Warehouse Lead: Drive Team Performance & Dock Ops

La-Z-Boy; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 19,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Employee assistance program

Employee discount

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Referral program

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Vision insurance

Job summary

La-Z-Boy is seeking a Warehouse Lead to guide and motivate a team of Warehouse Associates in the Z-Dock. You will schedule work, prepare picking/moving/shipping documents, and maintain daily task records to ensure efficiency and accountability.

The role emphasizes training, safety, and security, with opportunities to oversee operations and partner with other leads. This is a full-time, in-person position located at our facility.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED with 0-2 years of relevant experience, or equivalent.
• Forklift Operator Certification

Responsibilities

• Schedule work within the assigned team and area.
• Create work documents for picking, moving, and shipping of merchandise.
• Maintain records and assignment lists of tasks performed throughout the day to minimize down-time and to create a record for accountability.
• Reconciles completed work for administrative completeness and processes final documents in assigned area(s).
• Keeps records of work performed vs. time to create comparative metrics.
• Maintain a constant dock presence inspecting work in progress.
• Works alongside warehouse staff often performing the identical tasks while evaluating and demonstrating proper techniques and disciplines.
• Responsible for unloading, loading, deluxing and minor furniture repair and needed.
• Will have key and security access.
• Will oversee the building at times.
• Responsible for maintaining security and following RDC procedures for security access.
• Maximizes productivity of personnel by proper training of new staff or those that are revealed to need additional training.

Skills

Leadership

Team Leadership

Documentation

Safety Compliance

Scheduling

Warehouse Operations

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Forklift Operator Certification

Tools

Forklift Operation

Job description

La-Z-Boy is seeking a Warehouse Lead to guide and motivate a team of Warehouse Associates in the Z-Dock. You will schedule work, prepare picking/moving/shipping documents, and maintain daily task records to ensure efficiency and accountability.

The role emphasizes training, safety, and security, with opportunities to oversee operations and partner with other leads. This is a full-time, in-person position located at our facility.