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Warehouse Team Lead

Novartis
Full-time
On-site
Durham, NC
$23.99 - $44.56 USD yearly
Operations

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Role Summary

The Warehouse Team Lead is responsible for leading their respective shift operation including personnel to ensure all production supply tasks are completed per the finite schedule daily. The Team Lead will be the main contact for all department material requests outside of the finite schedule. The Team Lead is also responsible to oversee all safety procedures and ensure general warehouse organization.

Responsibilities

  • Coach and develop Warehouse Technicians including hands-on training for continuous improvement.
  • Serve as the main point of contact for the manufacturing shift leaders, the Finite Scheduler, Logistics team leaders.
  • Oversee and execute daily/weekly Finished Product Shipping, including all related ERP system transactions and Teams communications for confirmation of scheduled activities.
  • Oversee inventory control procedures, including executing weekly cycle counts to ensure inventory accuracy.
  • Support all internal material requests from Manufacturing (MFG), Quality Control (QC), Technical Research and Development (TRD), and Manufacturing Science & Technology (MS&T) from various source documents.
  • Conduct monthly safety walks as scheduled by the HSE team and report all good catches, incidents, etc. via the Enablon HSE/net system.
  • Provide documentation for product damages, inventory discrepancies and/or product quality issues as necessary to the Incoming Quality team.
  • Communicate with the incoming shift Lead all important information and/or tasks necessary to ensure production support and/or project completion.
  • Operate with minimal supervision and perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

  • High School diploma with 3 years of pharmaceutical warehouse material handling experience.
  • B.S. degree is preferred.
  • ERP system experience.
  • Prior experience with the KANBAN system is preferred.
  • Experience leading others, including scheduling and managing time off, is preferred.
  • Forklift certification: certified trainer preferred.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills, detail oriented.
  • Physically able to safely lift and move materials up to 50 lbs.
  • Ability to work well in a team setting.
  • Ability to maintain a professional work environment.

Skills

  • Leadership and people management
  • Communication and coordination
  • ERP and inventory management
  • Safety and compliance awareness
  • Problem solving and continuous improvement

Education

  • High School diploma required; B.S. degree preferred.

Additional Requirements

  • None provided.