Shipping Lead

Capstone Logistics – Food & Beverage Distribution Operation
Position Overview
Capstone Logistics is seeking a hands-on Shipping Lead to provide direct leadership and operational support for our shipping operation within a fast-paced, high-volume food and beverage distribution environment.
The Shipping Lead is responsible for helping lead the day-to-day execution of picking, loading, shipping, and overall warehouse operations. This position is highly visible on the warehouse floor and requires a leader who is willing to work alongside associates, enforce standards, solve problems in real time, and ensure that processes are followed safely and efficiently.
The ideal candidate is a working leader who understands that successful warehouse operations require strong processes, accountability, communication, and a constant focus on safety and productivity.
Key Responsibilities
Shipping & Warehouse Operations
- Provide direct leadership and oversight of the daily shipping operation.
- Coordinate and support order picking, staging, loading, and shipping activities.
- Ensure orders are picked, staged, loaded, and shipped accurately and on time.
- Monitor workflow throughout the shift and adjust resources as needed.
- Identify bottlenecks, delays, and process issues and take immediate corrective action.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and operationally efficient warehouse.
- Help ensure the overall well-being and operational readiness of the warehouse.
Team Leadership
- Provide direct leadership, direction, and coaching to warehouse associates.
- Be highly visible and hands-on on the warehouse floor.
- Set clear expectations for productivity, attendance, quality, safety, and work performance.
- Coach associates when processes or performance standards are not being followed.
- Assist with training new and existing employees.
- Lead by example and maintain a professional, accountable work environment.
- Communicate operational issues and employee concerns to management.
Handheld Computer & Systems Support
- Assist associates with handheld computers/RF devices and warehouse systems.
- Help troubleshoot common system, scanning, picking, and loading issues.
- Ensure associates are properly using technology and following required system processes.
- Identify system or equipment issues that may impact productivity or shipping accuracy.
Process & Best Practices
- Ensure associates follow established standard operating procedures (SOPs) and best practices.
- Maintain strong adherence to customer and company operational standards.
- Identify opportunities to improve workflow, productivity, quality, and safety.
- Help implement process improvements and reinforce changes with the team.
- Ensure processes are followed consistently rather than allowing shortcuts that create safety or quality risks.
Safety & Quality
- Maintain a strong safety-first culture throughout the warehouse.
- Immediately address unsafe behaviors, conditions, and practices.
- Ensure associates are following proper lifting, material handling, loading, and equipment procedures.
- Support warehouse safety inspections and corrective actions.
- Maintain high standards for product handling, cleanliness, housekeeping, and food safety.
- Take ownership of keeping the work environment safe, clean, and organized.
What We're Looking For
The ideal candidate is:
- A hands-on warehouse leader who enjoys being on the floor.
- Comfortable directing employees and holding people accountable.
- Strong at organizing people, processes, and workflow.
- Able to make decisions quickly in a fast-paced environment.
- Comfortable working with handheld/RF warehouse technology.
- Process-oriented and committed to following established best practices.
- Safety-minded with the ability to recognize and correct hazards.
- A strong communicator who can work effectively with associates, supervisors, management, and customers.
- Willing to jump in and help when the operation needs additional support.
- Able to balance productivity, safety, quality, and customer service.
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous warehouse, distribution, shipping, or logistics experience.
- Previous lead, supervisor, or team leadership experience.
- Experience with RF scanners/handheld warehouse computers.
- Experience with picking, loading, staging, or shipping operations.
- Experience in a food, beverage, grocery, or distribution environment preferred.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced warehouse environment.
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, lift, and work on the warehouse floor for extended periods.
Schedule
Regular Days Off: Saturday & Wednesday
The Shipping Lead must be available to work the remaining scheduled days and be flexible based on operational needs, shipping volume, and customer requirements.
Why Join Capstone Logistics?
This is an opportunity to take a leadership role in a high-volume distribution operation where your leadership directly impacts safety, productivity, employee performance, and customer service.
We are looking for someone who doesn't just tell people what to do — but gets on the floor, understands the operation, solves problems, and leads by example.
If you are a hands-on warehouse leader who takes ownership of the operation and enjoys building a safe, productive, and accountable team, we want to hear from you.