Warehouse Team Lead

Build a Career, Not Just a Job

Join ALPLA, a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions serving some of the world's most recognized brands, including P&G, Unilever, L'Oréal, PepsiCo, and many more.

As a family-owned company with locations around the world, ALPLA offers stable careers, hands-on training, competitive benefits, and opportunities for growth. Whether you're an experienced manufacturing professional or looking to start a new career, we provide the support and development you need to succeed.

At ALPLA, we invest in our people, promote from within, and foster a culture focused on safety, teamwork, innovation, and continuous improvement. From apprenticeship programs and technical training to leadership development opportunities, ALPLA is committed to helping employees build long-term careers.

What You Can Expect from ALPLA

• Health and Wellness Care Program- Benefits
• Child Care Benefits
• Dependent Care Cost Savings Program
• Recognition programs; Promotional opportunities
• 401K Retirement Plan and excellent Matching Plan
• Medical, dental, vision plan
• Education assistance program/tuition reimbursement
• Short term, long term and life insurance paid by ALPLA
• Paid vacation; paid holidays

Ready to Build Your Future?

Join a team where your contributions matter, your development is supported, and your career can grow with a global industry leader.

Apply today and discover what a career at ALPLA can offer.

Main Responsibilities

Following shipment procedures

• Ensures all shipment procedures are followed in accordance to customer requirements
• Ensures all Forklift Operators are trained in procedures and follow them
  
  Delegation and Coordination
• Ensures all Fork Lift Operators know their work responsibilities
  
  Proper Training of new hires in
• Areas of inventory knowledge
• Inventory locations
• Dock and Fork Lift/Clamp Truck Operations
• Safety Protocols and golden rules.

Warehouse policies and procedures

Communication between other Warehouse Team Leads
Provides written and verbal communication to other team leads to provide coordinated efforts for highest department efficiency

Preparing finished product to ship to customer: Adheres to performance standards in quality and quantity (Checking for damages as well as count)

• Prints Bills of Lading
• Ensures good housekeeping within the warehouse
• Ensures 5s in all warehouse areas
• Ensures staffing availability and escalates to warehouse supervisor.
• Others as needed and described in standard work.

Performance Metrics:

• Following procedures and policies.
• 0 Accidents /Incidents.
• Safety observations reported.
• Warehouse Inspection check lists
• Safety Forklift checklist accuracy and escalations for repairs.
• Staffing coverage and work distribution.
• Correct Shipment (On Time and In Full).

Competencies:

• Ensures Accountability
• Decision Quality
• Communicates Effectively
• Instills Trust
• Collaborates
• Values Differences
• Drives Results

Qualifications and Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Experience in general warehousing, manufacturing or distribution
• Min 2 years of experience as Fork Lift Operator preferred
• Certified Fork Lift Operator
• Computer skills
• Lead skills
• Safety awareness and quality consciousness

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee is:

• The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms and very occasionally to climb or balance.
• The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit.
• The employee must regularly lift and/ or move up to 10 lbs, frequently lift and/or move up to 30 lbs and occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 lbs.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

It is required to act in a safe and environmentally responsible manner at all times by adhering to all ALPLA policies and procedures and Safety Standards (OSHA).
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ALPLA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: ALPLA is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at ALPLA are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. ALPLA will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

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