Team Leader - Material Handling 2nd Shift

Team Leader

Warner Electric is looking for our next Team Leader to lead our Material Handler group for our 2nd shift (2 : 30pm-11pm) operations. Our Team Leaders have a direct impact on our safety, culture, workplace organization, internal and external quality, on-time delivery, productivity and inventory.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be team oriented; operate industrial trucks (sit and stand), hoists, tuggers and pallet jacks; develop, implement, and maintain improvement initiatives and must have the ability and willingness to train others.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

Duties include but are not limited to :

• Lead all activities relating to production performance. Coordinate activities of material associates and guide our people in their development
• Continually improve safety record with a proactive approach to physical safety issues and employee safety behavior. Maintain and improve housekeeping in all areas
• Collaborate, develop, implement, and maintain improvement initiatives and Lean manufacturing processes. Lead communication between members of the team, shifts and production cells
• Operate industrial trucks (sit and stand), hoists, tuggers and pallet jacks to assist in loading or moving materials and products
• Loads and unloads materials onto or from pallets, trays, racks, and shelves by hand. Lifts heavy objects by hand or using power hoist, cleans work area, prepares all skids for shipment, stocks production cells and keeps supplies on the production floor orderly

Qualifications and Competencies :

Education and Experience Credentials :

Physical Demands and Work Environment :

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, carry, grasp, bend, walk, sit, lift, and use hands. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.

Lifting requirements include but not limited to the following :

Carrying Frequent up to 50# distance up to 10 feet

Lifting 0" to 33" Frequent up to 50#

Lifting 34" 54" Frequent up to 40# placement of raw materials

Pushing / Pulling Occasional up to 80# up to 250 feet