Warehouse Lead

Trivium Packaging is a global sustainability leader in metal packaging with more than 60 locations worldwide, nearly 8,000 employees, and an annual revenue of approximately €3.0 billion. Trivium serves a diverse range of customers in a variety of end markets such as food, seafood, pet food, nutrition, beauty and personal care, household care, and premium beverages.

Trivium wants to shape the industry and has embarked on an ambitious transformation journey. In the near term, focus is on building & upskilling the team, deciding where to play & how to win, and increasing financial performance by executing the Trivium Business System (commercial, operational, and supply chain excellence). Sustainability is embedded in our materials and in our actions. Trivium has ambitious sustainability targets and focuses exclusively on products that are infinitely recyclable. Our company sustainability journey has been awarded with a Platinum medal by EcoVadis, the world’s leading rating agent who allocated this award only to the top 1% of the >75000 companies reviewed. Sustainability is embedded in each and every function at Trivium, it‘s in our DNA. The global head office is at Amsterdam Airport; however, many people work in virtual teams from different countries. Our culture is results-driven, entrepreneurial, informal, and highly multicultural. Our people have a high degree of responsibility. 

Primary Purpose:

Supporting the Core Values of Passion, Teamwork and Excellence and under the direction of the Warehouse Supervisor or Department Manager, The Warehouse Lead is responsible for coordinating all inbound and outbound material movement activities of the warehouse team.

Responsibilities & Accountabilities:

• Works closely with Supply Chain Leadership to facilitate daily task to warehouse personnel.
• Act as a process leader and handle all warehouse process leadership activities as assigned by leadership.  This includes directing the work activities of others as needed to complete daily work assignments.
• Maintain strong forklift operations experience to support the training and development of other team members.  This include participating in the forklift certification process as needed.
• Serves as point of contact for all warehouse related SAP & Forklift terminal issues.
• With Leadership support, coordinate all department compliance to corporate safety and security initiatives.
• Audits daily forklift safety checks on department equipment and generates work orders for repairs through CMMS as needed.
• Creates weekly outbound transfer orders for shipments going to customers and/or external warehouses.
• Coordinate the correct movement of raw material, work in process and finished goods within the plant, working closely with dock forklift and production forklift operators to maintain organized process material flow and inventory.
• Responsible for staying current with the status of all inbound and outbound shipments.
• Performs daily/weekly/monthly cycle counts as assigned by leadership.
• Responsible for monitoring the activity of the warehouse and shipping yard to ensure all FIFO procedures are being met.
• Ensure that receiving activities for incoming materials, MRO parts and all other incoming shipments are handled properly, inspected and documented.
• Ensure external and internal customer demands and requests are satisfied at all times.
• Coordinate all 5S and other CI initiates in the warehouse.
• Shall understand the Food Safety Policy, GMP's, HACCP Principle and Food Safety Standard.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.
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Skills & Competencies:

• Strong written/verbal communication skills in English as a single business language.
• Computer skills at level that can support the ability to complete inventory-based transactions.
• Demonstratable adherence to the Core Values of Passion, Teamwork and Excellence.
• Adherence to the Code of Conduct.
• Familiarity with lean manufacturing practices.

Education, Experience and Core Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 5+ years of experience with inventory management systems required.
• Experience with Microsoft Office suites at a functional level required.
• Forklift and Material handing experience required.
• Experience in a manufacturing setting preferred.

Other duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Physical Demands:

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

While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, feel and talk or hear.  The team member is frequently required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and work in confined spaces.  The team member must occasionally lift and or move up to 75 pounds and frequently lift between 1- 50 pounds.  There is no continual lifting.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision as well as color recognition.  Good hand eye coordination is necessary.  

Average hours per week:       40 or 36/48 alternating

Usual shift worked is:              8 or 12 hours

Stand                         5%        Sit                                  65%

Walk                           5%       Lift                                   5%

Squat                         20%      Crawl                                0%

Climb                          0%       Bend (90 degrees)           20%   

Twist  (30 degrees)    50%     Reach above shoulders 10%

Kneel                           2%      Work at heights               as required

Occasionally 1-33%, frequently 34-66% and continuously 67-100% of the time.

This position requires ability to lift:

Up to 15 lbs                             Frequently

16-30 lbs                                 Frequently

31-50 lbs                                 Frequently

51-75   lbs                                Occasionally

76-100 lbs                               Not required

Over 100 lbs                            Not required

BRINGING YOUR TRUE SELF TO WORK

To reach our goals, we know we need colleagues at all levels who are truly diverse in every way. That’s why we are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and so do our people and It’s business critical for us to ensure all our people have what they need to perform at their best and can be their true selves at work.