About this Group Leader role at Toyota Tsusho America
We firmly believe that our employees drive the success of the company! With success in mind as the ultimate goal, we strive to create and provide an environment that offers challenging, stimulating and financially rewarding opportunities. We are looking for The Right One to join our team!
What's In It For You?
Competitive Salary with Bonus Opportunities
Paid Time Off
Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits (Low Premiums!)
Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
14 Paid Company Holidays
401(k) with Company Contribution
Educational Tuition Reimbursement
Summary
Directs the work of a group of at least two Team Members. May be the sole responsible person of a particular shift or skill group. Responsible for initiating hire, discipline, fire, and appraisal of work group members. Oversees the day-to-day operations, training, and development of staff. Responsible for assigning work, meeting completion dates, interpreting, and ensuring consistent application of policies and procedures.What You'll Do:
- Support management in executing the goals set for the various departments within the facility.
- Leads external and internal programs to support SBU and company targets and objectives
- Utilizes/Ensures Hoshin and FMDS is used to communicate the organization’s expectations and results.
- Ensure effective controls are being followed in order to meet customer and company inventory levels (FIFO, FEFO, cycle counts, etc.).
- Required PIE (Power Industrial Equipment) certification.
- Monitor the purchasing of supplies and other expenditures to ensure the budget is being met and not exceeded.
- Ensure the facility's safety program is being followed in order to meet OSHA and company expectations.
- Ensure targets for safety performance are being met including leading indicators (Hiyari Hatto, Behavioral Based Safety, etc.) and lagging indicators are being met (incident rates).
- Ensure safety performance is being improved.
- Ensure prompt investigation, reporting, and countermeasure of safety incidents and audits.
- Ensures employees have a safety voice through an active safety committee.
- Ensure the productivity of responsible departments within the facility.
- Other duties and special projects as assigned.
What You'll Need:
- Typically an Associate's Degree in Logistics or Supply Chain Management.
- 3 - 6 years of relevant experience including supervisory experience, with 3 years experience in warehouse operations, distribution, and/or logistics.
- Forklift experience preferred but not required.
- Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds.
Our company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer! It is the policy and commitment of the company to maintain a work environment that provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all its employees and applicants. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, marital/domestic partner status, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other applicable lawfully protected basis. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.
We seek to employ individuals qualified for a position by virtue of job-related educational standards, training, experience, and personal qualifications.
