Warehouse Lead

Job Description:
Job: Warehouse Shift Lead
Shift: Nights
Location: Mars Petcare (Temple, Texas)
Mars Petcare is seeking a Warehouse Shift Lead to join our exciting pet food business at a manufacturing plant in Temple, Texas. We focus our attention on the unique needs of cats and dogs. That obsession with detail allows us to deliver precise, effective nutrition and help them become their magnificent best.
As part of our overall total compensation package, Mars Petcare offers a competitive benefits package to all associates: Medical, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance, Short- & Long-Term Disability, and 401k match. Associates are also immediately eligible (based on hire date) for up to three weeks of vacation, 11 Paid Holidays per year, Sick Pay, Maternity & Parental Leave, and annual bonus earning potential, plus many other ancillary benefits not listed here.
The Shift Lead is a core position that will be responsible for leading the coordination effort for such activities as safety, sanitation, quality, manufacturing and customer service performance, product storage, inventory accuracy, and implementation and support of lean initiatives. The Shift Lead will drive performance standards in coaching and mentoring development of warehouse associates. The result should be quality pet food that meets or exceeds all quality specifications set by Mars Petcare in the amount and schedule indicated by business needs.
What are we looking for?
Minimum Qualifications:

• Basic math, reading and writing skills.
• Mechanical aptitude.
• Be 18 years of age.
• High School Diploma/ GED or two years of manufacturing experience in place of education.
• Housekeeping skills and knowledge of GMPs.
• Basic knowledge of personal computers.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Ability and willingness to develop and manage self, demonstrate self-directed workgroup leadership, and contribute to efficiency, quality, and cost optimization with minimal supervision and a positive attitude.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Ability to operate forklifts safely.
• Ability to work 12-hour shifts under stressful conditions such as heat, cold, high and/or confined spaces and have full mobility with the ability to climb ladders and stairs.

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Understand and operate the warehouse under the Mars Personal Safety and Food Safety parameters.
• Utilize technical skills and/or support to achieve desired performance levels.
• Drive warehouse team to meet and exceed business metrics (OS&D's, OTR, Fill Rate, Complete, etc.).
• Improve operations through individual and group problem-solving and provide leadership in solving problems on the floor and in meetings.
• Ability to use warehouse management systems (Red Prairie, Rebus, JDA, SAP, etc.).
• Able to quickly troubleshoot and address reliability issues in the warehouse.
• Strong in goal setting and measuring the performance of associates and teams.
• Excellent interpersonal and team participation skills.
• Coordinate area activities in such a way as to minimize waste, demurrage (cost) and ensure continuous plant operations.
• Responsible for all Inbound Packaging and Inbound Product.
• Responsible for validating shipments and storing packaging properly.
• Ability to receive material receipts in SAP.
• Willing to actively address food safety and quality concerns.
• Accountable for proper filing of paperwork.
• Responsible for Yard Management
• Verifies the accuracy of trailer numbers on the outbound Bills of Ladings.
• Verifies that the driver has pulled the correct trailer for his scheduled destination.
• Spotter control
• Maintain inventory accuracy of Finished Goods
• Responsible for validating raw ingredient shipments.
• Handle and manage return trailers.
• Manage finished goods BOL's and seals.
• Door management

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
• Join a purpose-driven company where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry-competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

About Mars, Incorporated
Mars is a family-owned business with more than a century of history making diverse products and offering services for people and the pets people love. With almost $35 billion in sales, the company is a global business that produces some of the world's best-loved brands: M&M's®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, UNCLE BEN'S®, MARS DRINKS and COCOAVIA®. Mars also provides veterinary health services that include BANFIELD® Pet Hospitals, Blue Pearl®, VCA® and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles - Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom - inspire its more than 100,000 Associates to create value for all its partners and deliver growth they are proud of every day.
Mars is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.
Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.