Distribution Lead

Turtle

The Role

Overview

Warehouse and delivery duties including receiving, storing, picking, shipping, and driving.

Key Responsibilities

  • forklift operation
  • order picking
  • material handling
  • shipment verification
  • cycle count
  • error reporting

Tasks

-Operate equipment safely and efficiently, while complying with OSHA and company standards. -Ensure that the correct number and type of product is picked in WMS. Transport orders to shipping locations or delivery platforms with material handling equipment. Bag, tag or mark orders as required. -Compare quantity, labeling and address with order to ensure outgoing shipments are complete and correct in WMS. Accept signature for outbound as necessary. Efficiently move product into trailers, box/rack trucks, vans, cars or containers. -Ensure products are stocked correctly and safely -Other duties such as repack or re-box cases per training and storage instructions. Repair and recoup damaged goods as required. Operate shrink-wrap machine. Charge forklift battery as needed; repair pallets when necessary; clean floors, work area, yard and truck bays as requested; empty trash, refill supplies for order processing and remove snow as required. -Execute local deliveries and obtain authorization signatures -Assist in inventory accuracy and cycle counts. Ensure proper stock rotation. Preform aisle assessments and assignments. -Unload inbound shipments safely and move product to storage locations. Efficiently stack and store merchandise in pallet, static, cantilever, yard and wire storage areas/rack. -Count all products, compare to packing slip/Warehouse Management System (WMS) and check all shipments for damage, quantity, part number accuracy and expiration dates. -Report shortages, damages and mis-shipments (“shipment errors” or “incorrect shipments”) on appropriate forms. Sign for inbound shipments when necessary. -Ensure the receipt, coordination, and safety of goods coming through the warehouse -Maintain all equipment in a neat, clean and orderly fashion.

Requirements

  • high school
  • wms
  • driver's license
  • forklift cert
  • dot medical
  • safety

What You Bring

-High School Diploma or equivalent -Experience with Warehouse Management Systems preferred -Valid Driver's License with clean driving record -Minimum 1 year of warehouse experience. -Minimum of 2 years of professional driving experience required. -Fork-Lift Certification preferred -Ability to multi-task and meet tight deadlines -Ability to climb and lift minimum 25lbs -Must be able to read, count accurately, do simple math (add, subtract, multiply, divide) and write legibly. -DOT Medical Certificate/Card required -Ability to follow directions with emphasis on safety -Ability to be flexible

Benefits

-Paid holidays -401(k) plan -Health insurance -Life insurance -Vision insurance -Employee negotiated discounts -Dental insurance

The Company

About Turtle

-Remained a fourth‑generation, family‑owned business, with women leading through each era and keeping innovation at its core. -Supports major infrastructure projects—from airports and railways to wastewater plants—with energy‑efficient lighting and power systems. -Delivers turnkey solutions including LED lighting, micro‑grids, EV‑charging, and alternative energy infrastructure across North America. -Played key roles in standout projects: LED at Boston’s MBTA, NASA Artemis Mobile Launcher II, and a renewable micro‑grid in Mexico. -Designed to scale for both public and private sectors, its work spans industrial plants, commercial buildings, utilities, and export markets.

Sector Specialisms

Industrial

Energy

Infrastructure

Buildings

Residential

Commercial

Water Resources

Heavy Civil

Marine

Transport

Utilities

Solar

Wind

Nuclear

Government

Electrical Distribution

Industrial Automation

Supply Chain Solutions

Energy Management

Maintenance, Repair and Operating (MRO) Procurement

Power Distribution

Automation

Lighting/Energy Projects

Industrial Infrastructure Consulting

Contractor Markets

Distribution Lead at Turtle in Syracuse, NY