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The Distribution Lead will focus on the safety, quality and productivity of associates engaged in distribution activities assigned to them.

·         The Distribution Lead will ensure that equipment is utilized as intended by the manufacturer with all guards and safety devices in place. 

·         The Distribution Lead will ensure compliance with all applicable regulations, best practices, and Standard Operating Procedures (e.g. receiving, order picking, inventory reconciliation, current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), and OSHA.)

·         The Distribution Lead is directly responsible for meeting promise-by times and the productivity of the department and associates under their supervision. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: (List essential responsibilities and duties)

1.       Maintain a safe distribution/production environment.

2.       Ensure compliance with applicable regulations, Knipper Standard Operating Procedures, and industry best practices.

3.       Deploy labor, equipment, and systems focused on achieving benchmarks and productivity requirements for assigned job(s). 

4.       Accurately report the consumption of resources (e.g., labor, materials, inventory, equipment, postage, etc…)

5.       Manage day-to-day distribution and production to focus on maintenance and enhancement of the accuracy of work-in-progress and standing inventories.

6.       Ensure that paperwork and databases are updated as close to real time as possible and contain accurate and up-to-date information.

7.       Ensure that all materials, inventory, and equipment are ready in advance of deploying labor to a work center.

8.       Assign individual tasks to associates; assess quality and productivity of output on an on-going basis, making adjustments to as necessary.

9.       Provide timely input to status and exception reports to Distribution Supervisor and/or Managers so that proper client notification and capacity planning adjustment can be made.

10.   Participate in all training and process improvement initiatives.

Supervisory Management

1.       This position is responsible for following the directions of the Distribution/Operations Supervisors, Production Manager(s) and other members of the Knipper Operations Management team.

2.       This position is responsible for reporting back to the Distribution/Operations Supervisors, Production Manager(s) on any and all situations that require escalation to management.

The above duties are meant to be representative of the position and not all-inclusive.

MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS:

 Education/Training:  High School Education or higher.  

Business Experience:  One year related supervisory experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

Basic Supervisory Skills or training (including safety and regulatory specific training or experience)

General warehouse or distribution skills

Use of job specific machinery and equipment

Basic to intermediate mathematical skills (counting, adding, multiplying, percentages, calculating line rates, capacities, etc.)

Basic to intermediate computer skills

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job the employee is:

Frequently required to stand or sit.

Frequently required to stoop, kneel, or crouch.

Frequently required to reach with hands and arms.

Frequently lift and/or move objects up to 20 pounds.

Occasionally lift and/or move objects up to 35 pounds.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.