Logistics Team Lead

Job Description

The Logistics Lead will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of warehouse operations, shipping, and receiving of finished and unfinished goods including chemical standard reference materials and controlled substances, ensuring strict compliance with all applicable regulations.

This role involves supervising and training staff, optimizing logistics processes, maintaining inventory accuracy, and ensuring the secure storage and handling of sensitive materials.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each of the following essential functions satisfactorily:

Key Responsibilities

Supervisory Responsibilities: 

• Lead and mentor a team, assign tasks, monitor performance, and ensure a safe work environment.

Warehouse Operations including Safety Management: 

• Oversee shipping, receiving, storage, and retrieval of materials, manage inventory, ensure proper segregation, and conduct audits. Conduct regular safety audits and inspections to identify hazards and ensure compliance with OSHA and other regulatory requirements.
• Maintain safety records and documentation, ensuring proper reporting and tracking of safety incidences.
• Develop and optimize logistical processes improving operational efficiencies as monitored by KPIs and reducing costs where needed.

Controlled Substance Management: 

• Ensure compliance with DEA regulations, manage secure storage according to DEA specifications, maintain accurate records, process required documentation, and verify shipments.

Inventory Management:

• Ensuring accurate records of received and shipped items, managing inventory levels, and coordinating material movements. Coordinate with suppliers, vendors and internal teams to ensure timely delivery and receipt of goods.
• Manage the storage and organization of materials, ensuring proper inventory levels and minimal disruptions to operations.
  Develop a cycle counting system to maintain accuracy of materials to support operations and allow for ease of yearly counting of inventory.
• Implement tracking system for shipments and deliveries ensuring accurate and timely reporting and meeting all established KPIs.
• Segregates and categorizes waste on site and prepares for external vendor pick up.
• Complete all manifests, shipping documents and other necessary documentation according to standard operating procedures.

Compliance & Safety:

• Develop and implement SOPs, conduct risk assessments, collaborate on security systems, stay updated on regulations, and ensure personnel training on hazardous materials and safety procedures.
• Conduct regular safety audits and inspections to identify hazards and ensure compliance with OSHA and other regulatory requirements.
• Maintain all compliance around the secure storage of controlled substances within the facility, controlled substance safe(s) alarm codes, combination codes and all necessary training.

Continuous Improvement:

• Identify process improvements, utilize data analytics, and collaborate with other departments. 

Waste Management:

• Segregates and categorizes waste on site and prepares for external vendor pick up.
• Schedules and organizes waste pickups a Charleston Site

Qualifications

Education/Experience/Licenses/Certifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Degree plus at least 8 years of experience in Warehouse and Logistics Management—or equivalent combination of educational and work experience, including a minimum of three years in a supervisory position
• Strong knowledge of safety regulations, environmental health standards, ISO experience a plus.
• Experience managing budgets and negotiating with suppliers and vendors.
• Excellent communication, organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to motivate and lead Cross functional teams.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Strong knowledge of supply chain management and warehouse logistics.
• Proficient computer skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite of products, particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with ISO17025/ISO 17034/ISO9001 Quality Management Systems
• Experience using ERP systems.
• Proficiency in applying DOT/IATA shipping guidelines and procedures
• Familiarity with RCRA hazardous waste regulations and HAZWOPER safety protocols

Competencies & Behaviours:

• Strong commitment to quality and continuous improvement
• Demonstrated excellent planning, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills, with ability to communicate to external partners and all levels of an organization.
• Ability to work well in a team environment, possess an ability to adapt to change in the environment, and have proven ability to exert influence in a directive and positive manner.
• Demonstrated autonomy: ability to self-start and drive improvements and projects.
• Extensive problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze data and develop dynamic solutions that produce deliverables and meet business objectives.
• Adaptable and willing to take on multiple new tasks and responsibilities.
• Results-driven and process-oriented, ensuring targets are met on time and on budget.
• Demonstrated good professional judgment and reliability.
• Resonate and operate in line with LGC’s core value behaviours: Passion, Curiosity, Integrity, Brilliance, and Respect.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. 

Must be able to:

• Stand for long periods of time
• Bend, stoop, kneel, and squat
• Lift over 60 lbs.

Working Conditions:

• Schedule/Core Hours – Monday through Friday during the company’s standard hours of operation. However, the position may require weekend and/or evening work to meet business needs.
• Work environment – primarily an office setting with warehouse and manufacturing exposure.
• Extreme Conditions – the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Adherence to company Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) policy
• Potential exposure to hazardous or caustic materials