Job Title: Warehouse Lead

Department: Supply Chain

Location: Oklahoma City, OK

Reports to: Warehouse Supervisor

FLSA Class: Non-Exempt

W/C Code: 8810

Safety Sensitive Position: Yes

Desired Character Qualities: Alertness, Availability, Decisiveness, Dependability, Obedience, Orderliness, Patience, Responsibility

Job Summary: Warehouse Lead is responsible for overseeing the activities of the warehouse clerks and facilitate communication between all employees, departments and shifts.

Essential Job Functions:

• Conduct daily startup meetings
• Assign team member tasks and delegates responsibilities
• Coaches team members to help them achieve daily goals
• Perform routine audits and monitors team performance
• Participate in continuous improvement projects as instructed
• Respond to special situations or requests as necessary
• Stocks and/or restocks parts in overflow and default locations
• Receives orders into inventory
• Processes MRO purchase orders
• Complies with all safety policies, practices, and procedures. Reports all unsafe activities to supervisor and/or a Health Safety and Environmental team member
• Participates in proactive teams to achieve departmental and company goals
• Provides leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• 6 months to 1 year previous experience preferred
• Ability to operate forklift, pallet jack, scales, hoists, scissor lifts, hand trucks, and wrap machines
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions in written, oral or diagram form
• Must have proficient computer and technological skills
• Must be proficient with verbal and written communication skills
• Capable of effectively presenting information to internal and external groups
• Must pass background check and drug screen

Core Competencies:

• Decision Quality– Makes good decisions (without considering how much time it takes) based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment; most of his/her solutions and suggestions turn out to be correct and accurate when judged over time; sought out by others for advice and solutions.
• Time Management – Uses his/her time effectively and efficiently; values time; concentrates his/her efforts on the more important priorities; get more done in less time than others; can attend to a broader range of activities.
• Customer Focus – Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Problem Solving – Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn’t stop at the first answers.
• Boss Relationships – Responds and relates well to bosses; would work harder for a good boss; is open to learning from bosses who are good coaches and who provide latitude; likes to learn from those who have been there before; easy to challenge and develop; is comfortably coachable.
• Approachability– Is easy to approach and talk to; spends the extra effort to put others at ease; can be warm, pleasant, and gracious; is sensitive to and patient with the interpersonal anxieties of others; builds rapport well; is a good listener; is an early knower, getting informal and incomplete information in time to do something about it.
• Composure – Is cool under pressure; does not become defensive or irritated when times are tough; is considered mature; can be counted on to hold things together during tough times; can handle stress; is not knocked off balance by the unexpected; doesn’t show frustration when resisted or blocked; is a settling influence in a crisis.
• Self-Development – Is personally committed to and actively works to continuously improve him/herself; understands that different situations and levels may call for different skills and approaches; works to deploy strengths; works on compensating for weaknesses and limits.

Supervisory Responsibilities: No

Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required

Work Environment:

• Warehouse - PPE required in specific areas
• Potential proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical currents, oils and chemicals
• Potential exposure to fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, or poor ventilation
• Extreme temperatures for more than an hour possible
• Consistently elevated noise levels in work area

Physical Requirements:

• Continuous walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, bending
• Lifting, pushing, and pulling up to 75 lbs.

Safety Sensitive Position:

• Yes

This position performs tasks or duties that could affect the health or safety of Kimray employees or other individuals and has been designated as Safety Sensitive.