handler personnel described below, as assigned: Material Handler Tasks
• Locate containers or folders on shelving utilizing the location information listed on pull list or other provided reports. Containers/folders can be on floor or on shelving up to 15' high requiring the use of a pulpit ladder.
• Remove containers from shelving, check for missing and/or charged out containers, verify that the pull list is accurate, mark pull list and report discrepancies where needed; initial and deliver documentation to POC.
• Place containers or folders on streamliners in order, facing the same direction and with identifying numbers visible.
• Move records to Designated Disposal Review Area.
• Palletize Containers for Disposable Records label, stack, shrink wrap.
• Confirm space requirements, load and transport records to assigned location, validate manifest and shelve non-disposable records that are being relocated, verify accuracy and inform Quality when inspection ready.
• Retrieve batched requests. Sign-out batches in appropriate logbook, recording pertinent information relative to batch being processed and record start time.
• Locate requested file/folder on reference request; search box, confirm if request is for a single or a multi-volume file, pull file(s), add pulled file marker, "Not-in-File" or report that it is "Charged-Out." Audit folders and non-fulfilled references requests upon batch completion. Sign in completed batches in the appropriate logbook, recording time of completion. Clearly identify file/folders and stage for auditing; sign-in completed batches in the appropriate logbook, recording time of completion.
• Retrieve documents from containers, prepare documents for scanning by removing fasteners and verify order. Verify hardware settings, resolution, and covert paper to digital images, verify image clarity by visual inspection, rescan problem images and return documents to containers. Report issues to POC where needed.
• Use handheld mobile to complete basic data entry in spreadsheets, assist with box list creation, data verification and record daily project totals.

Work Conditions

• Work is primarily performed in a warehouse environment.

This document is not intended to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all job-related activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Due to the nature of the industry, job tasks may be changed as necessary to meet the needs of the customer.