Job Details

Warehouse Lead

We are looking for a warehouse lead to join our team at our Houston, TX location!

Why is Penske Logistics for you?

We take pride in offering a competitive wage and great benefits including:

Hourly Rate: $22.00 per hour

Schedule: 1st Shift 6:00AM- 2:30PM (overtime as needed)

Benefits: Our excellent benefits plan keeps associates and their families happy, healthy and secure. To learn more visit

• Paid Time Off
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401K with company match
• Associate Referral Program
• $125 Boot Allowance after 90 Days of Employment (where applicable)

Our associates also enjoy numerous associate discounts and opportunities to grow with the organization!

Job Responsibilities

Reads customer order to determine items to be moved, gathered, or distributed

Conduct weekly one-to-one meetings with all pickers.

Regularly provide input to the supervisor regarding the performance of direct reports.

Monitor and address departmental metrics such as productivity and quality as directed by the supervisor or manager.

Conduct daily start-up meetings to understand volume needs at the beginning of each shift.

Pick orders accurately and ensure that all orders run through a pick/scan verification process.

Ensure that all items picked physically are also picked electronically.

Maintain warehouse aisles up to 5S standards.

Under guidance of Warehouse Supervisor trains new employees.

Guides warehouse employees in operational tasks.

Escalates issues timely and directly to Supervisor.

Qualifications

4 years of warehouse experience required

2 years of inventory or materials management experience preferred

2 years of supervisory experience preferred

High School diploma or equivalent preferred

Prior forklift certification preferred

Basic computer skills including Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint preferred

Ability to learn and use proprietary software required

Flexible to work overtime preferred

Ability to work in non-climate controlled conditions

Ability to lead a small team, ability to work independently, customer service, dealing with others, multi-tasking skills, organizational skills, flexibility required, excellent with numbers, time management, and ability to execute are required.

Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job.

Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening required.

This position is designated as safety sensitive by the company, and the ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is required. Associates must have the ability to accept responsibility for their own safety, as well as the safety of others.

Physical Requirements

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The associate will be required to remember and understand certain instructions, guidelines or other information.

The associate must be able to see and verbally communicate.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. The associate must be able to hear, understand, and distinguish speech and/or other sounds (e.g., machinery alarms, medical codes or alarms).

While performing the duties of this job, the associate will be required to move frequently, stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 50lbs/23kg and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100lbs/45kg.

Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer.