Warehouse Lead

The role

The Warehouse Lead is a working leader who guides a medium sized group of Warehouse workers. This person executes daily tasks while monitoring team adherence to targets and ensuring work is completed to standard.

What you will do

• Work alongside team members to execute daily tasks within assigned station or cell.
• Monitor team adherence to targets and schedule, escalating risks or issues to the Supervisor.
• Provide peer coaching, task coordination, and informal training support to newer or less experienced team members.
• Assist in managing material readiness, tool availability, and workstation organization (5S).
• Investigate and report inventory discrepancies, operational issues, and material shortages.
• Ensure smooth coordination between the unboxing team and other warehouse operations.
• Support quality checks and ensure standard work instructions are followed.
• Lead toolbox meetings and communicate shift goals.
• Model safe work behaviors and reinforce safety policies among peers.
• Participate in continuous improvement and problem-solving activities.

Required qualifications

• 2+ years of production or warehouse experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated reliability, teamwork, and performance in a hands-on role.
• Strong understanding of standard work, quality expectations, and takt time principles.
• Good communication and peer leadership skills.
• Willingness to support and coach others while performing production work.
• Experience with Lean tools (5S, standard work, visual boards)
• Light troubleshooting or escalation awareness
• Basic familiarity with ERP, Excel, or work instruction systems

Nice to have

• Experience in Unboxing workstation preferred
• Experience using scanners, ERP systems, or warehouse management systems preferred

Benefits

• comprehensive and competitive benefits package

About the company

IEM builds electrical distribution systems and delivers solutions for complex power needs. The company has been operating for 75 years.