Warehouse Lead-2nd Shift-Full-Time with excellent Benefits (Sunday thru Thursday)

Job Overview

PURPOSE OF POSITION         

The position will ensure service levels as outlined in the company strategic plans within the shipping, receiving and replenishing departments. The position is responsible for daily operations, process improvement and staff development on second shift during peak times of business (approximately August – February).

What You’ll Love:

• Being a part of an innovation-driven organization that is growing fast, and taking care of business through catalog, web and retail stores.
• Working on a team that makes retail workwear for customers who are smart, straight-talking folks who do everything from pounding nails to shoeing horses and pitching bales.
• POKING AVERAGE IN THE EYE!

What You’ll Do:

• Prioritize and direct daily work assignments of department staff. Create and maintain weekly employee schedules.
• Review daily hours to ensure accurate costs for the Department
• Document and communicate with Ship Clerk about absences and tardies within the Shipping Department.
• Update schedule on a daily basis for accurate tracking of employees and outbound capacities.

Is Proactive in maintaining communication with the rest of the departments in the DC to ensure proper staffing to support order volume.

• Spend a majority of the day monitoring the floor and helping with workflow, answering questions, and ensuring high morale in the department.

• Ensure effective hiring and training of employees. 
• Ensure department staff follows company policies:
• Safety
• Housekeeping
• Attendance and break schedules
• All policies as outlined in the employee handbook
• Special assignments as requested by DC Supervisor, DC Manager, Director of Operations or VP Group.
• Meet quarterly goals created by DC Manager.
• Write and deliver yearly performance reviews for direct hourly reports.
• Assure that all actions taken with regard to direct reports are in accordance with established company policies.

What We’re Looking for:

• Position requires 1-year job experience as a lead/supervisor of a mid-size distribution center (40-100 employees).
• Strong oral, written and interpersonal communication.
• Sense of urgency in accomplishing objectives. 
• Exceptional leadership ability.
• Proven coaching and mentoring skills. 
• Adept problem-solver and analytical thinker. 
• Spreadsheet and word processing proficiency.

• Spreadsheet and word processing proficiency.
• Direct to consumer fulfillment experience a plus

Environmental Factors:

• Standing or walking for up to eight hours a day.
• Frequently lifting up to thirty pounds, occasionally lifting up to seventy pounds.
• Frequently reaching, twisting, and bending in multiple directions.
• Ability to perform work in tight quarter workstations.
• Moderate warehouse noise level.

• Push/pull a picking cart and/or pallet of up to five hundred pounds.
• Continuous arm, hand, and wrist movement (i.e.: folding garments).

• Work in temperatures ranging from 50 – 95 degrees.

Who We Are:

We are a “no bull” brand that started in 1989 and we provide apparel and other gear for hardworking men and women. Favorites such as our Ballroom® Jeans featuring “crouch without the ouch," Buck Naked™ Underwear and our Longtail T® Shirts that hide “plumber’s butt” reflect our attitude.

The heart of Duluth Trading’s success is creating one-of-a-kind men’s and women’s clothing, innovative tools and ingenious gadgets while being humorous storytellers. The talented people we seek want to be proud of where they work, have a commitment to do things better and be part of a retail, web and catalog apparel company that knows where it’s going.

The responsibilities outlined in this position description are a guideline for the general duties of the position and are not exhaustive of all duties inherent in the job. Duluth Trading Company is an equal opportunity employer.

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