Shipping Lead

Cross Dock Lead (Nights)

Green Circle Growers was founded in 1968 by John van Wingerden. With just a few acres, Green Circle Growers began selling to other companies like variety stores, lumber yards, hardware stores, and grocery stores. Today, Green Circle Growers is still owned and operated by the van Wingerden family and has grown to over 170 acres of indoor growing space. Our state-of-the-art greenhouses offer many different environments to keep up with the demanding mix of products that today's market expects. We now provide plants to regional and national stores across the United States and Canada. We are able to market and offer broad products to mass merchants, as well as to growers. The retail market expects the full line of annuals in flats, containers, and baskets. The grower line produces pre-finished containers, plugs, and liners.

Position Overview

The Cross Dock Lead is responsible for overseeing daily dock operations to ensure the timely, accurate, and safe handling of all incoming and outgoing shipments. In this position, you will manage a crew and provide effective guidance. The Cross Dock Lead serves as the primary point of contact between dock staff, warehouse management, and transportation personnel. They are accountable for maintaining efficient workflows, promoting collaboration, resolving operational issues, and supporting productivity goals. The Cross Dock Lead shift will be Thursday through Monday.

Job Duties

Responsible for workflow, record keeping, and resources for assigned area

Lead and coordinate the work of an assigned team of shipping and receiving team members

Provide effective guidance on how work orders, shipping manifest, purchase orders, and other documented tasks should be read and fulfilled

Train, coach and motivate employees to improve performance and provide feedback to management on employee performance and progress

Oversee daily shipping activities including order picking, packing, staging, and loading

Unload and load trucks manually or using material handling equipment

Receive hard goods and live goods into the business system against purchase orders, and verify that quantities and quality of inbound products

Facilitate proper sorting, labeling, scanning, handling, and storage of all inbound shipments

Report any discrepancies on inbound shipments against purchase orders and support corrective action

Operate material handling equipment (pallet jacks, forklifts, tow motors, etc.) safely and in compliance with company procedures

Load outbound trucks and trailers in the correct sequence to support efficient delivery, ensuring on time and in full (OTIF) goals are met

Collaborate with drivers, dispatch, operations teams, and warehouse team members to ensure accurate and timely movement of freight

Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area that meets OSHA and company safety standards

All other duties as assigned

Qualifications and Education Requirements

High School Diploma, GED, or relevant experience required

2-3+ years of warehouse, cross-dock, logistics, or freight handling experience required

1-2+ years of supervisory experience preferred

Basic computer literacy or ability to learn scanning and warehouse systems

Experience operating a tow motor and other material handling equipment

Self-motivated with strong organizational skills and attention to detail

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to change

Strong communication and teamwork skills, including the ability to read and speak English

Ability to work extended hours, weekends, or holidays as required by business volume

Must be at 18 years old and able to pass a pre-employment background check and drug screen

Physical Environment & Requirements

Work performed in a plant/production facility or outdoors; possible extreme heat/cold dependent on season

Continuously requires ability to follow verbal and written instructions

Frequently requires walking, lifting (up to 50lbs), carrying, reaching, kneeling, pushing/pulling (up to 200lbs), bending, and crouching

Occasionally requires sitting, standing, fine dexterity, climbing and handling

May require ability to operate machinery, drive vehicles (truck, car, van, tug, forklift) or use equipment such as hand tools, computers, or general business equipment

CDL license or tug/forklift certification may be required