Department Lead

Five Below • Conroe, TX

4d • $21 • Onsite

About The Position

At Five Below our growth is a result of the people who embrace our purpose: We know life is way better when you are free to Let Go & Have Fun in an amazing experience, filled with unlimited possibilities, priced so low, you can always say yes to the newest, coolest stuff! Just ask any of our over 20,000 associates who work at Five Below and they’ll tell you there’s no other place like it. It all starts with our purpose and then, The Five Below Way, which is our values and behaviors that each and every associate believes in. It’s all about culture at Five Below, making this a place that can inspire you as much as you inspire us with big ideas, super energy, passion, and the ability to make the workplace a WOWplace! As a Lead Warehouse Associate, you will spend most of your time performing core productive functions. You will also coordinate work activities such as real-time staffing moves and monitor performance to optimize process flow under the direction of your Operations Supervisors and other leaders. You will help instill in a safety culture, identify training needs, and participate in root cause analysis using experience and continuous improvement methodology. You will also conduct standard work audits to identify gaps in these processes and contribute to leader driven continuous improvement plans. In this role, you will collaborate with other team members and departments to assess product flow and quality, appropriately recommend adjustments needed to move product efficiently and safely to achieve goals. Another key component of your job will be, under the direction of your Operations Supervisor, to assign tasks to team members and provide specific work directions along with monitoring progress daily to improve performance and functional area goals. You will anticipate your leaders' needs and proactively solve problems before they arise. Core responsibilities of this job are depicted within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

Requirements

• Ability to lift and carry merchandise weighing 50 lbs. frequently throughout a shift and to work within a process path for the duration of the shift.
• Ability to access all areas of the distribution center.
• Ability to read, use matching skills and comprehend department/product documentation.
• Basic math skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to operate computer systems with minimal direction after receiving training.
• Strong time-management skills; able to multitask, prioritize and manage requests when received from all departments.
• 1-3 years of leadership, warehousing, or manufacturing experience.
• Ability to be trained on Stand-up powered equipment safely.
• Ability to work independently, as well as on a team, providing work directions to team members.
• Strong interpersonal skills to relate with all members of the team.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate work activities such as real-time staffing moves and monitor performance to optimize process flow under the direction of your Operations Supervisors and other leaders.
• Help instill in a safety culture, identify training needs, and participate in root cause analysis using experience and continuous improvement methodology.
• Conduct standard work audits to identify gaps in these processes and contribute to leader driven continuous improvement plans.
• Collaborate with other team members and departments to assess product flow and quality, appropriately recommend adjustments needed to move product efficiently and safely to achieve goals.
• Under the direction of your Operations Supervisor, assign tasks to team members and provide specific work directions along with monitoring progress daily to improve performance and functional area goals.
• Anticipate your leaders' needs and proactively solve problems before they arise.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed