Group Lead - Full-time / Part-time

Want to love where you work? At Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores, our team members are the key to our ability to achieve our mission -- to spark the creativity that lives in every person. When you shop our stores, not only will our stores and the products we sell excite you, you will quickly notice that our teams are inspired to provide exceptional service. They are the reason we are the best fabric and craft retail brand in the country. They are why our customers love to shop our stores In each of our nearly 800 locations throughout the U.S., you will find our Team Members directly interacting with customers and assisting with operational, merchandising, and receiving tasks throughout the store. If you are dynamic, energetic and have a passion for serving and inspiring creativity, you will love working at Jo-Ann.

Summary

The Group Lead role encompasses a wide-ranging scope of leadership positions in the various Distribution Centers. Generally, the Group Lead will report directly to and assist a Supervisor. The Group Lead is responsible for leading team members, while focusing on their safety productivity, quality and accuracy. This role will assist in managing a department or process in the Distribution Center, overseeing various job functions, ensuring correct procedures are being followed, problem solving, communicating with team members, keeping Supervision informed of any issues that may affect the efficiency and productivity of the department or building.

Scope Conduct a Shift Start-up Meeting daily and determine staffing needs based on volume or work load assessment of the department. Interact with other departments and shifts to coordinate work flow and communicate to identify and resolve problems. May include communicating to and working with Corporate merchandising and finance inventory departments. Provide training and coaching to team members and temporary employees, as needed to allow them to be successful in meeting established work standards, while promoting safety, quality, and accuracy. Audit processes regularly to ensure distribution center goals for quality and accuracy are being met. Run, review and interpret reports, and perform system updates as needed in EXE or in Access databases. Education Requirements Minimum: High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED). Experience Minimum: 2+ years of Warehouse or Distribution Center experience and /or training. Preferred: 2 - 4 years in a highly productive environment successfully leading small teams. Other Skills Microsoft Office applications; specifically Word, Excel, and Access Database. SAP and EXE/Infor experience will be useful. Any experience with Warehouse Management Systems may be applicable.

Our company is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. This job summary is intended to be brief and does not list all the duties for this position. Nothing in this job description should be construed as an express or implied contract of employment. Jo-Ann Stores, LLC. is an at-will employer, which means that your employment may be terminated by the Company or yourself with or without notice or cause unless the at-will arrangement is modified by a written agreement signed by both you and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.