Warehouse Team Leader

Georg Fischer
  • Irwindale, California
    1 day ago

    Job Description

     

    Essential Duties & Responsibilities:     


    • Oversee daily warehouse operations, including receiving, put-away, picking, packing, shipping, and inventory control to meet accuracy and service targets.
    • Lead and develop warehouse staff by assigning work, setting priorities, and providing coaching, training, and performance feedback.
    • Establish and execute departmental goals, objectives, and budgets, ensuring alignment with company priorities and contributing to long‑term operational success.
    • Drive continuous improvement by applying Operational Excellence and LEAN principles, supporting CAPEX projects, enhancing efficiency, increasing capacity, and promoting a safe, organized, and clean environment through 5S and ergonomic practices.
    • Maintain inventory integrity by directing cycle counts, investigating discrepancies, and implementing corrective actions to improve stock accuracy and location control.
    • Complete Role Standard Work and deliver all other duties as assigned.     

    Required Skills/Abilities:

    • Strong knowledge of warehouse operations, including receiving, put-away, picking, packing, shipping, and inventory control.
    • Proven leadership skills with the ability to supervise, coach, and develop a diverse team in a fast-paced environment.
    • Proficiency with ERP/WMS systems and Excel for managing inventory, tracking performance, and generating reports.
    • Excellent organizational and time-management abilities, with strong problem-solving skills to address operational issues and remove bottlenecks.
    • Clear, professional communication skills for coordinating with cross-functional teams and enforcing safety, quality, and process standards.

    Education and Experience:

    • Bachelor's degree (Supply Chain Mgt, Operations Management) from four-year college or university preferred.
    • 5+ years of experience in warehouse, distribution, or logistics operations, including at least 2–3 years in a lead or supervisory role.
    • Experience managing end-to-end warehouse processes (receiving, storage, picking, packing, shipping, and inventory control) in a fast-paced environment.
    • Demonstrated experience working with ERP and/or warehouse management systems for inventory transactions, reporting, and process control.
    • Proven track record in improving warehouse performance through process optimization, safety initiatives, or inventory accuracy improvements.

    Working Conditions / Physical Requirements:

    • While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
    • The employee is frequently required to sit.
    • The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk
    • The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. 
    • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
    • While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles.
    • The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

    Salary: 75,000k -95,000k / annual

     

    Please submit your application via the ‘Apply’ button.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationIrwindale, California

    Skills

    • Budgetingunmatched
    • Capital Expenditure (CAPEX)unmatched
    • Coachingunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Continuous Improvementunmatched
    • Corrective Actionunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Depth Perceptionunmatched
    • Distribution Warehousingunmatched
    • ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
    • Ergonomicsunmatched
    • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
    • Inventory Cycle Countsunmatched
    • Inventory Managementunmatched
    • Inventory Reportsunmatched
    • Inventory Transactionsunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Lean Manufacturingunmatched
    • Lift/Move 25 Poundsunmatched
    • Lift/Move 50 Poundsunmatched
    • Logisticsunmatched
    • Operational Improvementunmatched
    • Operationsunmatched
    • Operations Managementunmatched
    • Order Picking/Packingunmatched
    • Organizational Skillsunmatched
    • Performance Analysisunmatched
    • Performance Managementunmatched
    • Performance Tuning/Optimizationunmatched
    • Physical Demandsunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Process Control Engineeringunmatched
    • Process Improvementunmatched
    • Reporting Skillsunmatched
    • Safety Processunmatched
    • Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
    • Shipping/Receivingunmatched
    • Supply Chain Managementunmatched
    • Supply Chain Operationsunmatched
    • Team Lead/Managerunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched
    • Training/Teachingunmatched
    • Warehousingunmatched

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