Warehouse - Break Bulk Lead

Warehouse - Break Bulk LeadCDS Baltimore - Middle River, MD 21220OverviewSalary Range $20.00 - $22.00 Hourly Level Experienced Position Type Full Time Category WarehouseDescriptionWarehouse Lead Break BulkTitle: Warehouse Lead Break BulkDepartment: WarehousePosition Status: Full TimeShift Schedule: Day ShiftExempt Status: Hourly Non-ExemptAbout CDS Logistics: At CDS Logistics, we are specialists in last mile delivery services of kitchen cabinets, windows, doors, and appliances. We service our customers through a nationwide network consisting of over 80 locations making over 1 million deliveries annually to homes, job sites and retail locations. Our team-oriented approach, together with our proprietary technology, enables us to exceed our customers' expectations.We are not perfect, but we try to be. We hold ourselves to the highest standards, ensuring every customer is treated with respect and every order handled as if it were our own. We support our team members to ensure their career success with training programs, accessible leadership, and ongoing talent development.Our Mission: "Creating Customers by Servicing Customers"Our Guiding Principles:1. Put Safety First2. Respect for Others3. Treat Customer Orders Like Our Own4. Deliverable Measurable Excellence5. Pursue Relentless ImprovementAbout the JobCDS Logistics & Home Services is seeking a dynamic warehouse professional to assist in managing the Break Bulk (Cabinets Receiving) team in a leading final mile logistics company. The Lead position will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the team's daily productivity, reporting directly to the Assistant Warehouse Manager. Our primary goal is to ensure excellent operational and production standards are met and maintained.The Key Job Accountabilities for a leader in the warehouse are listed below. The outline gives a clear overview of the responsibilities that are necessary to obtain success as a leader."Leadership is in action only when the dream / goal is a reality at the grass-roots level." This means that unless your subordinates are well trained and understand the importance of their jobs as related to the success of the business you will not be effective as a leader. This applies to all tasks from sweeping the floor to successfully and accurately completing a full inbound load of product to managing our performance metrics and lean initiative goals.Break Bulk LeadIn this role you will work in the Baltimore Warehouse facility, supporting the daily operations of our business through team leadership, coaching & development of direct reports and accurate completion of daily deliverables. You can anticipate this role to focus on team leadership and task delegation, meeting quality and quantity of daily production requirements, and lean management activities within your scope of the warehouse.Successful applicant will be able to:Perform quality work within deadlines.Interact and communicate professionally with internal and external customer groups.Prioritize daily tasks in consideration of Organizational Strategic Goals.Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating efforts with your stakeholders.Essential Job FunctionsManage BB2 crew and their daily production activities in accordance with CDS' SOP's under the direction of the Manager and Supervisor.Follow, support, and set standards, goals, and processes.Assist in checking and answering emails.Assist in creating and maintaining the Breakbulk inbound schedule.Assist in the Standardization of processes and Audit procedures.Assist in the individual review process for direct reports.Assist in the verbal and written discipline process of subordinates.Assist and support your teams needs for staffing. This includes interviewing potential. candidates and making hiring decisions.Set up training and a training outline for employee onboarding.Assist and support Forklift and equipment training and certification.Assist, support, and conduct Product handling / documentation certification.Manage all new hire onboarding and training processes, timelines, and goals.Audit the training processes and training documentation.Develop team knowledge surrounding Lean Six Sigma initiatives.Coach and develop direct reports SOP knowledge and leadership competencies.Assist in keeping the inbound calendar updated.Collaborate with internal departments, ensure that paperwork is completed and provided with in an appropriate time frameCheck and ensure that all inbound paperwork has been properly completed and items have been tagged and located before the paperwork is turned into Customer service.Assist in customer calls when needed.Assist in audit processes and proceduresCollect and document measure metrics.Assist and support product returns and re-receive processes.Assist and support "Board" meetings with warehouse teams.Lead your team in daily team meetings.Participate and support Gemba walks with warehouse teams no less than weekly.Complete spreadsheets and track performance data for your crew.Manage facility cleanliness, safety, and security.Complete other value-added projects as assigned.QualificationsQualificationsHigh School Diploma or GED1-2 years of warehousing experience.Forklift Certification.Highly proficient with RF ScannersHigh attention to detailStrong communication skills both verbal and written.Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.Strong interpersonal skillsPreferred Qualifications2-3 Years of warehousing experience.Team lead/leadership experience.Experience receiving and palletizing bulk products.Experience working for a last mile delivery company.Experience on a double reach truck.Supervisory ResponsibilityThis position will be responsible for the management of Break Bulk employees. This position will manage the daily production, training, and personnel management, including but not limited to, coaching, development, and disciplinary actions.CompetenciesWarehouse OperationsCommunicationLeadershipInterpersonal Relationship ManagementCritical Problem SolvingHigh Attention to DetailSense of UrgencyPhysical DemandsThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear, stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, lift or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50-100 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to +100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.TravelNo travel is expected for this position.Other DutiesPlease note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.Work EnvironmentThis job operates in a professional warehouse environment. This role routinely uses forklifts, double electric pallet jacks, manual pallet jacks, handcarts, key racks, pallets, box cutters, RF scanners, and label printers.