Team Lead Material Handler

Are you a hands-on leader with a passion for driving results and empowering teams? Join our dynamic manufacturing environment where your leadership will directly impact safety, quality, and productivity. We’re looking for a motivated Team Lead to guide our assembly operations and inspire excellence every day.

Under direction of the Warehouse Supervisor, this position is a resource to provide direction regarding processes, procedures and information within the warehouse. Accountable for the team’s overall safety, quality, productivity, performance, customer service and process improvements. Works closely with other department team leads and management to ensure daily objectives are met with assigned team. This employee will maintain the materials in the warehouse in an organized fashion with part numbers on all product, pull and stage jobs as assigned per the production schedule. Inventory accuracy is the highest priority for this role except for safety which is the only activity that outweighs accuracy
 

What You’ll Do

As a key player in our plant operations, you’ll:

• Lead and Inspire: Assign tasks, coach team members, and foster a high-performance culture.

• Drive Results: Ensure goals in safety, quality, delivery, and productivity are met or exceeded.

• Optimize Workflow: Adjust work assignments based on priorities and availability, ensuring smooth operations.

• Support Your Team: Provide tools, materials, and guidance to help your team succeed.

• Champion Safety & Quality: Conduct audits, enforce PPE use, and maintain high standards.

• Problem-Solve Proactively: Tackle challenges with urgency and ownership, escalating when needed.

• Maintain Excellence: Uphold 5S standards and ensure proper housekeeping in all work areas.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES:

• All of the responsibilities and functions as detailed in the Material Handler I & II job descriptions.

• Have complete familiarity of all job functions in Receiving and Warehouse operations.

• Trained and certified in the use of all of the Material Handling equipment throughout the manufacturing operation including forklifts, pallet jacks, reach trucks, stand-ups, etc.

• Able to access the ERP system and perform inventory transactions and inquiries within the system.

• Utilizing the ERP system, determine by part number, quantity of material on hand by location.

• Able to research inventory discrepancies by reviewing transaction history of material movement.

• Understands how and why the Quarantine location exists and how to use it.

• Is a steward of all safety rules, regulations and guidelines.

• Assist WH Supervisor to oversee all activities and processes related to parts packing including pre-packing, crating, staging and kitting. Ensure all parts are adequately packed and labeled.

• Assist outside departments with resolving issues or potential issues that are related to material availability and accuracy.

• Ability to train new employees.

• Maintain good housekeeping in all areas of responsibility.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Requires a high school diploma/GED. Some training and/or supervisory experience highly desired.

• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills. Ability to lead change in a  team environment. Ability to maintain confidentiality.

• Collaborative style as well as the ability to work cross functionally.

• Previous warehouse experience is required.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite Applications (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint) as well as Internet software and E-mail is required.

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Ability to work in a noisy, dusty, industrial/manufacturing environment with some exposure to non-toxic irritantsAbility to work with machinery and moving partsAbility to operate forklift, pallet jack, stand-up, etc.Ability to work with moving vehicles, ladders\Ability to work at heightsAbility to properly lift/carry/push/pull/manipulate/transport up to 25 lbs.Ability to occasionally lift up to 50 lbs, and frequently lift up to 40 lbsAbility to work in a non-climate controlled environmentAbility to work in repetitive motions and pressure involving fingers, hands, and wristsThe work requires some physical exertion such as long periods of standing or walking over hard concrete surfaceExposure to recurring bending, crouching, stooping, kneeling, sitting, climbing,  stretching, reaching, or similar activitiesAbility to read, write, speak and  communicate in the English Language

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a collaborative and supportive team

• Make a real impact on production and team success

• Grow your leadership skills in a fast-paced environment

HIRING HOURLY RANGE: $25.76 (Hourly rate to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, location and alignment with market data.) This position includes a competitive benefits package. For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site at https://jobs.johnsoncontrols.com/about-us

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