Team Leader Distribution

Job Description Details

When you join us at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll be part of a smart, driven team that shares your passion for exploration and discovery. With revenues of $22 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we give our people the resources and opportunities to make significant contributions to the world.

Location/Division Specific Information:

This position is based at our San Diego, CA site. This is a 2nd shift 12 pm-8:30 pm, Mon-Fri position.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the establishment and maintenance of performance metrics
• Achieve annual goals for Total Recordable Incidents and Lost Time Recordable Incidents
• Provide leadership / management support (coaching, performance management development [PMD], training, issue resolution, etc.) to associates
• Take ownership of safety initiatives including incident investigations and reporting within the required timeframe. Participate in safety walkthroughs and continuous improvement activities
• Execute operations to ensure daily safety and shipment objectives are achieved
• Support inventory accuracy initiatives to achieve annual targets for San Diego Finished Goods
• Take ownership of quality/process issues (PR) and corrective actions
• Provide role-model leadership in driving change to achieve continuous improvement through Lean best practices in Warehousing, Material Flow, and Logistics
• Through Leader-Standard Work monitor performance and effectiveness of operations
• Serve as a point of escalation for MFG, Supplier, and/or Transportation
• Serve as a point of escalation for the Warehouse during your shift
• Balance labor resources necessary to assure the overall success of the Department
• Contribute to labor resource forecasting under the direction of the LPE Distribution Manager
• Support and contribute to continuous improvement activities for service level performance
• Support inventory management processes (cycle-counting, WMS and Shipment Processing, Warehouse Slotting Optimization, Pick-Path Optimization, etc.)
• Other duties as prescribed by Distribution Manager/Supervisor

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required. Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Experience:
• 2 years of leadership experience in a frontline Supervision or Management capacity within a distribution/operations environment
• Training or certification on operation of Powered Industrial Trucks (PIT) preferred
• Detailed knowledge of inventory management
• Experience coaching, interviewing, and proven track record of issue resolution/compromise
• Demonstrated ability to motivate teams and establish goals, metrics, data and plans to achieve organizational objectives
• Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with key internal and external customers / suppliers; including success functioning as a change agent / team leader and team member in a multi-skilled, dynamic and matrix business environment
• Knowledge of lean material concepts and application in warehousing and logistics
• MS-Office Capabilities (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Certified training for process improvement is a plus