Job Description

JOB SUMMARY

The Warehouse Associate Lead serves as a critical link between management and warehouse associates, translating operational goals into daily execution. This role leads and supports front-line teams to ensure customer and business demands are met with accuracy, efficiency, and speed. The Warehouse Associate Lead oversees the shipment and receipt of goods across multiple locations, ensuring inventory movement is timely, compliant, and well-coordinated. This position promotes clear communication, productivity, and adherence to safety and quality standards in a fast-paced distribution environment.

Shift: Monday–Friday

Monday 12p to 9:45p and Tuesday to Friday 1:15p to 9:45p with expectations of being available 15 minutes before and after work. Mandatory overtime as needed

Location: 900 Bilter Road Aurora IL 60502

Pay rate: $23.82

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leadership & Operations Lead and support warehouse associates in daily operations, ensuring workflow efficiency and operational excellence. Communicate operational priorities and company objectives to front-line employees. Monitor productivity, quality, and safety performance while coaching team members to meet established goals. Serve as a primary point of contact between management and warehouse personnel, fostering effective communication and teamwork. Support continuous improvement initiatives and process optimization efforts. Warehouse & Inventory Management Demonstrate and lead material handling and warehousing functions required for receiving, processing, storing, moving, and shipping parts, materials, equipment, and supplies. Ensure the timely and accurate shipment and receipt of goods to and from various locations. Verify quantities, part numbers, destinations, and schedules using source documentation and system records. Maintain inventory accuracy and ensure proper product handling practices are followed. Coordinate inventory movement and support cycle counts and inventory audits as required. Equipment & Safety Demonstrate and lead the safe operation and basic servicing of mechanical, motorized, and electrical warehouse equipment. Ensure proper use of equipment such as forklifts, pallet jacks, weighing systems, banding machines, wrapping equipment, and packaging tools. Maintain compliance with company policies, OSHA regulations, and site-specific safety requirements. Promote a culture of safety through observation, training, and corrective actions when necessary. Administrative & Documentation Perform and oversee specialized clerical and documentation duties related to warehouse operations. Ensure shipping, receiving, inventory, and operational records are accurate and completed in a timely manner. Support management with reporting, audits, and operational performance tracking. Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned by management.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Required 1-3 years of relevant warehouse, distribution, logistics, or supply chain experience. Basic mathematical and problem-solving skills. Ability to read, write, and interpret documents, procedures, and operational reports. Strong communication and leadership skills. Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. Preferred Warehouse leadership or lead experience. Logistics, transportation, or supply chain experience. Experience using warehouse management systems (WMS) and inventory control processes. Forklift certification or ability to obtain certification.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Requires frequent walking, carrying, reaching, standing, and stooping.
• Requires lifting/lowering, pushing, or pulling of various items of varying weight.
• Requires work from heights of up to 20 feet from floor.
• Requires work in an environment with frequently changing temperatures.

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