Material Handler Lead - The Toro Company

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Utilize all information and tools to monitor throughput and productivity to insure timely fulfillment of orders to customers and production.
• Identify and provide training and leadership to assigned employees to ensure that proper work procedures and practices are followed in a safe and efficient manner.
• Maintain a high level of communication with supervisor and co-workers.
• Provide performance evaluations for assigned employees. This includes: observing and noting behavior; measuring performance; giving feedback and guidance on employee development goals.
• Ensure safe work procedures are followed.
• Encourage productivity, quality, good attendance, departmental cleanliness, cooperation, and good work habits. This includes providing a good example of appropriate work behavior.
• Demonstrate typical expectations for leadership, creativity, productivity, quality, attendance, and safety.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications:

• A high school diploma (or the equivalent) or relevant production order and warehousing experience. 
• Appropriate warehouse and shipping experience accompanied with proven continuous learning and improvement.
• Demonstrate ability to learn Supply Chain Management, which includes Sales Order, Customer Service, and Warehouse Processes, along with Materials Handling Methodologies.
• Demonstrate the ability and desire to learn and apply the technical aspects of this position.
• Demonstrate appropriate Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word skills.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills (in person, by telephone, and in writing)
• Demonstrate excellent leadership skills including a professional, self-confident image.
• Have a good work record of self-motivation, judgment, productivity, and safety.

Other Job-Related Components:

• Manufacturing plant conditions (indoors, with variable temperature and humidity, noise, and dirt).
• Physical hazards such as powered vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic, sharp objects, and moving machinery.
• Works with hazardous materials such as oils, grease, paint, solvents, coolant, pressurized gases, various acids and caustics, cleaners, and metals.
• Rapidly changing workloads and priorities, and conflicting deadlines.
• Capable of lifting up to 25 pounds repetitively on occasion

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and related needs and conditions, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.