Warehouse Assoicate II Lead - 2nd Shift

APM Terminals; Cinnaminson Township (NJ); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

APM Terminals in New Jersey is seeking a Warehouse Team Lead to supervise a 10+ person shift. You will read schedules, direct material movements, and ensure accurate receiving, storage, and picking. The role requires motivating staff, enforcing safety standards, and coordinating with shipping. Knowledge of Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and bilingual abilities are a plus.

Qualifications

• Must be able to lead a team in a warehouse setting.
• Reads production schedules and orders to determine material handling needs.
• Ensures accurate receiving and distribution of materials.
• Coaches and directs a group of 10+ employees.
• Maintains safety and security compliance in daily operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead a group of 10+ warehouse staff and coordinate activities.
• Read production schedules, customer orders, and shipping documents.
• Move materials from receiving to storage or other designated areas.
• Sort and place items on racks according to codes such as size or product type.
• Assemble customer orders and prepare for packing and shipping.
• Label materials with identifying information and keep records of quantities.
• Record amounts of materials received and distributed.
• Ensure weights and counts align with company standards.

Skills

Team leadership

Warehouse operations

Reading schedules and orders

Inventory control

Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

WMS

Job description

Summary

Receives, stores, and distributes material and products within a warehouse. Performs the following essential duties and responsibilities. Other duties may be assigned.

Duties

• Ability to lead and direct team efforts in a warehouse environment.
• Reads production schedule, customer order, work order, shipping order, or requisition to determine items to be moved, gathered, or distributed.
• Conveys materials and items from receiving or production areas to storage or to other designated areas.
• Sorts and places materials or items on racks, shelves, or in bins according to predetermined sequence such as size, type, style, color, or product code.
• Fills requisitions, work orders, or requests for materials, tools, or other stock items and distributes items to production workers or assembly line.
• Assembles customer orders from stock and places orders on pallets or conveys orders to packing station or shipping department.
• Marks materials with identifying information such as labels.
• Records amounts of materials or items received or distributed.
• Weighs or counts items for distribution within plant to ensure conformance to company standards.
• Arranges product in specified sequence for assembly by other workers.
• Leads a group of 10+ employees in the warehouse operation; motivates and directs team efforts while informing department supervisor of any problems that require immediate attention.

Competencies

• Judgment: Displays willingness to make decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision‑making process; Makes timely decisions.
• Motivation: Sets and achieves challenging goals; Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; Measures self against standard of excellence; Takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.
• Planning/Organizing: Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Plans for additional resources; Sets goals and objectives; Develops realistic action plans.
• Safety and Security: Observes safety and security procedures; Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.
• Dependability: Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Initiative: Volunteers readily; Seeks increased responsibilities; Asks for and offers help when needed.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and Experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one‑on‑one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills

Knowledge of Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) is helpful.

Other Skills and Abilities

Bilingual skills are highly desirable.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Performance Team is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

Applicant must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.