Distribution Center Team Lead

About this role

The Opportunity:

Under moderate supervision, responsible for ensuring that all shipping and receiving documents and functions are completed accurately and on time. Communicates with customers as required and, with the Transportation Department, develops inbound and outbound freight schedules. Mentors less-experienced peers and assist supervisors, but does not formally supervise others. What we’re looking for: • Education:  High School degree preferred.

• Experience:  3 years applicable experience required.

• 1 year of good Lead / Supervisory and communication skills. 

• Familiarity with personal computers and material handling equipment is essential.

• Strong decision making and coaching skills. 

• Ability to drive results.

How you will thrive and create an impact: • Under moderate supervision, responsible for ensuring that all shipping and receiving documents and functions are completed accurately and on time. 

• Communicates with customers as required and, with the Transportation Department, develops inbound and outbound freight schedules.

• Mentors less-experienced peers and assists supervisors, but does not formally supervise others.

• Helps establish work schedules. 

• Ensures that the schedules are correctly implemented and that jobs are completed properly.

• Applies sound communication and motivational techniques in leading, supervising, coaching and disciplining associates.

• Provides input into performance evaluation for recommending promotions, wage increases, associate development and terminations.

• Supervises checking and unloading of inbound shipments, orderly stacking of product and picking and staging of outbound shipments in accordance with high level of productivity.

• Verifies required inbound/outbound paperwork with drivers, ensuring that all products are properly counted.

• Ensures inbound and outbound shipments are complete and free of damage.

• Completes all necessary records and reports in a timely and accurate fashion. 

• Computes and analyzes daily, weekly production metrics.

• Assists in physical inventories and cycle counts. 

• Maintains product locator system.

• Ensures the optimal utilization of space. 

• Rotates product as appropriate.

• Ensures the efficient and safe operation of material handling equipment.

• Maintains a clean, neat and orderly work area. 

• Assists in maintaining warehouse security. 

• Conducts operations in a manner that promotes safety and in accordance with OSHA and other appropriate standards.

• Attends warehouse planning meetings. 

• Acts as liaison between employees and management.

• Communicates industry and brand knowledge to associates.

• Performs other duties as assigned

Environmental Working Conditions & Physical Effort: The work environment characteristics and physical effort described here are representative of those an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations  may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  While performing the duties of this job, the associate is exposed to an industrial warehouse  environment. The associate works near moving mechanical machinery and noise level in the work  environment is usually loud. The job requires working in heights, exposure to changes in temperature,  driving equipment, and maybe exposed to dust, fumes, or gases.

The associate is required to stand and walk for the majority of the working day. The physical  requirements of the job are for associates to talk, hear, bend/stoop, squat, crawl, climb height, reach  above shoulder height, crouch, kneel, balance, and push/pull. Furthermore, the job requires associates  to lift/carry/push or pull up to 75 pounds with or without assistance. Associates use both hands for repetitive actions such as grasping and manipulating as well as both feet for repetitive movement operating foots controls. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Why Avantor? Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000+ associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science.   The work we do changes people's lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom's voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor.   We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world. Apply today!

Pay Transparency:

The expected pre-tax pay for this position is

$47,000.00 - $75,900.00 Actual pay may differ depending on relevant factors such as prior experience and geographic location.

EEO Statement: We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/province, or local law.

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