Team Leader, Distribution/Logistics - 1st Shift

Job Description

Team Lead Distribution / Logistics

Frederick, MD

What will you do?

• Lead entire department as well as associates and responsible for decisions that impact daily operations.
• Lead teams within the designated area to achieve all business targets and seek out opportunities to elevate performance.
• Lead and develop your teams, standard work. Focus on the growth of your team.
• Demonstrate and promote the company vision, 4i Values, Role Model Leadership (RML), and Practical Process Improvements (PPI)
• Applying PPI principles and tools to achieve and exceed objectives aligned to the business goals.
• Recognize the contribution of others, giving praise and reward in line with company policies and procedures!
• Maintain communication with your team through daily management board meetings, engaging with them to ensure awareness of business activities and to understand the challenges that arise.
• Interaction with your peers and Management team as required to ensure good working relations, teaming, and support when required. Integration with other departments around the business to understand, maintain and improve the supply chain to our customers.
• Maintain and support the development of working procedures, processes and safe working practices. Ensure all employees are conducting themselves in a safe and appropriate manner, addressing any issues as they arise.
• Report and take action on any unsafe practice, investigate and making improvements . Continually review standard work processes, ensuring adherence to process; identifying any changes/improvements required are detailed and trained out to all employees to maintain a set standard.
• Lead tier meetings. Bring together, maintain, and report metrics.
• Participate, lead, and develop on projects pertaining to the Distribution Network.
• Sustain a high level of quality to ensure customers receive accurate product in the time requested and ensure that appropriate documentation is present. Conduct job duties in accordance with all safety protocols, including wearing personal protective equipment to include: steel toed safety shoes, safety vest, gloves, cold suit, PIT harness, and safety glasses required for each role.
• Identify and resolve/elevate safety hazards in the work place. Participate in safety improvement events..
• Lead safety initiatives and mentoring around safety.

• High School Diploma or Equivalent required.
• Associates Degree or Bachelor's Degree preferred.

• Meaningful experience!
• Prior Distribution experience a plus!
• Flexibility within the team is key to the success of the operation, ability to adapt to varying priorities throughout the day and mobility of resources to address work streams is crucial.
• High level of understanding in ERP systems, SAP, BAAN, E1, and WMS. Alongside with crucial warehouse devices.
• Ability to receive and complete general instruction on routine work and detailed instruction on new assignments.
• Must be ready to start work timely daily and maintain strong attendance performance.
• Ability to perform daily job functions with little to no supervision
• Advance knowledge in ERP systems, SAP, WMS, E1, BAAN
• Ability to identify problems and resolves them.
• Effective leadership skills ability to develop a team to accomplish an assigned tasks or daily duties.
• Ability to guide and mentor associates to further develop their skills

• Willing to work in other distribution facilities on the Frederick Campus as needed.
• We walk, stand, reach, and lift up to 40lbs on a continuous basis.
• We routinely push and pull up to 40lbs and regularly climb ladders.
• May occasionally sit, kneel, crouch and crawl.
• May handle "packaged" hazardous materials.
• Due to business needs, must be flexible to work varying schedules, hours, and overtime as needed.
• Occasional local travel may be required between the two facilities (2-3 miles).
• Work in a warehouse environment under various temperatures including room temperature (59-86 degrees F), cold-room (36-46 degrees F), and/or freezer-room (minus 4 - 23 degrees F).

• Review our company's Total Rewards
• Medical, Dental, & Vision benefits-effective Day 1
• Paid Time Off (120 hours per year)) & Holidays (7 core company and 3 floating holidays)
• 401K Company Match up to 6%
• Tuition Reimbursement - eligible after 90 days!
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Employee Discount Program
• Recognition Program
• Charitable Gift Matching
• Company Paid Parental Leave
• Full Training Provided
• Career Advancement Opportunities
• Opportunity to work overtime