Warehouse Team Lead (1st Shift)

Why Work for Saddle Creek?

Saddle Creek Logistics Services succeeds by promoting a diverse, friendly, and respectful teamwork environment. As a vital service provider, we not only make a difference in our community but offer our associates opportunities to enhance their skills, build meaningful careers and end each day with a sense of accomplishment. If you’re looking for a family-oriented company that lives by its values and offers competitive pay and benefits, join our team today.

Benefits:

• Weekly pay with skill pay and shift differentials

• Benefits package including medical, dental, vision and medical reimbursement

• Medical employee-only premium less than $10/week with wellness discounts

• HSA with annual employer contribution

• Weekly 401(k) match

• Vacation immediately upon hire

• 8 holidays per calendar year

• Personal time after 90 days

• EAP and identity theft protection

• Tuition reimbursement

• Company paid life insurance and short term disability

Pay in Joliet, IL:

• Base pay from $19.00 - $20.50 per hour based on skills and experience

• 2nd Shift differential starting at $1.50
  
  

Summary

The Lead Warehouse Associate will be responsible for overseeing the handling of customer products, including the loading and unloading of product. This leadership role will be responsible for assigning work and work functions to all warehouse associates as necessary to meet the needs of the customer. Following company and site-specific safety policies, and encouraging other associates to do the same, is of great importance to this position.

What You’ll Do:

• Assign tasks to warehouse personnel through written and/or oral instruction, including: unloading, outbound staging and loading, verifying and labeling of freight.

• Supervise tasks performed by warehouse personnel.

• Complete reports and records in a timely manner.

• Troubleshoot machine and equipment malfunctions and report them to maintenance personnel.

• Advise associates on care and preservation of product, use of equipment in handling, storing, maintaining, shipping stock, and related problems.

• Ensure high-quality customer service through assisting associates in warehouse functions when help is needed.

• Take action and speak to associates when proper safety, quality, and productivity procedures are not being followed.

• Work cooperatively and productively with other warehouse associates.

• Adhere to company or site-specific safety policy and guidelines to ensure safe working conditions for self and others.

• Additional duties may be assigned by supervisor.

What We Need from You:

• Must be eighteen (18) years of age or older.

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience working in a warehouse environment.

• Must be able to perform any physically exerting duties in a warehouse environment, which may be non-air conditioned or heated, meaning the indoor temperature fluctuates with the seasons.

• Must be able to pass pre-employment drug screening and background check.

• Reach and Sit Down forklift experience required.

Helpful Experience (Not Required)

• Associate’s Degree (AA).

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

• Previous leadership experience.

• Experience working with a warehouse management system (WMS).

• Forklift certificate and/or license.

Note that if you are viewing this posting on an external job board (such as Indeed, LinkedIn, ZipRecruiter, etc.), unless specifically stated in the posting, the provided salary estimates may not be accurate as they are not provided by Saddle Creek. Our recruiters look forward to speaking with you about your background, skills, and compensation requirements.

Saddle Creek is an Equal Opportunity employer and an Affirmative Action employer, as required by law. We provide equal employment opportunities to applicants and existing associates and evaluate qualified candidates without regard to race, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, color, religious creed, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, sex (including pregnancy, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), mental or physical disability, medical condition, military and veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws, governmental regulations and executive orders. View the EEO poster here . View the E-Verify Posting here .

Saddle Creek is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability to search and apply for a career opportunity, please send an e-mail to [email protected] and let us know your contact information and the nature of your request.