WAREHOUSE WORKER LEADER

Navy Exchange; Great Lakes (IL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated working leader to oversee a team in a warehouse setting. This role involves leading personnel in various tasks such as receiving, storing, and shipping merchandise while ensuring compliance with established procedures. The ideal candidate will have experience in warehouse operations and demonstrate strong leadership skills. You will be responsible for maintaining an efficient workflow, assisting with inventory management, and ensuring a safe working environment. Join a dynamic team where your contributions will play a vital role in the success of the operations.

Qualifications

• 1 year of experience in warehousing duties like receiving and shipping.
• HazMat training required within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team in receiving, storing, and issuing merchandise.
• Ensure compliance with work guidelines and assist in inventory checks.

Skills

Warehouse Operations

Team Leadership

Inventory Management

Material Handling Equipment Operation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Push Cart

Ladder

Job description

Job Summary:
Serves as working leader with responsibility for leading three or more store or warehouse personnel performing a variety of duties in connection with receiving, storing, issuing, shipping, etc. within a store or warehouse area. The representative level of work led is NA-3.

Duties and Responsibilities:
As a team leader, demonstrates proper work methods required to start and complete work assigned. Ensures that needed materials and, where applicable, tools are available. Works with associates in performing established procedures. Sets the pace performing the nonsupervisory work of the same kind and level as that of the associates led. Relays to associates instructions from supervisor.

• Checks working progress for compliance with supervisor's instructions on work guidelines and procedures. Ensures that work is completed in the timeframe set by supervisor. Answers associates' questions regarding procedures, policies, written instructions, and other directives. Provides information to supervisor on status of work operations. Provides input for work performance appraisals and recommends leave.
• Receives and unloads incoming merchandise deliveries. Opens, inspects, counts, marks, unpacks, segregates, and/or tags items. Verifies items against appropriate documentation to ensure correct items and quantities have been received, checks cost and retail prices, reports shortages, overages, damaged items, or any other discrepancies noted to the supervisor. May sign for merchandise received.
• Warehouses stock according to specified locations. Periodically checks labels or bins for location accuracy, corrects, or notifies supervisor of problems. May be assigned a specific area for the performance of this function.
• Pulls merchandise in accordance with established procedures for shipment, transfers, or customer orders as directed by system or supervisor. Verifies information shown on respective documents against information on merchandise or labels.
• May provide assistance in the charge back area performing limited tasks in connection with receipt, storing, and shipping of over shipped and/or damaged merchandise. Assists in preparing charge backs and processing same following established procedures.
• Performs periodic inventories as required and assists supervisor with inventory preparation.
• Performs basic housekeeping duties to maintain stock areas clean and orderly.
• Works under the supervision of a designated supervisor. Carries out assigned duties in accordance with established policies and procedures and/or instructions from supervisor. Work is reviewed in terms of efficiency of operations and adherence to procedures.
• May occasionally operate material handling equipment (MHE).

Performs other related duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL EFFORT:
Performs work on a hard surface and in work areas that require you to walk, stoop, bend, and stand for a long period of time. May lift and carry boxes weighing up to 50 lbs and sometimes over 50 lbs with assistance. Uses push cart to transport merchandise. Climbs ladder to pull stock, stock shelves, and bins. Uses sharp instrument to break open boxes.

WORKING CONDITIONS:
Works indoors and/or outdoors which may be cold, drafty, damp, and/or hot. Work is performed in close quarters in storage areas or bin aisles, ramps, or on platforms. There is danger of minor injuries such as cuts, scrapes, and/or bruises, as well as from falling stock.

TRAINING REQUIREMENT:
Associate must receive Hazardous Material (HazMat) training within 90 days of hire per Department of Transportation regulations.

MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN OR HAVE LIVED IN THE U.S. FOR THREE YEARS.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE:
Twelve months experience performing warehousing related duties such as receiving, storing, issuing, shipping, etc. or similar work that provided the knowledge and skills to perform the duties of the position.

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE:
One year of high school education may be substituted for 3 months of experience up to a High School Diploma or GED for 12 months of experience.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Performs work on a hard surface and in work areas that require you to walk, stoop, bend, and stand for a long period of time. May lift and carry boxes weighing up to 50 lbs and sometimes over 50 lbs with assistance. Uses push cart to transport merchandise. Climbs ladder to pull stock, stock shelves, and bins. Uses sharp instrument to break open boxes.