Warehouse Team Lead - 3rd
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Position Summary
The Warehouse Team Lead – 3rd Shift serves as the frontline hourly leader for warehouse operations during the night shift. This role is responsible for ensuring the safe, efficient, and accurate execution of all warehouse activities while leading associates to meet operational goals. The Team Lead will drive accountability, support employee development, maintain warehouse standards, and help achieve key performance metrics related to safety, productivity, quality, and inventory accuracy.
Essential Duties
- Lead, direct, and support warehouse associates throughout the shift.
- Conduct daily shift meetings to communicate priorities, safety topics, and operational expectations.
- Provide coaching, training, and performance feedback to associates.
- Assist with onboarding and development of new employees.
- Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
- Ensure customer orders are loaded accurately and shipped on time.
- Monitor workflow and adjust labor assignments to meet operational demands.
- Verify shipping paperwork and documentation accuracy.
- Coordinate daily activities to ensure shift objectives are completed.
- Promote and enforce all company safety policies and procedures.
- Conduct routine safety inspections and housekeeping audits.
- Ensure proper PPE usage and safe equipment operation.
- Report and investigate safety incidents, near misses, and unsafe conditions.
- Verify proper product rotation (FIFO), lot control, and code-date compliance.
- Perform routine lot checks and inventory audits.
- Assist with inventory accuracy initiatives and investigate discrepancies.
- Monitor product handling practices to minimize damages and maintain quality standards.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and audit-ready warehouse.
- Ensure dock areas, aisles, and storage locations meet operational and safety standards.
- Report facility and equipment issues in a timely manner.
- Communicate shift performance, staffing concerns, and operational issues to management.
- Complete required reports, audits, and documentation accurately and on time.
- Participate in process improvement initiatives and problem-solving efforts.
Requirements
- Previous warehouse, distribution, or manufacturing experience required.
- Prior leadership, lead, or supervisory experience preferred.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to lead multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience with warehouse management systems (WMS), RF scanners, and inventory processes preferred.
- Forklift certification or ability to become certified.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to safety.
Performance Expectations
The successful candidate will:
- Maintain a visible presence on the warehouse floor.
- Lead by example in safety, attendance, professionalism, and work ethic.
- Hold team members accountable to established standards.
- Demonstrate strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
- Drive continuous improvement in safety, productivity, quality, and inventory accuracy.
Schedule 10:30pm to 6:30am
Must be available to work evenings, weekends, and 0vertime as needed to support business demands.
Commitment to Food Safety
Biery Cheese continuously trains team members in food safety, food quality, and regulatory requirements. The Night Shift Team Lead is expected to reinforce GMP, SQF Quality and Safety, Food Safety, and Bio-Security procedures and to promote safe work practices that protect employees, customers, and consumers.
Work Environment
The work environment involves moderate risks or discomforts that may require special safety precautions around moving equipment and in production or warehouse areas. Protective clothing or equipment such as goggles, gloves, safety shoes, and other required PPE may be necessary. Work may also occur in cold, wet, or humid conditions.
Physical Demands
- Ability to stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
- Ability to use hands and arms to reach, handle, or operate objects, tools, controls, and warehouse equipment.
- Ability to work in multiple areas of the facility, including wet, humid, cold, elevated, or confined locations.
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to use distant and peripheral vision, distinguish colors, and adjust focus.
- May work near moving mechanical parts and powered industrial equipment.
Other duties may be assigned, and responsibilities may be changed or amended as needed to provide customers and consumers with safe, secure, and high-quality products.
Equal Employment Opportunity
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
We adhere to the amfori BSCI Code of Conduct and expect all employees to uphold principles of human rights, fair labor practices, and environmental responsibility in line with international standards.