Industrial Fabrication Warehouse Lead

Warehouse Lead

Coordinate safe, accurate warehouse work and keep materials moving to production.

Who you are

You know how to keep a warehouse running as production priorities change. As Warehouse Lead with Startec Thermal and Process, you’ll combine accurate material handling with clear daily direction.

Stay involved in warehouse and yard work while coordinating Materials Handlers and other assigned personnel. You’ll keep receiving, storage, staging and shipping accurate as fabrication and project needs change, helping production teams get the materials they need to meet their schedules.

Join Startec’s Everyday Mavericks and collaborate across Supply Chain, Production, Engineering and Quality. Make priorities clear, coach safe work and follow through on issues. You’ll provide daily direction and task-level feedback, escalating formal employee matters and decisions beyond your authority to the Supply Chain Manager.

What you bring

Required credentials and technical experience

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum three years of progressive warehouse experience in a manufacturing, fabrication or industrial environment.
• Practical knowledge of receiving, shipping, material handling, inventory control, staging, kitting, warehouse documentation and material traceability.
• Ability to interpret bills of material, pick lists, packing lists, engineering drawings and related project documentation.
• Strong safety awareness and demonstrated knowledge of safe material-handling, loading, unloading, lifting and forklift practices.
• Valid forklift certification, or willingness and ability to complete company-provided certification.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel.

Leadership and working approach

• Experience assigning work, coordinating changing priorities, training employees, monitoring completion and providing constructive task-level feedback.
• Strong leadership, communication, interpersonal, organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to organize multiple priorities, respond to changing production requirements and maintain accuracy in a fast-paced environment.

Assets:

• Previous lead hand, team lead or demonstrated daily work-coordination experience is preferred.
• Working knowledge of piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs).
• Working knowledge of valves, fittings, flanges, structural materials and common oil and gas fabrication materials is preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics, NAV, D365 or a comparable enterprise resource planning (ERP) or warehouse system.
• Lean, 8S, Six Sigma or other Continuous Improvement training.

Why Startec Thermal and Process

Founded in 1976, Startec is one of the most trusted names in fit-for-purpose thermal and process solutions. With a team of over 300, we offer full asset lifecycle services, including: upfront system engineering and design, equipment fabrication, maintenance, repair and optimization to organizations across North America.

We serve as specialist partners expanding the expertise and capacity of industrial operators, new project development teams, engineering firms, and equipment manufacturers.

Sectors of focus include oil & gas, renewable energy, mining, industrial gases, petrochemicals, data centers, food and beverage, cold storage, and recreational ice facilities.

What you’ll be responsible for

Daily Leadership & Work Coordination

Work Assignment & Prioritization

Lead start-of-shift coordination. Review priorities, assign daily work and confirm tasks, deadlines, safety requirements and quality expectations. Monitor progress, labour coverage and changing shop or project needs; rebalance assignments and escalate capacity or schedule constraints to the Supply Chain Manager. Provide hands-on guidance, task training, coaching and operational support. Communicate meeting priorities, constraints and follow-up actions. Perform warehouse duties and provide coverage during absences, peak workloads or changing production requirements.

Accountability & Escalation

Coordinate daily execution within established priorities, procedures and standards. Verify work is completed safely, accurately and on time. Stop or correct work that presents an immediate safety, quality, traceability or material-control concern. Provide task-level coaching and daily feedback. Escalate formal employee matters, recurring performance concerns, attendance issues, staffing needs and policy exceptions to the Supply Chain Manager. Escalate unresolved operational constraints, inventory variances, material shortages, schedule risks and quality concerns to the appropriate leader.

Warehouse, Yard & Material Flow

Receiving, Storage & Material Movement

Coordinate receiving, inspection, identification, labelling, storage, picking, staging, kitting, internal delivery, returns, transfers and shipping. Ensure incoming materials are accurately received, identified, documented and placed in the correct storage location. Verify stock movements, material requests, transfers, picks and returns have the required approvals, documentation and system transactions. Coordinate staging, kitting and delivery to support project, fabrication and shop-floor priorities.

Shipping & Yard Coordination

Coordinate preparation, packaging, preservation, documentation and shipment of loose equipment and materials for completed client projects. Coordinate safe loading and unloading, and verify correct use of forklifts, lifting equipment and material-handling practices. Coordinate yard waste, recycling, pallet bins and related services while maintaining an organized yard and warehouse.

Safety, Quality & Compliance

Safe & Compliant Operations

Maintain a safe, clean, organized warehouse and yard. Reinforce health, safety, quality, housekeeping and 8S requirements. Verify complete, accurate receiving, shipping, quality, traceability and inventory documentation and retain it as required. Identify and promptly escalate safety incidents, damaged materials, non-conformances, traceability concerns and procedural deviations. Promote Startec’s Core Values, vision, mission, Code of Ethics, policies, procedures, operating instructions and standards.

Inventory Control & Continuous Improvement

Inventory Accuracy & Material Control

Support inventory accuracy with cycle counts, stock checks, location audits, replenishment and variance investigations. Support material identification, location control, traceability and accurate inventory transactions. Identify damaged, obsolete, excess, slow-moving or surplus materials and report findings for review and disposition.

Process Improvement

Participate in Continuous Improvement, Lean and 8S initiatives. Recommend improvements to warehouse processes, layout, safety, inventory accuracy and material flow. Help implement approved process, system and warehouse controls.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Operational Coordination

Liaise with Supply Chain, Procurement, Production, Engineering, Project Management, Quality and Logistics to resolve material requirements and priorities. Attend production and operational meetings as required; report material status, warehouse constraints and follow-up actions. Work with the Supply Chain Manager to align labour, material flow, inventory activities and warehouse priorities with production and project requirements.

Ready to apply?

All applicants must complete the TRAITS Behavioural Assessment when submitting their application.

We offer competitive wages, training, flexible, dynamic, and exciting work environment.

We thank you for your application and interest in our organization. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.