Now hiring for a Warehouse Lead
Location: Kent, WA
Pay Rate: $25.00 – $27.00 per hour
Schedule: Sunday – Thursday | 11 AM – 9:30 PM

Your Crew. Your Metrics. Your Reputation. Let’s Go.

Looking for Warehouse Lead jobs in Kent where leadership and organization drive results? This opportunity lets you oversee warehouse operations, support your team, and help ensure products move safely, accurately, and efficiently throughout the supply chain.

If your skills and experience are a good match for this role please apply today. This opportunity is based on a Warehouse Lead career path and is being offered by Staffmark to qualified candidates.

Education Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required
• Additional training in logistics, supply chain, or warehouse operations is a plus
• Ability to read, understand, and follow warehouse procedures and work instructions
• Basic computer skills and warehouse system experience preferred

Experience Requirements

• Minimum of 1 year of warehouse, logistics, inventory control, or warehouse administration experience
• Previous Warehouse Lead, Team Lead, or Supervisory experience preferred
• Experience operating a Cherry Picker and Electric Pallet Jack required
• Experience with shipping, receiving, inventory control, and order fulfillment
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced warehouse environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong leadership, coaching, and employee training skills
• Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to inventory accuracy
• Positive attitude with a team-oriented mindset
• Reliable attendance and dependable transportation
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Willingness to work overtime and assist with physical inventory counts as needed

Physical Capabilities

• Ability to stand, walk, bend, lift, and move throughout the warehouse for extended periods
• Ability to safely operate warehouse equipment and work at elevated heights when using a Cherry Picker
• Ability to lift and move materials as required by the position
• Ability to work in a fast-paced distribution and warehouse environment

Job Duties

• Lead, coach, and support warehouse associates to maintain safe and efficient operations
• Train new and existing employees on warehouse procedures, safety practices, and productivity standards
• Assign daily tasks and monitor workflow to achieve operational goals
• Assist in managing daily receiving, stocking, replenishment, and inventory activities
• Ensure accurate order picking, staging, assembly, loading, and shipping processes
• Coordinate route dispatching and delivery schedules
• Communicate with freight carriers, transportation providers, and internal teams
• Maintain accurate inventory records and support inventory control initiatives
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy
• Operate warehouse equipment, including Cherry Pickers and Electric Pallet Jacks, as needed
• Provide leadership coverage in the absence of warehouse management
• Support quarterly inventory counts and additional warehouse operations as assigned

Benefits

• Competitive Weekly Pay
• Comprehensive Benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life and Disability Insurance for added peace of mind.
• Optional 401(k) Plan to help you prepare for the future.
• Leadership Opportunity within a safety-focused and performance-driven organization.

They Didn’t Waste My Time — They Matched My Ambition.
“Staffmark was very helpful in job placement once I graduated college. They helped me find jobs that not only I was interested in but jobs that I could use my knowledge and skills from college,” -Warehouse Manager, Staffmark Associate.

As a Warehouse Lead you will oversee daily warehouse operations, coordinate shipping and receiving activities, monitor inventory accuracy, supervise warehouse personnel, support productivity goals, maintain workplace safety standards, and help ensure efficient movement of products throughout the facility. You will collaborate with operations, logistics, and leadership teams to improve performance, resolve operational issues, and support continuous improvement initiatives.

A Warehouse Lead supports warehouse success through effective leadership, operational planning, and inventory management. This role requires strong decision-making skills, attention to detail, and the ability to coordinate multiple warehouse activities.

The Warehouse Lead helps maintain efficient workflows while supporting employee development, inventory accuracy, and safe warehouse operations. Dependability and strong organizational skills are essential characteristics for long-term success.

This profession offers opportunities for leaders who value teamwork, accountability, and operational excellence.

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