Warehouse Lead 1st Shift

Lead Warehouse Associate

At Five Below our growth is a result of the people who embrace our purpose: We know life is way better when you are free to Let Go & Have Fun in an amazing experience, filled with unlimited possibilities, priced so low, you can always say yes to the newest, coolest stuff! Just ask any of our over 20,000 associates who work at Five Below and they'll tell you there's no other place like it. It all starts with our purpose and then, The Five Below Way, which is our values and behaviors that each and every associate believes in.

It's all about culture at Five Below, making this a place that can inspire you as much as you inspire us with big ideas, super energy, passion, and the ability to make the workplace a WOWplace!

As a Lead Warehouse Associate, you will spend most of your time performing core productive functions. You will also coordinate work activities such as real-time staffing moves and monitor performance to optimize process flow under the direction of your operations supervisors and other leaders. You will help instill a safety culture, identify training needs, and participate in root cause analysis using experience and continuous improvement methodology. You'll also conduct standard work audits to identify gaps in these processes and contribute to leader driven continuous improvement plans. In this role, you'll work with other team members and departments to assess product flow and quality, appropriately recommending to leadership adjustments needed to move product efficiently and safely to achieve goals. Another key component of your job will be, under the direction of your operations supervisor, to assign tasks to team members and provide specific work directions along with monitoring progress daily to improve performance and functional area goals. You will anticipate your leaders' needs and proactively solve problems before they arise.

Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

• Ability to lift and carry merchandise weighing x lbs. frequently throughout a shift and up to 50lbs. occasionally, and to work within a process path for the duration of the shift.

• Ability to access all areas of the distribution center.

• Ability to read, use matching skills and comprehend department/product documentation.

• Basic math skills.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Ability to operate computer systems with minimal direction after receiving training.

• Strong time-management skills; able to multitask, prioritize and manage requests when received from all departments.

• 1-3 years of leadership, warehousing or manufacturing experience.

• Ability to be trained on powered equipment safely.

• Ability to work independently, as well as on a team, providing work direction to team members.

• Strong interpersonal skills to relate with all members of the team.

Five Below is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Five Below is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Five Below is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please submit a request and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

Position Type: Hourly

Position Starting At: $22.00

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