Warehouse Lead | 1st Shift

Job Description

Job Description

Build your career with RJ Schinner, a growing, family-owned wholesale redistributor with over 70 years of success . We have 20 distribution centers throughout the US, 600+ employees, and provide disposable paper, cleaning, and food service packaging products to distributors in 48 states.

Headquartered in Menomonee Falls, WI, RJ Schinner is a well-established company started in 1951. RJ Schinner currently ranks as the 45th most successful private company on Deloitte’s 2023 Wisconsin 75 and has also been recognized through BizTimes’ Future 50 Program as one of the fastest growing privately-owned companies in southeastern Wisconsin.

Shipping & Receiving/Forklift Operator Lead Summary

Full-time, Monday – Friday | 1st Shift, 6:00 am- 2:30 pm or until completion

This a hands-on Lead works alongside the warehouse shipping and receiving team, and ensures proper procedures and disciplines are being followed or documented. The Warehouse Lead works closely with our shift Supervisor and our Warehouse Manager.

Shipping & Receiving/Forklift Operator Lead Benefits

• Competitive base pay, and year-end bonus opportunity
• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance, Employer paid life and short-term disability insurance
• Two weeks’ paid time off your first year, paid holidays and paid leave program
• Internal advancement opportunity
• Regular Employee Appreciation events
• Employee pricing program on RJ Schinner sold products
• ½ off RJ Schinner Apparel, and much more!

Shipping & Receiving/Forklift Operator Lead Qualifications

• 2-3 years of previous distribution warehouse experience
• 2-3 years of forklift experience
• Strong interpersonal skills
• High degree of attention required
• Ability to perform light to heavy physical tasks; able to lift 50 lbs. safely
• Ability to proficiently operate a variety of powered industrial trucks
• Must be dependable, reliable, and use equipment safely and sensibly
• Comfortable with exposure to environmental conditions (e.g., heat/cold; noise and dust),
• Comfortable with heights (25'-30')

Shipping & Receiving/Forklift Operator Lead Responsibilities

• Maintains other shipping records such as returned merchandise, damage, discrepancies, etc.
• Responsible for care in handling merchandise
• Establish an appropriate rapport with customers, vendors, and delivery drivers
• Responsible for performing operations and safety check, (including battery, brakes & lift controls), on all powered industrial trucks
• Recommend equipment needs and repairs
• Verify inventory levels with system cycle counts against physical counts
• Transport merchandise from daily inbound receipts to appropriate locations
• Replenish warehouse pick locations to capacity
• Load outbound carriers
• Observe and comply with all workplace safety procedures and measures, including immediately documenting any unsafe acts, conditions, or accidents

Preferred Qualifications

• Eclipse Warehouse Management System experience

Location: 5800 Plummer Road, SW, Ste. 100 | Atlanta GA | 30336

R.J. Schinner Co., Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We hire and promote for all positions without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, disability, or veteran status. All terms and conditions of employment are administered on the basis of equality.