CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 347 million pallets, crates and containers. We employ approximately 13,000 people and operate in 60 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact. 

What does that mean for you? You’ll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere, and small enough to get you there sooner. You’ll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability. You’ll be empowered to bring your authentic self to work and be surrounded by diverse and driven professionals. And you can maximize your work-life balance and flexibility through our Hybrid Work Model.

Job Description

Job Description Summary
Serve as the functional subject matter expert and peer leader for the assigned area, ensuring operational excellence in safety, service, quality, and cost.
Provide hands-on support to teams, driving performance to exceed expectations and contribute to customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities May Include:

• Lead by example within the assigned functional area, offering guidance and support to peers, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring smooth production operations.
• Actively support production activities, stepping in during shifts or breaks to maintain workflow and operational continuity.
• Collaborate with plant administration to ensure adherence to established policies and procedures, promoting consistency and operational compliance.
• Assist Plant leadership in enforcing policies and procedures to maintain inventory accuracy and ensure operational efficiency.
• Act as the subject matter expert for specialized areas, such as forklift operations, pallet sorting, or repair lines, providing expertise and ensuring best practices are followed.
• Fulfill assigned production duties, ensuring quality and efficiency in line with plant performance goals.

What You Will Do

Major/Key Accountabilities:

• Assists with supervising the work of all production employees – monitors production and shipping schedules based on availability of raw and finished goods

• Provide hands-on peer leadership to production staff to support training and development, evaluate, motivate, delegate and monitor their activities

• Support plant administration to ensure compliance to established policies and procedures

• Enforces policies and procedures to drive inventory accuracy

• Fills in for Operations Supervisor(s) as needed

What You Will Bring

Experience:

• Prior experience as supervisor or operations lead in a manufacturing environment preferred

Skills and Knowledge:

• Communication Skills

• Delegation

• Shift Planning

• Inventory Control

• Safety First Mindset

What To Expect

Additional Site Details:

• Monday through Thursday 6:00 AM – 2:30 PM
• This role will oversee 2-3 people
• Forklift experience preferred
• The shift lead will be responsible for forklift operations, overseeing production targets are met, completing trailer load sheets and end of shift paperwork accurately, following safety procedures, assisting with training team members, leading safety/shift start-up meetings, and managing the location when the OSM is not on site.
• Must have some knowledge or Excel and Microsoft

Physical Requirements:

• Lift and carry 78 lbs occasionally, less than 33% of their work shift

• Push and/or pull items with a maximum force of 34 lbs./feet

What We Offer

Employee Package:

• Competitive Pay & Annual Bonus Structure

• Benefits Day 1!

• Paid Time Off plus Holiday Observances  

• 401K w/ company match (up to 4%)

• FREE company-paid vision, short-term disability, and life insurance!

• FREE company-provided PPE and safety equipment

• Tuition reimbursement, parental leave, childcare assistance, profit sharing, and more!

Remote Type

Not Remote

Skills to succeed in the role

Adaptability, Computer Literacy, Data Literacy, Empathy, Experimentation, Mathematic Literacy, Scheduling, Taking Ownership, Teamwork, Understand Customers, Written Communication

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to developing a diverse workforce in which everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has the opportunity to contribute to business success while realizing his or her potential. This means harnessing the unique skills and experience that each individual brings and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

Individuals fraudulently misrepresenting themselves as Brambles or CHEP representatives have scheduled interviews and offered fraudulent employment opportunities with the intent to commit identity theft or solicit money. Brambles and CHEP never conduct interviews via online chat or request money as a term of employment. If you have a question as to the legitimacy of an interview or job offer, please contact us at recruitment@brambles.com.