Warehouse Team Lead - Lean, Coaching & KPI

Archway-Marketing-Service; South Bend (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

HRforGrowth is recruiting for a Warehouse Leader role focused on ensuring operations run under controlled conditions, coaching team members, and supporting supervisors at a manufacturing or distribution site.

The role emphasizes Lean Manufacturing practices, 5-S, safety, and quality adherence; you will train staff, monitor performance, and collaborate across departments to meet SLAs and KPIs.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED required; 4-year college degree preferred
• Previous leadership responsibilities required
• 2+ years warehouse experience preferred
• Lean Manufacturing experience and use of various warehouse automation equipment (RF, Voice, Etc.) a plus
• PC skills including Excel and Word
• Excellent math, reading, and communication skills
• Ability to coach and provide feedback to employees
• Superior attention to detail to ensure accuracy
• Ability to work independently and in a team leadership role
• Ability to balance and effectively utilize team resources
• Ability to lift/move up to 40 pounds solo and greater weights in a team-lift environment

Responsibilities

• Assist supervisor in assigning work-direction to team members
• Assist with determining appropriate production methods and labor levels to meet service deliverables by understanding the impact of work flow on productions by meeting performance standards
• Work and communicate with supervisor, team members and other departments to meet client SLA and KPI as required
• Responsible for training and coaching employees
• Provide ongoing information to supervisor regarding team member performance and participate in performance discussions
• Where applicable assist ISO Coordinator in ISO Audits and ISO certification requirements
• Promote LEAN Methodology by assisting in LEAN Manufacturing activities
• Promote 5-S to maintain a clean, organized and safe work area; comply with all safety and quality policies and conduct audits where assigned
• Regularly updating work instructions and process flows
• Maintain a clean, organized and safe work area
• Support and maintain corporate quality, health and safety standards, processes, policies, practices and work instructions. (ISO standards where applicable)
• All other duties as assigned

Skills

Leadership

2+ years warehouse experience

Lean Manufacturing

Excel

Communication

Detail orientation

Independent and team leadership

Education

High School Diploma or GED

4-year college degree preferred

Tools

Excel

Word

Job description

HRforGrowth is recruiting for a Warehouse Leader role focused on ensuring operations run under controlled conditions, coaching team members, and supporting supervisors at a manufacturing or distribution site.

The role emphasizes Lean Manufacturing practices, 5-S, safety, and quality adherence; you will train staff, monitor performance, and collaborate across departments to meet SLAs and KPIs.