Warehouse Lead

Thruway Inc; Town of Vestal (NY); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Warehouse Lead to manage the logistics of receiving, picking, packing, and shipping products. This role is essential for ensuring customer orders are filled accurately and efficiently, while maintaining a safe and organized work environment. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter with excellent communication skills and a keen attention to detail. Join a dynamic team where your contributions will directly impact the company's success and help drive growth across multiple states. This position offers a comprehensive benefits program and the opportunity to work in a supportive and collaborative atmosphere.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k Retirement Plan with Employer Match

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Disability Plans

Accident Protection

Critical Illness Insurance

Legal Shield/ID Shield Plans

Qualifications

• Self-starter with positive attitude and strong attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills and team-player mentality.

Responsibilities

• Receive, pick, pack, and ship orders while ensuring quality control.
• Operate forklift safely and maintain 5S principles in the warehouse.

Skills

Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

Teamwork

Self-starter

Forklift Operation

Education

Prior Warehouse Experience

Tools

Forklift

Pallet Jacks

Job description

Thruway Fasteners, Inc. is one of the leading distributors of industrial products, supplying hundreds of original equipment manufacturers in 40 states and 28 countries. We help customers increase efficiency, drive growth, and rapidly respond to unique business challenges and opportunities. Thruway utilizes custom technology applications and vast industry-specific knowledge to develop unique and flexible product management solutions. Headquartered in North Tonawanda, NY, Thruway has six branch locations across New York, Pennsylvania, and Georgia.

This individual is a generalist that can perform all the duties of physically receiving, picking, packing, kiting, shipping, and cycle-counting. The Warehouse Lead is responsible for the completion of all customer orders filled, including filling customer orders and delivering them to a delivery platform in a manner that meets company standards. The Warehouse Lead position is cross-functional and can fill in for the Warehouse Manager in their absence. Safe operation of all equipment is the top priority of this position.

Essential Functions:

• Receiving: upload incoming deliveries and complete a visual inspection for damage. Verify counts and items are correct and match up with the packing slips. Receive product into the internal system.
• Operate a forklift to pull and store bins in a neat and orderly manner.
• Order picking: locate product in the warehouse using pick ticket. Check product and verify quantity.
• Packing Orders: ensure items picked are correct and package to customer's requirements. Label as required by customer.
• Shipping: package shipments per customer's request. Coordinate with shipping companies to meet customer's request. Set up delivery schedule for in-house deliveries.
• Quality Control: ensure all orders are correct to customer's sizes and specifications (measure if required) check fit-form-function. Check that orders are accurate and free of any defects.
• Package and weigh any orders to customer's requirements.
• On a daily basis, inspect and do routine maintenance on equipment.
• Maintain 5S (Sort, Straighten, Shine, Standardize, Sustain) principles within all work areas. Ensure cardboard is properly recycled and trash is placed in dumpsters.
• Reads, orders and makes a list to pull and put away bins in a fast but safe speed.
• Use the monthly checklist to ensure the forklift is in proper working condition.
• Conduct physical inventories as needed.
• Perform other plant operational activities as necessary.

Required Qualifications:

• Self-starter with outgoing personality, positive attitude, attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills including listening and reading comprehension.
• Team-player who is willing to help others as needed.
• Read and count accurately.
• Professional demeanor and appearance.
• Safely operate forklift and pallet jacks.
• Prior warehouse experience is preferred, but not required.
• PPE: Safety Gloves.

Work Environment:

• Occasionally works near moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud.
• Frequently required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls and to climb or balance.
• Regularly required to walk, stand, sit; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch; and talk or hear.
• Ability to lift and move objects up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include: close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.
• Occasional travel at other Thruway or customer locations may be required.

Thruway Fasteners offers a comprehensive benefit program for eligible employees including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability plans, accident protection, critical illness, Legal shield/ID shield plans, Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, and 401k retirement plan with employer match.

Thruway Fasteners, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to engaging a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. The chosen candidate must successfully pass pre-employment background check and drug screen.