Warehouse Team Lead

Eaton's ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Warehouse Team Lead. The hourly rate for this position is $26.00 per hour. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

HOURS: 7AM - 3:30PM

Why work at Eaton? Below are a few of the outstanding benefits we offer:

• Health benefits and vacation time - available to use on day one of your employment
• 10 Paid holidays
• Overtime opportunities
• Retirement benefits
• Paid Parental Leave
• Educational Assistance Program, Wellness Reimbursement, and more

The Team Lead is responsible for Support management as needed to accomplish Eaton's overall objectives of providing on-time delivery of quality products. Support and initiate actions with management to ensure that personnel comply with the company's policies and performance/productivity levels.

• Assist other team members to improve their ability to meet quality and productivity standards.
• Provide feedback to management on matters that impede the progress of operations' objectives of providing a harmonious, safe, and productive work environment.
• Assist with daily schedule for the warehouse and assign work to employees.
• Coordinate with leads and management to ensure picking schedules meet operational needs.
• Inspect materials, products, and equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.
• Communicate potential quality issues with received products to buyers and management.
• Audit inventory to keep systems in balance during daily order processing.
• Review, research and resolve all transactions within SAP; adjust key issues and discrepancies while ensuring compliance with established internal control procedures.
• Train and develop new team members and coach on team performance.
• Assist in maintaining inventory accuracy. Complete follow up to all previous inventory adjustments. Complete and review cycle counts in conjunction with inventory specialists.
• Reviews work for accuracy and completeness.
• Submit tool, material, and safety supply requisitions as well as facilities requests when necessary.
• Contributes to department functions – meetings, goals, training, etc.
• Comply with and ensure department compliance with Company health, safety and environmental policies and all applicable U.S. import and export control and security regulations.
• Acts as stand-in supervisor when supervisor is off premises.
  Assist in boosting and maintaining employee morale.

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Must have a high school diploma or General Education (GED) from an accredited institution
• Must have a minimum of two years of experience performing warehouse related job duties
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of Richmond, VA will be considered. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum of five years of experience in a warehouse environment
• Minimum of one year of being in a leadership role within warehousing
• Prior lead or supervisory experience

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.

You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

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We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.