DC Warehouse Lead

A World-Class Team

BJ’s Wholesale Club is powered by more than 30,000 team members who make a real impact every day. Whether you're stocking shelves, solving problems or shaping strategy, your work helps families save on what matters most.

We’re a team built on purpose and opportunity. Join us and be part of something meaningful.

Why You’ll Love Working at BJ’s

At BJ’s Wholesale Club, our team members are at the heart of everything we do. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, well-being and future – both on and off the job. When you grow, we grow.

Here’s just some of what you can look forward to

• Weekly Pay: Get paid every week so that you can manage your money on your terms.

• Free BJ’s Memberships: Enjoy a complimentary The Club Card Membership, plus a free Supplemental Membership for someone in your household.*

• Generous Paid Time Off: Take the time you need with vacation, personal, sick days, holidays, bereavement, and jury duty leave.*

• Flexible and Affordable Health Benefits: Choose from three medical plans, and access optional dental, vision, Health Savings Account (HSA), and flexible spending account options to fit your lifestyle.*

• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan: Build your financial future with a company match (available to team members 18 and older).*

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan:   Accumulate funds through after-tax payroll deductions that can be used to purchase shares of BJ’s common stock at a 15% discount.*

*Eligibility requirements vary by position.

Rate of Pay

Starting at $23.75

Available Shifts

Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday

Sunday-Wednesday

Shifts start at 8am

The DC Warehouse Lead is responsible for coordinating and supporting day-to-day activities within an assigned distribution center functional area to ensure work is completed safely, efficiently, accurately, and in accordance with established operational standards. The Lead serves as a primary operational resource for frontline Team Members during the shift, providing direction on workflow, assisting with problem resolution, reinforcing safety and quality expectations, and communicating operational priorities.

The Warehouse Lead does not have direct supervisory responsibility but plays a critical role in supporting the Warehouse Supervisor with frontline execution, team coordination, training, and continuous improvement. The Lead is expected to lead by example, serve as a subject matter resource for assigned processes and systems, and escalate operational, safety, quality, inventory, or team-related concerns to the Warehouse Supervisor as appropriate.

This position operates across ambient, refrigerated, and frozen environments and may support inbound receiving, put-away, replenishment, storage, order fulfillment, cross-dock operations, inventory management, or shipping execution based on business needs and shift assignment.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily workflow and operational priorities within the assigned functional area in alignment with direction from the Warehouse Supervisor.

• Monitor work progress, workload distribution, and operational flow to help ensure daily plans and service expectations are achieved.

• Provide day-to-day operational direction and guidance to Team Members regarding work assignments, processes, procedures, and priorities.

• Ensure standard operating procedures and established work methods are consistently followed.

• Monitor receiving, storage, selection, replenishment, staging, pallet construction, loading, shipping, or other assigned warehouse activities for accuracy, quality, safety, and productivity.

• Support timely, accurate, and efficient movement of merchandise, supplies, and equipment throughout the assigned area.

• Verify inventory, pallet identification, product location, quantity, and other operational information as required.

• Identify operational issues, inventory discrepancies, equipment concerns, service interruptions, and process exceptions; resolve within established guidelines or escalate to the Warehouse Supervisor as appropriate.

• Serve as a subject matter resource for assigned warehouse processes, systems, equipment, and operational procedures.

• Monitor applicable operational metrics and communicate performance gaps or improvement opportunities to the Warehouse Supervisor.

• Support completion of daily operational documentation, system transactions, checklists, logs, reports, and other required records.

• Support inventory control activities, audits, cycle counts, discrepancy research, and other inventory accuracy initiatives as assigned.

• Assist with continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities to improve safety, quality, productivity, service, and operational efficiency.

• Maintain a visible presence on the warehouse floor and lead by example through safe work practices, professionalism, accountability, and adherence to company standards.

• Perform additional duties and provide cross-functional operational support as needed.

Team Coordination & Development

• Serve as a primary day-to-day operational resource for frontline Team Members within the assigned area.

• Communicate daily priorities, workload expectations, schedule changes, process updates, and other operational information to Team Members as directed by the Warehouse Supervisor.

• Support onboarding and training of new Team Members on operational procedures, safety practices, quality requirements, equipment, and warehouse systems.

• Provide real-time coaching and constructive feedback regarding safe work practices, productivity, quality, accuracy, and proper work methods.

• Assist the Warehouse Supervisor with pre-shift meetings, floor huddles, team communications, and operational updates.

• Promote teamwork, accountability, professionalism, and effective communication across warehouse functions.

• Support cross-training of Team Members to improve operational flexibility and ensure adequate coverage of critical functions.

• Communicate Team Member questions, concerns, performance observations, and operational issues to the Warehouse Supervisor in a timely manner.

• Reinforce company policies, procedures, safety standards, and operational expectations; escalate concerns requiring formal supervisory action.

Safety, Quality & Food Safety

• Maintain a strong safety presence on the warehouse floor and reinforce safe work practices and established operating procedures.

• Identify and promptly report safety hazards, sanitation concerns, ergonomic risks, equipment issues, and other potential workplace hazards.

• Support compliance with OSHA, GMP, HACCP, SQF, COOL, food safety, sanitation, and other applicable requirements.

• Monitor product handling practices to help ensure product quality, integrity, and temperature requirements are maintained.

• Support proper product rotation, pallet handling, staging, storage, and movement practices to minimize damage, shrink, and inventory loss.

• Support warehouse housekeeping and cleaning activities to maintain a safe, clean, organized, and efficient work environment.

• Immediately escalate significant safety, food quality, product integrity, or regulatory concerns to the Warehouse Supervisor.

Communication & Collaboration

• Partner with the Warehouse Supervisor and other Leads to coordinate workflow and maintain consistent operational execution across shifts and functional areas.

• Collaborate with Inventory Control, Transportation, Maintenance, Quality, Food Safety, Loss Prevention, and other support functions as directed.

• Communicate operational priorities and relevant updates between leadership and frontline Team Members.

• Communicate effectively with internal business partners, carriers, and third-party service providers regarding routine operational needs, as appropriate.

• Provide timely updates to the Warehouse Supervisor regarding significan