Lead Material Handler

Summary of Role

The Lead Material Handler is essential to our production operations, ensuring the precise and timely flow of materials and components while maintaining inventory accuracy between our physical stock and the NetSuite system. As the primary subject matter expert in the warehouse for inventory control processes, material transactions, and system integrity, this role is pivotal in driving operational efficiency.

Collaboration with purchasing, production, planning, and finance teams is key to preventing recurring inventory errors and enhancing inventory integrity. Additionally, the Lead Material Handler oversees coordination for all material handling activities, including work order fulfillment, inventory control, and warehouse organization.

In this role, you will prioritize daily tasks, swiftly address issues that may impact production, and uphold the highest standards of accuracy, efficiency, and organization. By working closely with production, warehouse, and operations teams, you will ensure that materials are available precisely when and where they are needed, while continuously identifying opportunities to improve processes and workflows.

How You’ll Succeed

• Demonstrate a solid understanding of Bills of Materials (BOMs) and how they support production and assembly processes.
• Demonstrate a solid understanding of work orders and assembly builds, including how they are created and executed.
• Pick and process orders accurately and efficiently to meet production needs.
• Ensure all documentation, paperwork, and bin transfers are completed daily and with a high level of accuracy.
• Support inventory management by completing and overseeing daily cycle counts.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and functional warehouse environment.
• Communicate effectively with internal teams to provide timely updates on materials, orders, and any issues impacting production.

What You Bring

• High School Diploma or higher
• 5+ years of experience in material handling or warehouse operations in a lead or senior capacity.
• Working knowledge of Bills of Materials (BOMs), work orders, and assembly processes.
• Experience using ERP systems, shipping software, and basic computer applications.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills to ensure accuracy in inventory and documentation.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with team members and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to prioritize work, stay organized, and support shifting production needs.

Who You Are

Ensures Accountability: You hold yourself and others accountable to meet commitments.

Optimizes Work Processes: You know the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.

Plans and Aligns: You plan and prioritize work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.

Manages Complexity: You make sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.

Interpersonal Savvy: You relate openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people.

All Company Core Competencies

Customer Focus: You build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions.

Cultivates Innovation: You create new and better ways for the organization to be successful.

Collaborates: You build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.

Instills Trust: You gain the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.

Self-Development: You actively seek new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels.