Warehouse Team Lead - 1st Shift

It's More Than A Job

As part of the Contract Logistics team at Kuehne+Nagel, you will play a key role in designing, managing, and optimizing solutions that keep goods moving efficiently. Whether you're leading a team, engineering processes, or driving projects, your work ensures that our customers' products are stored, handled, and delivered with precision. From everyday essentials to seasonal items, what we do in Contract Logistics impacts businesses and communities around the world. At Kuehne+Nagel, your contribution goes far beyond the warehouseit helps shape the flow of global trade.

We are seeking a hands-on Warehouse Team Lead to support daily operations, drive productivity and safety, and ensure efficient inbound, inventory, and order fulfillment processes within a fast-paced warehouse environment.

This role follows a 1st shift schedule, Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm, and requires flexibility to support overtime and business needs as required.

How You Create Impact

• Lead daily warehouse activities including inbound, inventory, and order fulfillment
• Ensure shipments are received accurately and inventory is properly stored and tracked
• Support picking, packing, and shipping operations to meet productivity and quality goals
• Promote a safe work environment and ensure proper use of equipment
• Assign tasks and help keep workflows running smoothly across the team
• Maintain an organized warehouse, including inventory accuracy and space utilization
• Complete reports and support compliance with company safety and quality standards

What We Would Like You To Bring

• Strong verbal communication skills with the ability to resolve conflicts and work cross-functionally
• Ability to prioritize, multitask, and manage multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced environment
• Experience coaching or guiding team members and providing clear direction on tasks
• At least 1 year of warehouse experience (lead/coordination experience preferred)
• Bilingual Spanish required to support communication across teams and departments
• Basic computer proficiency, including Microsoft Excel and Teams for daily communication
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills and the ability to follow through on tasks

For applicants in the United States: Individuals with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process may contact us by sending an email to kn.taaccommodations.com

What's In It For You

At Kuehne+Nagel we strive daily to inspire, empower, and deliver not only to our customers, but also to our colleagues. We offer a dynamic global work environment with opportunities for excellent training programs and career mobility. The hourly wage range for this position is between $22 and $24. Base wage is part of a competitive total rewards package that includes health and welfare benefits, a 401k retirement savings plan, tuition reimbursement, and incentive compensation for eligible roles. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, skills, job location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. Kuehne+Nagel reviews pay ranges regularly to ensure competitive and fair pay based on industry market data.

Kuehne+Nagel participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.

Who We Are

Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world.

As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life-saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.

Kuehne+Nagel is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity ("EEO") and to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws that prohibit workplace discrimination and unlawful retaliation. Kuehne+Nagel strictly prohibits all discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, color, age, national origin, ethnicity, religious creed or belief, physical or mental disability, marital or familial status, legally protected medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical condition), gender (including gender identity and gender expression), sexual orientation, citizenship status, protected activity (such as opposition to or reporting of prohibited discrimination or harassment. Kuehne+Nagel will also make reasonable accommodations for disabled applicants and employees, including accommodations for pregnancy and childbirth, and for the sincerely held religious beliefs of applicants and employees depending upon individual circumstances unless such accommodation would create an undue hardship on Kuehne+Nagel.