Crew Leader Logistics - NEW Altavista, VA Warehouse - 2nd Shift

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.

• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution

• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

• Have a thorough working knowledge of all Distribution Center job functions and a working knowledge of all applicable departmental equipment and systems used to support the business.  Some examples of the equipment and systems include but are not limited to the following:  Operation of Power Industrial Equipment , switcher truck), the Warehouse Management System (Cambar) including radio frequency usage and workstation usage, BlueJay/Lean, Peco Pallet Tracking System, SAP system, Security gates and cameras, stretch wrappers, ticket applicators, pallet invertor, and any other systems or equipment needed to meet the demands of the business . 

• Provide daily assignments to the individual team members, ensure appropriate staffing of personnel to meet operational demands and ensures shift schedules/tasks are completed to schedule.

• Keep the Supervisor informed on the progress of all the daily functions and addressing or troubleshooting other issues as neededas well as perform administrative duties as directed by the Supervisor.

• Support the Departments Continuous Improvement Program, including root cause analysis.

• For Shipping Office Functions: Assure all documentation is accurate, address people in a professional manner, assure all systems are accurately maintained with timely entries, assure BOL's are signed/dated by Common Carrier Driver and the Clerk during the shift.

• Store, pick or assemble finished goods in the warehouse, verifying the commodity number, quantity, release status, and lot number. 

• Check against packaging lists, invoices, freight bills or other pertinent documentation to assure conformity and accuracy.

• All other tasks as assigned by management to meet the needs of the business.

You’ll be accountable for meeting our compliance standards including FDA, OSHA and Abbott policies and procedures.

• High School Diploma/GED.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products

• Prior job experience within warehousing operations (at least 6 months preferable).

• This position requires excellent written/verbal communication skills, very good interpersonal skills, analytical troubleshooting skills, ability to multitask, and being a very good team player. 

• Ability to utilize different types of racking systems.

• The individual must be self-motivated and possess the ability to perform with minimum supervision. 

• Requires in-depth knowledge of all warehouse operations, procedures, and requirements which usually are obtained through on-the-job training. 

• Must be able to professionally deal with people under high pressure and in a constantly changing environment.

Previous experience leading others is desirable.

• Experience with tools and equipment related to the position is desired (hand tools, wearing of full body harness, deep reach fork truck, computer knowledge/skills).

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