Warehouse Lead - 1st shift

Freight Handlers; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equipment training

Weekly pay

Paid time off

Job summary

FHI is seeking a Warehouse Lead to supervise unloading operations, coordinate daily activities, and ensure safety in a fast-paced warehouse environment. You will lead a team of handlers, assign tasks, and manage administrative reporting to the corporate office.

The role emphasizes leadership, strong communication, and the ability to adapt to high-pressure situations while maintaining quality and safety standards. Local candidates only, full-time with growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Leadership and team management experience
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, safety-sensitive warehouse environment

Responsibilities

• Adaptability to high-pressure situations
• Coordinate unloading of tractor trailers and communicate with other departments
• Unload products using forklifts and restack pallets as needed
• Manage administrative paperwork reporting daily activity to corporate office
• Ensure safety and compliance with company policies
• Live locally to the site and perform duties as assigned

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team management

English proficiency

Education

No formal education required

Job description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. Ready to take the next step in your career journey? The Warehouse Lead performs supervisory and other management responsibilities while performing production unloading assignments. Leads distribute unloading assignments to handlers and coordinate unloading activities at the direction of the department manager. Leads manage the completion of administrative paperwork for reporting daily activity to the corporate office and have some responsibility for ensuring compliance with all FHI policies and procedures. We’re looking for an experienced Warehouse Lead to join our team! At FHI, you determine how much money you make, how fast and how far you grow your career. It doesn’t matter who you are, or what your background is, we offer everyone the path to long-term success; the rest is up to you. FHI is proud of our reputation of employing the industry’s most reliable warehouse professionals. We go the extra mile to develop and retain quality associates and offer a career path to leadership roles with greater pay — an approach our customers acknowledge and appreciate.

Responsibilities

• Adaptability and the ability to handle high-pressure situations are essential.
• Communicate effectively with other departments and customer service to meet customer demands.
• In a fast-paced environment, safely and efficiently unload tractor trailers delivering products to our distribution warehouses.
• Use a variety of forklifts to remove products from trailers.
• Break down pallets and restack cases onto new pallets – this is where the manual labor comes in!
• All other duties as assigned.
• Please note this is not a travel position, and you should live local to the site.
• We take pride in doing things right, and that includes the way we treat our associates.

We offer

• Pay $21.00/hr
• Equipment training
• Full-time, permanent positions with lots of associate development and internal promotion opportunities
• Various shift times available in a variety of warehouse temperatures/environments

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, 401k & paid time off!
• Awesome referral bonus & more incentives
• FHI offers weekly pay and on-the-job training!

Qualifications Required

• Education: We believe that skills and experience are what truly matter. While education can be a valuable asset, it is not a strict requirement for success in this role.
• Experience: Experience in managing and leading a team is essential. Requires a combination of leadership, organization, problem-solving, and technical skills to ensure the smooth functioning of the warehouse department. Strong communication skills are essential for interacting with team members, other departments, and external stakeholders like suppliers and customers.
• Skills/Knowledge: Good verbal/written communication skills. Willingness to work the required schedule. Ability to speak and write English for effective communication. Basic math skills. Attention to detail and ability to follow directions. Interact respectfully and courteously with associates, co-workers, management, and customers. Ability to work in a team environment.

Work Environment

This position is designated as safety-sensitive by the company, and the ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is required. Warehouse environment with extreme heat and cold temperatures.

Physical Demands

Ability to lift, walk, bend, twist, reach, push and squat most of the workday. Handle cases weighing from 25 to 95 pounds and can expect to handle between 50 and 200+ pallets on any given day. The ability to hear, understand, and distinguish speech and/or other sounds (e.g., machinery alarms or alarms) in moderate to loud work environments.

FHI provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Additional Location: If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us! Get more than a job - get a career! Build a foundation for your future while you gain experience and create connections. At FHI we pride ourselves on helping associates reach their full potential by providing training and on the job experiences that excite and drive success.