Summary:

The Shift Lead will report to the On-Site Manager and under their general supervision, is responsible for overseeing the employees on their shift that perform all of the essential duties in a Distribution Center. The Shift Lead is responsible ensure the shift leads are maximizing the overall productivity during each shift, and that safety standards are adhered to.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ability to communicate expectations and goals daily, weekly and monthly to the Shift Leads in order for the site to meet Relogistics performance standards.
• Learning to recruit and recommend selection of employees at customer location, to the On-Site Manager.
• Under the direction of the On-Site Manager, promotes a Safe Working environment and helps ensure Safety Standards are met.
• Ability to the On-Site Manager communicate to customer any needs or concerns.
• Must be able to coach, train, provide feedback, and if necessary hold Shift Leads accountable.
• Must be accountable for achieving Relogistics results while maintaining Relogistics Core Values and Safety Standards.
• Conduct Safety Meetings with the Shift Leads and establish expectations for them to host Shift Safety meetings with crew before work begins
• Ability to complete all production paperwork with accuracy.
• Communicates directly with On Site with any employee issues.
• Loading and unloading materials from trailers.
• Moving pallets or materials on pallets or in crates around the storage facility.
• Stacking pallets or materials in the correct manner, following inventory control instructions.
• Checking to make sure loads are secure.
• Ensuring that all employees are working safe and abide by all safety policies.
• Ensuring that all daily equipment checks on all Industrial power equipment are being performed.
• Examining products to verify conformance to quality standards.
• Must maintain a clean & safe environment working environment that meets Relogistics standards.
• Organizes and maintains file system, files correspondence and other records, and maintains employee personnel files.
• Learns to perform basic financial data entry.
• May be required to assist with forklift driver duties, as needed. This would include operating a forklift for supplying and retrieving pallets or materials to/from different areas within the warehouse, making accurate decisions regarding the movement of pallets or materials to maximize the efficiency of the location, as well as tracking these movements in a timely/legible manner on proper Relogistics forms.

Education and/or Experience:

• Preferred: Supervisor or Lead position experience
• High School diploma or equivalent
• Good math, language and reading skills with attention to detail along with basic computer skills
• High degree of attention required to prevent injury to others; promote a safe work environment
• Follow instructions for operating equipment and keeping records
• Execute assignments in an accurate, timely and safe manner
• Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, ability to pass a background and drug screen
• Forklift certification per OSHA standards
• Open availability
• Understanding that overtime may be required and is considered mandatory
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations are desirable.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals is desirable.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers and employees
• Ability to work in extreme conductions to include but not limited to; elements, heat, cold, and air particulate
• Regularly sitting on a powered industrial truck Frequently lift up to 50-75 pounds and adjust body position to bend, stoop, walk, turn, pivot, and stand for long periods of time
• Having a good sense of balance
• Having good eye-hand-foot coordination
• Ability to assess weights and judge distances and heights
• Ability to work overtime when needed, understanding that overtime may be required and is considered mandatory

Work Environment:

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The noise level in the work environment is dependent on location- ear protection is mandated in several locations, and all employees in those locations are required to wear it when in the production areas
• Eye protection must be worn while in the production areas of all locations
• Appropriate work clothing is required including long pants and safety shoes