Putaway Team Leader📣 إعلان

About the Role

Ninja is seeking a Putaway Team Leader to join its fast-growing grocery distribution center. This full-time role involves leading the putaway team, supervising forklift and reach truck operators, and ensuring that received goods are moved safely, accurately, and efficiently from the receiving dock to their designated storage locations. The primary focus of this position is safety, followed by speed and volume.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure all forklift/MHE operators possess valid and current licenses.
• Enforce PPE requirements and warehouse safety standards.
• Conduct daily pre-shift equipment checks and remove unsafe equipment from service immediately.
• Enforce warehouse traffic rules and maintain safe separation between pedestrians and MHE.
• Ensure safe stacking practices, load stability, adherence to height limits, and rack capacity.
• Inspect racking for damage and report any issues promptly.
• Report, investigate, and document incidents and near-misses.
• Stop unsafe practices immediately and provide appropriate coaching or retraining.
• Maintain clean and obstruction-free aisles throughout the shift.
• Verify accurate system entry of received goods, including item, quantity, batch, expiry, and location.
• Act as the final checkpoint before storage, identifying receiving errors and returning discrepancies to the Receiving team.
• Assign daily putaway tasks and balance workload based on inbound volume.
• Ensure goods move from dock to storage location within the required target time.
• Confirm item, quantity, and storage location accuracy in the WMS.
• Apply storage requirements based on product type, temperature zone, FEFO, weight, and product movement.
• Handle damaged goods and discrepancies according to approved processes.
• Coordinate closely with Receiving and Inventory teams throughout the shift.
• Train new operators and coach the team on safety and productivity.

Qualifications and Experience

• 2–4 years of experience in warehouse operations, with at least 1 year in a team-leading role.
• Valid Forklift / Reach Truck license with hands-on operating experience.
• Strong knowledge of warehouse safety standards and MHE operations.
• Hands-on experience using a WMS, specifically for putaway, locations, and stock movements.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to identify item, quantity, batch, or expiry discrepancies.

Work Environment

This role requires the ability to work shifts, weekends, and during peak seasons. A full-time presence on the warehouse floor is essential.