Plant Warehouse Coordinator in Omaha, Nebraska at LALA Branded Products LLC

JOB PURPOSE (JOB SUMMARY):

The warehouse coordinator is responsible for overseeing daily warehouse operations, ensuring efficient workflow, accuracy in inventory handling, and compliance with safety and quality standards. This role provides hands-on leadership to warehouse associates, coordinates inbound and outbound activities, and serves as a key communication link between warehouse staff, supervisors, customer service and other departments.

Work schedule 6pm-230am Monday-Friday (some weekends)

Full-time; may require early mornings, evenings, weekends, or overtime as business needs require.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES:

· Operational Leadership

o Lead, train, and support warehouse associates in daily tasks.

o Assign tasks and monitor performance to maintain productivity, accuracy, and timeliness.

o Serves as acting supervisor when leadership is unavailable.

· Inventory Management

o Ensure accurate inventory by completing cycle counts or physical inventory counts daily/weekly.

o Investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies

o Maintain proper stock rotation, labeling, and organization within the warehouse and warehouse grounds.

o Receive, review, and enter purchase orders in the SAP system.

o Reconcile planned versus actual material consumption, yields, labor, scrap, production output, and inventory movements.

o Review production order closeouts to verify that components, quantities, by products, scrap, and finished goods are accurately reported.

· Logistics and Workflow coordination

o Coordinate inbound deliveries and outbound shipments to meet customer and production deadlines.

o Communicate with carriers, drivers, and internal departments to resolve scheduling or delivery issues.

o Optimize workflow by identifying bottlenecks and recommending improvements.

· Safety and Compliance

o Enforce safety policies, warehouse procedures, and regulatory requirements.

o Conduct routine safety checks on equipment, storage areas, and over facility.

o Complete all the training courses required.

o Promote a clean, organized, and hazard-free work environment.

· Documentation and Reporting

o Complete and maintain required logs, reports, and documentation (receiving logs, shipment paperwork, inventory adjustments, etc.).

o Track and report key warehouse metrics such as pick accuracy, productivity, and damages.

WORK EXPERIENCE / KNOWLEDGE:

· Proven work experience working in a Warehouse setting

· Warehousing and stock control methods and procedures

· Knowledge of warehouse software packages and MS Office proficiency

· Ability to input, retrieve and analyze data

· Warehouse operations, procedures, equipment, and terminology

· Proper methods of storing equipment, materials, and supplies.

· Excellent inventory methods and practices.

SKILLS / OTHER PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES REQUIRED:

· Ability to adapt to changing operational and organization needs.

· Strong team player with the ability to work across multiple functions and disciplines.

· Ability to assess, evaluate and solve problems.

· Experience working in a union environment.

· Experience in using SAP.

· Must be able to use Microsoft Office Suite.

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

· Ability to adapt to work schedule dependent on business and operation needs.

· This position requires regular and prompt attendance during working hours.

FORMAL EDUCATION:

· High school diploma or G.E.D. Certificate and three years warehouse or related experience.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

· Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or walking.

· Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision, and hearing.

· Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations.

· Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching.

· Requires the ability to lift, carry, push, or pull medium weights, up to 75 pounds

· Requires activities involving being around moving machinery, exposure to marked changes in temperature and humidity, and exposure to dust, fumes and gases

LALA Branded Products is an Equal Opportunity Employer.