Warehouse Team Lead
Cummins Inc
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Job summary
Cummins Inc. in Henderson, CO is seeking a Warehouse Team Lead to coordinate operations across inbound, outbound, and distribution activities. You will lead daily warehouse tasks, drive safety and quality, and develop team capabilities to meet delivery objectives.
This role emphasizes inventory accuracy, continuous improvement, and cross-functional collaboration with operations and logistics. The ideal candidate has experience leading warehouse teams, knowledge of receiving/shipping, and the
Qualifications
- Experience leading or coordinating warehouse operations and team members.
- Knowledge of receiving, shipping, inventory control, and warehouse processes.
- Ability to coach, train, and develop team members.
- Experience utilizing warehouse systems, tools, and inventory control methodologies.
- Strong communication, teamwork, and customer service skills.
- Ability to make decisions, prioritize work, and drive results in a fast-paced environment.
- Understanding of safety, quality, and continuous improvement principles.
- Experience in logistics, warehousing, distribution, or third-party logistics environments.
- Ability to identify process improvements and support operational excellence initiatives.
- High school diploma/GED required; additional education in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
Responsibilities
- Lead daily warehouse operations, including receiving, storing, picking, packing, and shipping products.
- Provide leadership, direction, and support to warehouse team members to meet safety, quality, and delivery objectives.
- Coordinate workloads and delegate tasks to ensure efficient warehouse operations.
- Support inventory accuracy through cycle counting, inventory control, and material management processes.
- Conduct quality checks for damaged goods, inventory discrepancies, and non-conforming material.
- Promote a strong safety culture by adhering to Cummins Health, Safety & Environmental policies and leadingsafety initiatives.
- Support employee training, coaching, and development to build team capability.
- Drive continuous improvement in safety, quality, material flow, productivity, and employee development.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient work environment.
- Collaborate effectively with operations, logistics, and support teams to achieve business goals.
Skills
Education
Job description
Acts as a formal resource coordinating others. Coordinates operations through interaction with operations management. Coordinates activities for different areas like Inbound, Outbound, Kitting, etc. based on direction from Operations management.
We are looking for a talented Warehouse Team Lead to join our Distribution business in (Henderson, CO).
Leaddailywarehouseoperations,includingreceiving,storing,picking,packing,andshippingproducts.
Provideleadership,direction,andsupporttowarehouseteammemberstomeetsafety,quality,anddeliveryobjectives.
Coordinateworkloadsanddelegatetaskstoensureefficientwarehouseoperations.
Supportinventoryaccuracythroughcyclecounting,inventorycontrol,andmaterialmanagementprocesses.
Conductqualitychecksfordamagedgoods,inventorydiscrepancies,andnon-conformingmaterial.
PromoteastrongsafetyculturebyadheringtoCumminsHealth,Safety&Environmentalpoliciesandleadingsafetyinitiatives.
Supportemployeetraining,coaching,anddevelopmenttobuildteamcapability.
Drivecontinuousimprovementinsafety,quality,materialflow,productivity,andemployeedevelopment.
Maintainaclean,organized,andefficientworkenvironment.
Collaborateeffectivelywithoperations,logistics,andsupportteamstoachievebusinessgoals.
Experience leading or coordinating warehouse operations and team members.
Knowledge of receiving, shipping, inventory control, and warehouse processes.
Ability to coach, train, and develop team members.
Experience utilizing warehouse systems, tools, and inventory control methodologies.
Strong communication, teamwork, and customer service skills.
Ability to make decisions, prioritize work, and drive results in a fast-paced environment.
Understanding of safety, quality, and continuous improvement principles.
Experience in logistics, warehousing, distribution, or third-party logistics environments.
Ability to identify process improvements and support operational excellence initiatives.
High school diploma/GED required; additional education in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
Providedailyleadership,direction,andcoordinationforwarehouseoperationsandteammembers.
Delegatetaskseffectivelytoensurebalancedworkloaddistributionandsuccessfulexecutionofoperationalpriorities.
Promoteapositive,team-firstmentalitythatencouragescollaboration,engagement,andmutualrespect.
Supportemployeetraining,development,andcross-functionallearningopportunities.
Coachteammembersonsafety,quality,productivity,andstandardworkexpectations.
LeadbyexampleanddemonstratebehaviorsconsistentwithCumminsleadershipvaluesandcompetencies.
Escalateoperationalconcernsandemployeeissuesappropriatelywhilesupportingconflictresolutionandteameffectiveness.
Stopworkandimmediatelyreportanymajorinjuryhazards.
Reportallwork-relatedinjuries,illnesses,incidents,orhazards.
ComplywithHSEstandards,policies,procedures,andregulations.
Promoteacultureofsafetythroughactiveengagementandleadership.
Leadsafetydiscussions,trainingactivities,andcontinuousimprovementinitiatives.
Useappropriatepersonalprotectiveequipmentandensurecomplianceamongteammembers.
Identifyandcorrecthazardswithinassignedareasofresponsibility.
Followallapplicablestandardwork,workinstructions,andqualityprocedures.
Conductqualitychecksforproductdamageandinventorydiscrepancies.
Identify,contain,andreportnon-conformingmaterial.
Raiseissuesproactivelytominimizequalityrisksandoperationaldisruptions.
Coordinatereceiving,storing,picking,packing,andshippingactivitiestomeetcustomerrequirements.
Supportinventoryaccuracythroughcyclecountingandinventorycontrolpractices.
Ensurematerialmovementandstorageprocessesoptimizewarehousecapacityandefficiency.
Operateordirecttheoperationofwarehouseequipmentinaccordancewithestablishedprocedures.
Monitorworkflowandprioritizeactivitiestomeetbusinessobjectivesandcustomerexpectations.
Identifyopportunitiestoimprovesafety,quality,materialflow,productivity,andemployeedevelopment.
Supportimplementationofprocessimprovementsandoperationalexcellenceinitiatives.
Maintaincleanandorganizedworkareaswhilesupportingoperatorcareandmaintenanceactivities.
High school diploma or certificate of completion of secondary education or equivalent experience to the extent such experience meets applicable regulations.
College, University or equivalent degree in Business, Engineering or related field preferred.
This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.
Requires significant relevant work experience or specialized skills obtained through education, training or on-the-job experience in a related field such as logistics, warehousing and third party logistics provider management.
Base salary rate commensurate with experience. Additional benefits vary between locations and include options such as our 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Cash Balance Pension Plan, Medical/Dental/Life Insurance, Health Savings Account, Domestic Partners Coverage and a full complement of personal and professional benefits.
Cummins Inc.
On-site with Flexibility
Shop
10-JAN-2027
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