Warehouse Lead

The role at a glance:

The Warehouse Lead is responsible for planning organizing and monitoring the receiving storage and distribution of all items received either from suppliers or production ensuring a smooth and consistent operation so parts and supplies are located and distributed to proper areas/bins in an effective and efficient manner as needed to satisfy internal and external customer requirements. Responsible for maintaining receiving inventory controls and prepares related reports. The Lead is also responsible for training and/or retraining of warehouse staff members.

How youll contribute:

• Coordinate warehouse activities to meet daily customer demand.

• Responds to staff needs relating to technical and process issues and offers advice on proper work techniques and best practices.

• Verifies quality of work performed ensuring that all process and quality procedures are understood and followed by team members.

• Assures all needed equipment is in the area for the employees and the equipment is ready for the following shift each day.

• Ensures all safety policies are understood and followed by team members.

• Responsible for leading tiered Daily Management System (DMS) meetings.

• Promotes Continuous Improvement and Lean thinking and initiatives within the team. Helps foster a culture of continuous improvement and works collaboratively to deliver measurable process gains.

• Solves problems and escalate obstacles where applicable.

• Conducts training of new and existing staff and maintains training/cross-training matrix.

• Oversees area cycle count activities by ensuring processes and procedures are followed and ongoing inventory counts are maintained consistently.

• Accurately executes corrective inventory adjustments in the appropriate system when necessary.

• Assist in the daily warehouse activities such as inventory counts picking customer orders deliver material to stock area or point of consumption process purchase orders and customer returns.

• Monitors maintains and communicates all warehouse and employee related issues in a timely manner and seeks all available resources to support when needed on all issues that are critical.

• Encourage open communication and employee engagement to help improve employee morale.

Youll also support with:

• Functioning as a learner in Toyota Kata

• Fact-based decision making and using problem solving skills to improve area performance

• Leading and ensuring 6S discipline throughout assigned work areas

• Additional duties as assigned by Supervisor

A successful candidate should have:

• Internal candidates must be at least a Production Operator II

• Minimum of 3 years related work experience

• Must be able to work 1st shift from 6am-2:30pm

• Proficient with warehouse technology programs such as Microsoft Dynamics AX CRM and Cogiscan preferred

• Must be forklift certified or capable of becoming forklift certified at Biamp Systems within 3 months

• Safely operate warehouse equipment

• Ability to understand part numbering system

• Training in and experience with Lean manufacturing principles preferred

• Ability to adjust work pace and warehouse schedule in response to daily demand

• Possesses excellent verbal and written skills in English

• Ability to work independently and in a team environment

• May be required to alternate schedules to meet production goals

• Demonstrates excellent organizational and interpersonal skills and is able to work effectively with people of diverse backgrounds and diffuse challenging situations using acceptable and appropriate methods

• Able to multi-task and be flexible in a dynamic work environment while maintaining strong attention to detail

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Outlook Word Excel and SharePoint)

Work Environment:

• Ability to lift 25 lbs. frequently and up to 75 lbs. periodically

• Stand or sit for long periods

• Perform tasks (that may be repetitive) that require reaching pushing pulling kneeling walking stooping and/or bending

• Work in an environment that generates OSHA permissible machine noise levels

• Use tools that require fine hand skills

• Visually observe and differentiate small moving parts

• Ability to wear PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) as required in designated areas

Who is Biamp

We make the worlds most extraordinary audio and video solutions. For over 40 years Biamp has created and innovated professional audiovisual solutions that enable great communication. From the smallest of rooms to the largest of venues we empower true human connection in every space.

As we grow to meet our customers needs and evolve to address the challenges of tomorrow one guiding principle remains the same:

Biamp connects people through extraordinary audiovisual experiences.

About our company:

At Biamp we believe the employment relationship should be reciprocal. We want you to love your job and we want your expertise and knowledge to help drive our business forward. We champion a supportive and dynamic environment filled with passionate people who choose continuous improvement over perfection. We insist on clear explicit decision making believe in taking calculated risks and celebrate tough decision even when they dont succeed. We look for people who desire the best from themselves and encourage the same from their coworkers. Our commitment to one another and to the common goal is the most consistent reliable path to recurring success for all of us.

Benefits and Perks:

• Medical Dental and Vision

• PTO andpaid holidays

• 401(k) matching

• Employer-paid base life insurance short and long-term disability

• Health savings accounts (with Biamp contribution) and flexible spending accounts

• Tuition reimbursement

• Discretionary company achievement bonus

• Referral bonuses