Outbound Team Lead

New Year, New Career Move: Lead the Way as Our Outbound Team Lead

• Paid Vacation and Holidays.
• Retirement Benefits.
• Employee Discount Program: Discounts on Sysco Stock (SYY).
• Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits.

New hires are eligible first day of the month following or coinciding with 31 days from date of hire.

• The team leader is responsible for providing daily leadership, direction, and support to packing associates, line feeders, and stackers; and maintaining a safe, organized, clean, and efficient operation.
• Must be able to proactively identify and analyze problems and implement appropriate corrective action to improve performance.

Responsibilities:

• Work with other line supervisors and management to ensure appropriate work priorities are assigned and issues are efficiently communicated and addressed.
• Assign crew members to specific duties to maximize efficiency for a department.
• Ensure that the crew is working safely and efficiently as a team.
• Correct anyone who is not following preferred work methods and/or is working in an unsafe manner, as well as ensure all hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) and other food safety guidelines are followed at all times.

Qualifications:

Education:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.

Experience:

• 2 years (extensive) produce knowledge or related industry.

Professional Skills:

• General understanding of processing procedures of a high volume warehouse/production facility.
• Demonstrated leadership ability.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate fluently in English.
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred.

Physical Demand:

• Able to manually move 25 lbs. frequently and up to 50 lbs. occasionally.
• Must be able to bend, stoop, push, and pull.
• Constant standing and walking for periods over eight hours.

Decision-Making Authority:

Most Important Decisions Made Fully Independently:

• Assign duties to crew members and efficiently direct workflow.
• Ensure that crew is working safely, following all preferred work methods and food safety procedures and guidelines.

Most Important Decisions Made With Review and Approval of Other Individuals or Supervisors (Include The Reviews/Approvals Required):

• Assigning work priorities to meet customer demands.

Organizational Reporting:

Supervisor Title:

• Supervisor/Manager.