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Team Lead - Material Handling

The Operational Team Lead (Material Handling) will be responsible for overseeing and guiding a team of material handling employees to achieve goals and maintain high standards of logistics practices. This role will require a combination of technical expertise, leadership skills, and effective communication to drive team success.

Core functions include:

• Leading logistic activities to ensure all inbound and outbound material.
• Ensuring safe practices and compliance for the operations of all powered industrial trucks.
• Partnering with the leadership on material handling needs and execution.
• Collaborating with other area leads and supervisors to facilitate cross-training opportunities; develop employee knowledge in multiple skill sets.
• Implementing work instructions to ensure employee knowledge and accuracy is up to date.
• Collaborating with purchasing, production scheduler, and shipping to monitor and maintain accurate inventory levels for all parts.
• Effectively communicating maintenance issues and repair and replace consumables as needed.
• Serving as a positive leader and mentor by exhibiting and instructing desirable behaviors and skill sets.
• Serving as the initial point of contact and primary support resource for employees, functioning as the first line of defense in addressing and resolving various issues they may encounter.
• Performing other related or non-related duties as assigned through on-the-job training.

Qualifications and requirements:

Education and experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent and/or a combination of experience and education required.
• Minimum of 2 years in manufacturing and/or distribution setting with some leadership responsibilities required.
• 3-5 years in distribution setting with some leadership responsibilities preferred.

Required licenses:

• Highly proficient at operating Powered Industrial Trucks

Competencies:

• Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Follows instructions, responds to management direction; takes responsibility for own actions; keeps commitments; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals. Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; applies feedback to improve performance; monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Meets productivity standards; completes work in timely manner; strives to increase productivity; works quickly.
• Observes safety and security procedures; reports potentially unsafe conditions; uses equipment and materials properly.
• Balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to other views; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of team above own interests; supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
• Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; demonstrates group presentation skills; participates in meetings.

Supervisor responsibilities:

• Lead: working team member who coordinates, supports, trains, and is a knowledge resource for other team members. No direct reports or supervisory responsibility.

Physical requirements:

• This position is subject to Medium Work: exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Physical activities:

• This position is subject to the following physical activities: climbing, balancing, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, crawling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.

Visual acuity:

• The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; expansive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly of fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes.

Working conditions:

• The worker is subject to inside and outside environmental conditions, including heat, noise, vibration, and hazards from a production and distribution-based environment.

RealTruck is the premier manufacturer and digital destination of accessories for truck, Jeep, Bronco and off-road enthusiasts around the world. Globally headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, RealTruck's 6,000+ associates operate from 35+ facilities across four continents. RealTruck's industry leading product portfolio, which includes the Husky Liners total vehicle protection brand, boasts over 1,000 patents and pending applications. The company's omni-channel retail approach delivers a seamless consumer experience online at RealTruck.com, as well as through its 12,000+ dealer network and automotive (OEM) partnerships.

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