Materials Lead - Warehouse & Production Ops

Heliene USA; Mountain Iron (MN); On-site; USD 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Night Shift premium

Benefits + 401K

12-hour shifts

Job summary

Heliene USA in Mountain Iron, MN is seeking a Material Handling Team Lead to oversee the Materials Handling team, ensuring efficient warehouse and production-line support while meeting targets and KPIs. The role emphasizes safety, training, and continuous improvement in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities include coordinating workloads, managing attendance, reporting on KPIs, and ensuring accurate inventory and material delivery to the production line.

Qualifications

• High School diploma with at least two (2) years’ experience working in a warehouse environment and an additional two (2) years in a leadership capacity or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Supervisory and leadership skills with the ability to motivate, develop, and supervise others
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Proficient IT skills, in particular spreadsheets and databases, and a knowledge of warehouse systems
• Analytical and numerical skills
• Good planning skills and ability to meet targets and deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail skills
• Valid Driver's License
• Record Check and Drug Screening Required
• This position is identified as a Safety Sensitive Position

Responsibilities

• Assist in running an efficient warehouse and materials prep team that can fully support operational and customer demand to meet set targets
• Ensure delivery of materials to the production line, including the staging of materials into the production line for consumption
• Ensure inventories are accurate and that stock movements are recorded accurately including the accounting for scrap accumulated from production
• Resolve issues and remove barriers which occur within the Materials Handling Team
• Support and coordinate team activities to eliminate any material shortages on the line caused by staging issues
• Manage team attendance for operatives within the area of responsibility and support the Material Control Manager and other site leaders
• Produce regular reports and track KPI’s, working to resolve issues which impact team performance to targets
• Train new Material Handling employees and retrain existing team members as required
• Actively communicate with team members on a regular basis, making team aware of priorities, targets and operational needs for both warehouse and production areas
• Ensure compliance with all EHS requirements, including proper PIT operation and material handling tasks. Conduct audits as needed to identify improvements.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Material Control Manager or delegate.

Skills

Leadership

Supervisory skills

Communication

Analytical skills

Planning skills

Attention to detail

Driver's license

Tools

Spreadsheets

Databases

Warehouse systems

Forklift operation

Job description

Heliene USA in Mountain Iron, MN is seeking a Material Handling Team Lead to oversee the Materials Handling team, ensuring efficient warehouse and production-line support while meeting targets and KPIs. The role emphasizes safety, training, and continuous improvement in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities include coordinating workloads, managing attendance, reporting on KPIs, and ensuring accurate inventory and material delivery to the production line.