Material Handling Team Lead

Nordex Group; West Branch (IA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off (three weeks)

Health Insurance & HSA/FSA

Dental & Vision Insurance

Disability Insurance

Life and AD&D Insurance

401(k) with employer match

Student debt repayment

Tuition reimbursement

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Nordex Group is seeking a Material Handling Team Lead to supervise a team of operators in the plant warehouse, directing daily tasks, and ensuring smooth production flow. You will oversee receiving, shipping, and material handling, while promoting safety and teamwork.

The role requires forklift and crane experience, ERP familiarity, and strong communication to coordinate with multiple departments and maintain inventory accuracy in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• High School Degree or GED is required.
• 2 years of warehouse experience are required.
• 2 years of forklift experience are required.
• 3 years of overhead crane experience are required.
• 1 year of leadership experience is preferred.
• Ability to work with diverse teams and communicate effectively.
• Experience with ERP systems to update inventory records and generate reports.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate a team of Material Handling Operators, ensuring efficient day-to-day operations.
• Assign daily tasks, monitor productivity, and support training, coaching, and onboarding to build team capability.
• Promote a positive, safe, and productive work environment with clear top-down and bottom-up communication.
• Oversee all warehouse functions including receiving, picking, packing, staging, shipping, and material flow to support uninterrupted production.
• Ensure materials and finished products are handled, protected, and transferred accurately and on time according to guidelines.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient warehouse environment.
• Ensure real-time inventory accuracy through logging of all incoming and outgoing materials.
• Assist with cycle counts, stock checks, and inventory audits.
• Support troubleshooting of inventory discrepancies, material damage, or delays.
• Implement and uphold warehouse safety policies, PPE requirements, and OSHA/HSE standards.
• Identify hazards, report incidents, and support corrective and preventive actions.
• Ensure safe operation of material handling equipment.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and shop floor management initiatives.
• Help implement process improvements to optimize logistics and warehouse operations.

Skills

Leadership

Forklift experience

Overhead crane

ERP systems

MS Office

Inventory management

English communication

Education

High School Degree or GED

Job description

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The role of Material Handling Team Lead directly supports the company’s mission to develop and deliver clean power plants that make 100% renewable energy a reality for the world. As the Material Handling Team Lead you will be Working within the Plant Warehouse team, reporting to the Material Handling Manager, the Material Handling Team Leader is responsible for leading a team of Material Handling Operators in the daily operational activities of the plant warehouse.

The Material Handling Team Leader will work to ensure the flow of materials and products and efficient equipment handling. This role drives operational efficiency, ensures compliance with safety and quality standards, and facilitates effective communication between departments.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Supervise and coordinate a team of Material Handling Operators, ensuring efficient day-to-day operations.
• Assign daily tasks, monitor productivity, and support training, coaching, and onboarding to build team capability.
• Promote a positive, safe, and productive work environment with clear top-down and bottom-up communication.

Operational Execution

• Oversee all warehouse functions including receiving, picking, packing, staging, shipping, and material flow to support uninterrupted production.
• Ensure materials and finished products are handled, protected, and transferred accurately and on time according to established guidelines.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient warehouse environment.

Inventory & Systems Management

• Ensure accurate logging of all incoming and outgoing materials within the system to maintain real-time inventory accuracy.
• Assist with cycle counts, stock checks, and inventory audits.
• Support troubleshooting of inventory discrepancies, material damage, or delays.

Safety & Compliance

• Implement and uphold warehouse safety policies, PPE requirements, and OSHA/HSE standards.
• Identify hazards, report incidents, and support corrective and preventive actions.
• Ensure safe operation of material handling equipment.
• Participate in and contribute to continuous improvement and shop floor management initiatives.
• Help implement process improvements to optimize logistics and warehouse operations.

WHAT YOU HAVE

• High School Degree or GED required
• 2 years of warehouse experience required.
• 2 years of Forklift experience required.
• 3 years of overhead crane experience required.
• 1 year of leadership experience (preferred).
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams and support positive work environment.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office applications such as Word and Excel for data entry, document creation, and basic data analysis.
• Familiarity with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems to update inventory records, track material movements, and generate reports.
• Strong command of the English language to communicate effectively with team members, suppliers, and other stakeholders.
• Ability to make sound decisions, elevate issues appropriately and coordinate daily tasks effectively.
• Training & Coaching of members.
• Knowledge of safety standards, OSHA requirements and ANSI, and site-specific safety regulations.
• Ability to plan and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines and ensure efficient warehouse operations.
• Strong teamwork skills to foster a positive work environment and promote cooperation among warehouse staff.
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods of 8 hours.
• Frequent bending, reaching, climbing and repetitive movements.
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds as needed.
• Valid Driver’s License required or Must be able to pass a vision test to safely drive a forklift.
• Understanding of ISO 9000:2000 Quality System is a plus.
• Working at heights.
• Must be able to work in hot, cold or variable warehouse environments.
• Demonstrate reliable attendance and readiness for shifts.
• Flexibility to work overtime and weekends.
• Driving is an essential function of the job. Must possess a full valid driver’s license and be insurable under our auto insurance policy. This position will be subject to periodic driver’s abstract checks to confirm continued insurability.

Nordex places the highest priority on the safe operations of its business. As such, we are seeking a candidate who is committed to maintaining and promoting safety standards at all times. The ideal candidate must:

• Demonstrate a strong understanding of and commitment to safety protocols and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with all safety regulations and company policies.
• Proactively identify and mitigate potential safety hazards.
• Properly use applicable safety equipment, including but not limited to eye protection, hearing protectors, steel-toe boots, and hard hats. Loose-fitting clothes and jewelry are not permitted.
• Communicate effectively with team members and management to ensure a safe working environment.
• Speak and understand English fluently to effectively communicate safety and job-related information, follow safety instructions, and collaborate with English-speaking supervisors and team members.

WHAT WE OFFER

In addition to the opportunity to make our world a little more sustainable, we offer you:

• Paid Time Off - Three (3) weeks accrued (120 hours)
• Medical Insurance with Health Savings Account (HSA) / Flex Spending Account (FSA)
• Dental Insurance & Vision Insurance
• Short-Term / Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• 401(k) with Employer Match
• Student Debt Repayment & Tuition Reimbursement
• Wellbeing, Family Planning, and Voluntary Benefits

*some offers may vary by location

Nordex adheres to a policy of equal employment opportunity. All employment decisions are made without regard to religion, age, sex, color, national origin, handicap, or other protected class and in full compliance with all federal and state laws.

Severely disabled applicants and applicants of equal status will be given special consideration in the event of equal suitability.

ABOUT THE NORDEX GROUP

The manufacture of wind energy plants in the on-shore segment has been our core competence and passion for around 40years. With more than 57GW installed capacity worldwide, our turbines supply sustainable energy to more than 80% of the global energy market and we are one of the largest companies in the wind industry. National subsidiaries in more than 40markets and production facilities in Germany, Spain, Brazil, the USA, Mexico and India offer our more than 10,400employees the opportunity for international and intercultural cooperation.

We are growing and together driving forward the expansion of alternative energies worldwide - if you wish, from now on with you. Join the #TeamNordex

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