Warehouse Operations Lead

At Element Biosciences, we are passionate about our mission to empower the scientific community with more freedom and flexibility to accelerate our collective impact on humanity. We have built a highly efficient product-driven organization where employees can learn, grow, and thrive in a challenging but encouraging environment. We are committed to scientific integrity, collegiality, honesty, objectivity, and openness.

The Warehouse Operations Team Lead will be responsible in leading a team of warehouse associates to ensure safe, accurate, and efficient receiving, storing, picking, and shipping of products. This position plays a critical role in maintaining operational excellence, promoting teamwork, and enforcing compliance with safety and quality standards. This role will report to our Sr Manager, Warehouse & Logistics and will be an on-site San Diego based role.

If you possess the following and want to make a meaningful impact, we invite you to explore this role.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Assist in supervising day-to-day warehouse activities, including receiving, inventory control, order picking, packing, and shipping
• Assist in Kanban definition and management as assigned and directed
• Ensure all tasks are completed in compliance with company procedures and safety standards
• Train, coach, and support warehouse staff to meet productivity and quality targets
• Monitor workflow and adjust labor allocation to meet operational demands
• Conduct daily shift meetings, provide feedback to team members, and report performance metrics
• Help maintain inventory accuracy through cycle counts and reconciliation
• Collaborating with off-site warehouse and support inventory planning to minimize stockouts, overstock, and obsolescence
• Generate and analyze inventory reports; provide insights to support data-driven decisions
• Identify process improvement opportunities and assist in implementing solutions
• Ensure cleanliness and organization of warehouse areas

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or GED required; associate or bachelor’s degree preferred
• 2+ years of warehouse or logistics experience, with at least 1 year in a lead or supervisory support role
• Strong knowledge of warehouse operations, equipment, and safety regulations
• Experience with ERP (preferably NetSuite), warehouse management systems (WMS) and computer skills (MS Excel, Outlook)
• Our desired candidates have strong attention to detail and possess a high degree of initiative, self-direction, and multi-tasking abilities
• Candidate has the ability to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Brings strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift up to 20 pounds
• Must be flexible in working hours as this position may require customer support during non-regular business hours
• Comfortable working in varying warehouse conditions, including cold or hot environments

Location:

• San Diego – on-site

Travel: 

• Up to 5%

Job Type:

• Full-time, Exempt

Base Compensation Pay Range:

• $75,000 - $91,000

In addition to base compensation noted above, you will be eligible for stock options, discretionary annual bonus, no cost health insurance plans, 401k with company match, and flexible paid time off. 

Please note: Base compensation will depend on multiple factors, including geographic location, qualifications, and experience. 

We foster an environment such that all people are afforded the freedom to pursue their passions without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristics protected by law.