Assistant Warehouse Leader

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for covering shift responsibilities in the absence/vacation of other shift Warehouse Leaders.
• Assist Warehouse Manager and Raw Materials Manager in overseeing the Finished Goods and Raw Material Handlers on their shift.
• Verifies adherence to all procedures within Safety, Corporate / Site Quality System, Operational Procedures, and Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Maintains and adheres to work instructions for activities such as verification of incoming and outgoing shipments, handling and disposition of materials, and keeping warehouse inventory current.
• Ensures efficient movement and storage of all raw materials and finished product in all warehouses.
• Maintains FIFO system of inventory as required by customers.
• Responsible for the accuracy of transactions, product scanning, finished goods inventory, and inventory reliability.
• Document all shipments both inbound and outbound.
• Responsible for maintaining ISO and Food Safety standards.
• Maintains communication between shifts, as well as departments.
• Helps assign staffing to meet daily requirements in all warehouse locations.
• Provides instruction to shuttle drivers regarding transfers to outside warehouses, and maintains accurate trailer inventory through DYMS.
• Communicates repair of equipment and property.
• Coordinates staffing requirements based on work load (adjusting levels by shift).
• Provides performance evaluation and disciplinary purposes to shift associates.
• Responsible for making sure warehouse associates are being properly trained with assigned Material Handler Training Program.
  • Assist with maintaining training material and keeping it up to date.
  • Responsible for making sure training and boards are completed within assigned time frame.
  • Responsible for performing performance evaluations on all shift associates.
  • Responsible for making sure all warehouse locations are meeting Plastipak Packaging GMP standards by supporting and enforcing cleaning of warehouse and proper storage of products.
• Operate a forklift in a safe and efficient manner – assist in the training and testing of new hires and existing associates.
• Must complete and maintain certification in First Aid/CPR/AED.
• Responsible for reporting food safety issues to personnel with authority to initiate action. Initiate action(s) for food safety issues and report the issue(s) and action(s) taken to a member of the Food Safety Team.
• Other projects and responsibilities may be added at the company’s discretion.