Team Leader - Warehouse

Team Leader - Warehouse

Permobil founder Dr. Per Uddén believed that helping people achieve the greatest level of independence is a basic human right and, for over 50 years, Permobil has held fast to that belief. Permobil is a global leader in advanced rehabilitation technology, passionate about better understanding our users’ needs and improving their quality of life through state-of-the-art healthcare solutions. Today, those solutions include power wheelchairs, seating and positioning products, power assist, and manual wheelchairs.

Permobil is part of Patricia Industries, a subsidiary of Investor AB, and is headquartered in Sweden. Permobil has 1600 team members in more than 15 countries around the world. For more information regarding the company’s storied history and complete product line, visit permobil.com.

We are now recruiting a Team Leader - Warehouse.

The Kitting Lead will be responsible to coach, train, and monitor team members to ensure that each team member meets performance expectations; perform and/or demonstrate Production Worker job duties as needed. Oversee the picking process for customer orders, Kanban process, make adjustments within the MRP/ERP operating system, adjust inventory levels within Syspro operating system, write and/or revise work instructions for all processes.

Essential Functions and Duties:

• Coordinate with leaders of other departments to ensure steady flow of materials across the production line
• Ensure that assigned production team meets production, quality, and safety standards.
• Assign team members to job tasks and coordinate workflow.
• Facilitate cooperation and teamwork of team members; motivate team members to perform their best work.
• Ensure that work product meets quality standards; conduct quality control checks of team member work product.
• Monitor and enforce team member compliance with policies and procedures.
• Identify and resolve Production Team inefficiencies.
• Maintain and facilitate communication between Production Team and Manager/Supervisor
• Keep area Supervisor and area Manager informed of production and personnel issues.
• Ensure prompt reporting of workplace accidents, injuries, and policy or procedure violations to area Manager.
• Provide recommendations to Manager for team member performance reviews; assist Manager with team member personnel issues.
• Recommend corrective action and/or discipline for team member performance and conduct issues.
• Prepare written documentation for production and personnel matters.
• Conduct visual inspection of work areas, production process, and work product.
• Maintain a clean and safe work area and awareness of surroundings.
• Work as a team and maintain professionalism at all levels in the organization.
• Support all quality, safety, continuous improvement, and environmental programs.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance; report to work on time.
• Works on assignments requiring considerable judgment and initiative. Understands implications of work and makes recommendations for solutions.
• Work with Supervisor and Manager to determine methods and procedures on new assignments.
• Store approved material.
• Make inventory adjustments within the Syspro operating system. Adjusting the quantity on hand.

Other duties and responsibilities as assigned. Duties and responsibilities may change from time to time.

Qualifications:

• 4 years’ experience inventory experience, required.
• Proficiency in the English language (written and oral).
• Ability to write and train on work instructions.
• Strong leadership, communication, reading, counting, math, and computer skills.
• Ability to pay close attention to detail and perform accurate work.

Level of Education or Experience in Lieu of:

• High School diploma or GED.
• 6-8 years prior experience
• Forklift certification a plus.

Work Environment:

• Indoor - frequently
• Outdoor - frequently
• Loud noise - occasionally
• Cool temperatures - frequently
• Exhaust fumes - occasionally

Physical Demands:

• Lifting and carrying 40 - 60 pounds.
• Frequent bending, kneeling, and reaching.
• Standing for long periods of time.
• Climbing ladders.
• Handling and assembling small parts.

Disclaimer: This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Permobil. Additionally, this job description does not constitute an employment contract and Permobil may exercise its employment-at-will rights at any time.

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