Warehouse Operations Lead - Lean, Safety & Training

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.; Houston, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Comfort Systems USA, Inc. is seeking a Warehouse Coordinator to assist in coordinating all daily warehouse activities under the guidance of the Warehouse Supervisor.

The role includes prioritizing workload, stocking materials, and supporting shipping and receiving in a fast-paced facility. The candidate will train new staff, manage inventory records, and participate in Lean/Kaizen initiatives while ensuring safety and accuracy in ERP transactions.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to drive forklift.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Must be computer literate.
• Analytical and detail oriented.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize workload within the warehouse.
• Maintain training records for all employees.
• Identify and address all safety hazards within the work area.
• Train new warehouse employees in material handling and identification.
• Assist shipping and receiving, unload trucks with forklift or crane, check in merchandise, match purchase orders to sales orders and distribute to sales associates for processing.
• Accurately stock material physically and electronically into proper warehouse bin locations.
• Participate in Lean/Kaizen, Black Belt, and other Operational Excellence initiatives.
• Read and accurately transact customer orders, work orders, shipping orders, or requisitions to determine items to be moved, gathered, or distributed and/or shipped.
• Ensure the warehouse is accessible and safe for salespeople and customer traffic.
• Open bales, crates, and other containers.
• Assist in routine cycle counting of inventory.
• Weighing and counting items to ensure conformance to company standards.
• Record transactional amounts of materials or items received issued via appropriate ERP & Warehouse Management Systems transaction.
• Help implement process improvement initiatives and train warehouse personnel as needed.
• Assist in the creation of work instructions for training purposes.
• Collaborate with other departments to address process improvement initiatives.
• Monitors and report team KPI’s to upper management, identifying opportunities and process gaps.
• Sweep, dust and mop and always organize warehouse and work area for orderliness.
• Identifies warehouse layout changes need, both physically and systematically.
• Document Purchase Orders or Work Order, Part Numbers, and Projects on all incoming/ outgoing items.
• Any other duties as assigned by TAS.

Skills

Forklift operation

Lean Manufacturing

Inventory control

Safety awareness

MS Office

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

High school diploma

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Comfort Systems USA, Inc. is seeking a Warehouse Coordinator to assist in coordinating all daily warehouse activities under the guidance of the Warehouse Supervisor.

The role includes prioritizing workload, stocking materials, and supporting shipping and receiving in a fast-paced facility. The candidate will train new staff, manage inventory records, and participate in Lean/Kaizen initiatives while ensuring safety and accuracy in ERP transactions.