Warehouse Lead

Trivium Packaging; Reno, Washington (NV, District of Columbia); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Trivium Packaging in Reno, NV is seeking a Warehouse Lead to coordinate all shipping and receiving activities and ensure efficient material flow. You will work closely with Supply Chain Leadership, direct daily tasks, and maintain forklift operations while supporting safety and inventory controls.

This role requires strong English communication and MS Office proficiency. This position emphasizes 5S and continuous improvement, with physical duties and collaboration across teams to meet customer

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with inventory management systems.
• Forklift and material handling experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Strong written and verbal English communication.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily shipping and receiving activities with the warehouse team.
• Act as a process leader and direct daily work activities as assigned by leadership.
• Maintain forklift operations and support training and certification of team members.
• Serve as point of contact for warehouse SAP and forklift terminal issues.
• Coordinate compliance with safety and security initiatives and 5S/CI programs.
• Audit daily forklift safety checks and generate work orders for repairs.
• Create weekly outbound transfer orders for shipments to customers or external warehouses.
• Manage movement of raw materials, WIP and finished goods with dock and production forklifts to maintain inventory flow.
• Monitor inbound and outbound shipments and ensure FIFO procedures are followed.
• Perform cycle counts and monitor warehouse activity.

Skills

Inventory management

Forklift operations

Microsoft Office

Lean manufacturing

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

SAP

Job description

Trivium Packaging is a global sustainability leader in metal packaging with more than 60 locations worldwide, nearly 8,000 employees, and an annual revenue of approximately €3.0 billion. Trivium serves a diverse range of customers in a variety of end markets such as food, seafood, pet food, nutrition, beauty and personal care, household care, and premium beverages.

Trivium wants to shape the industry and has embarked on an ambitious transformation journey. In the near term, focus is on building & upskilling the team, deciding where to play & how to win, and increasing financial performance by executing the Trivium Business System (commercial, operational, and supply chain excellence). Sustainability is embedded in our materials and in our actions. Trivium has ambitious sustainability targets and focuses exclusively on products that are infinitely recyclable. Our company sustainability journey has been awarded with a Platinum medal by EcoVadis, the world’s leading rating agent who allocated this award only to the top 1% of the >75000 companies reviewed. Sustainability is embedded in each and every function at Trivium, it‘s in our DNA. The global head office is at Amsterdam Airport; however, many people work in virtual teams from different countries. Our culture is results-driven, entrepreneurial, informal, and highly multicultural. Our people have a high degree of responsibility.

The Warehouse Lead is responsible for coordinating all shipping and receiving activities performed by the warehouse team.

Responsibilities & Accountabilities:

• Works closely with Supply Chain Leadership to facilitate daily task to warehouse personnel.
• Act as a process leader and handle all warehouse process leadership activities as assigned by leadership. This includes directing the work activities of others as needed to complete daily work assignments.
• Maintain strong forklift operations experience to support the training and development of other team members. This include participating in the forklift certification process as needed.
• Serves as point of contact for all warehouse related SAP & Forklift terminal issues.
• With Leadership support, coordinate all department compliance to corporate safety and security initiatives.
• Audits daily forklift safety checks on department equipment and generates work orders for repairs through CMMS as needed.
• Creates weekly outbound transfer orders for shipments going to customers and/or external warehouses.
• Coordinate the correct movement of raw material, work in process and finished goods within the plant, working closely with dock forklift and production forklift operators to maintain organized process material flow and inventory.
• Responsible for staying current with the status of all inbound and outbound shipments.
• Performs daily/weekly/monthly cycle counts as assigned by leadership.
• Responsible for monitoring the activity of the warehouse and shipping yard to ensure all FIFO procedures are being met.
• Ensure that receiving activities for incoming materials, MRO parts and all other incoming shipments are handled properly, inspected and documented.
• Ensure external and internal customer demands and requests are satisfied at all times.
• Coordinate all 5S and other CI initiates in the warehouse.
• Shall understand the Food Safety Policy, GMP's, HACCP Principle and Food Safety Standard.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong written/verbal communication skills in English as a single business language.
• Computer skills at level that can support the ability to complete inventory based transactions.
• Excellent people skills, high energy and positive cultural fit.
• Familiarity with lean manufacturing practices.

Education and or Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 5+ years of experience with inventory management systems required.
• Experience with Microsoft Office suites at a functional level required.
• Forklift and Material handing experience required.
• Experience in a manufacturing setting preferred.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, feel and talk or hear. The team member is frequently required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and work in confined spaces. The team member must occasionally lift and or move up to 75 pounds and frequently lift between 1- 50 pounds. There is no continual lifting. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision as well as color recognition. Good hand eye coordination is necessary.

BRINGING YOUR TRUE SELF TO WORK

To reach our goals, we know we need colleagues at all levels who are truly diverse in every way. That’s why we are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and so do our people and It’s business critical for us to ensure all our people have what they need to perform at their best and can be their true selves at work.