Back Up Team Lead

[WarehouseGoblin]

So something that is DC specific but in all DCs is lanes CPH. If they are ramped up to 100% is that 100% to budget? Or to 8 week trend? If you look up their rates in DPM that's per budget which may be higher than what the 8 week trend is which is what is causing them to have yellows. Also, lane management, possibly THE biggest factor in it but keep up the good work and you will grow pretty quick. I give creds to you in utilizing your TOM. The best way to get better and grow is to use your resources. I think you should look into a training specialist role or team lead.

I’m in the LWW role more than not so I’m all over DPM. I’m only back up though but I’ve been used for LWW more than not. I’ve been managing their percentage since they’ve been hired, making sure they followed the 8 week trend. If they’re trending 130-140 by P1 and they’re only ramped to 100 I will immediately take a lane away whereas if it was a tenured TM I would typically wait until the beginning of P2 to adjust their set if they are still struggling. And my biggest issue rn if I have two trainers who aren’t teaching them the standard and we are moving new trainers up (who need to shadow) and if they’re shadowing those trainers… it’s like I’m shooting myself in the foot. I’ve brought the issue up to my training specialist but I hate repeating myself. Thank you!

 

[Gabrigawr]

I’m in the LWW role more than not so I’m all over DPM. I’m only back up though but I’ve been used for LWW more than not. I’ve been managing their percentage since they’ve been hired, making sure they followed the 8 week trend. If they’re trending 130-140 by P1 and they’re only ramped to 100 I will immediately take a lane away whereas if it was a tenured TM I would typically wait until the beginning of P2 to adjust their set if they are still struggling. And my biggest issue rn if I have two trainers who aren’t teaching them the standard and we are moving new trainers up (who need to shadow) and if they’re shadowing those trainers… it’s like I’m shooting myself in the foot. I’ve brought the issue up to my training specialist but I hate repeating myself. Thank you!

Have you built lane sets before in the Planning Tool? I think it would be good for you to take a look at it and maybe one day do it. You honestly would probably be able to gage the lane sets better than the person that doesn't since you know the team better. When they start off in P1 like that they are probably catching stuff from previous shift freight that just happens to be for their doors. There's some things that factor into a high rate like that even if the lane set isn't built to be that busy. As a team lead who was once a trainer I legit took the trainers under my wing and had a standard for them and let the OM know if I believed they weren't fit to be a trainer anymore. My OM is actually good and takes my input on who has asked to be a trainer and who he thinks would be good and ask me how I feel about it so that helps but yes getting on the trainers first and making sure they are up to standard is your first spot to hit to get the team to be better especially with new people coming in. Any good person will say that it all starts with training and if they aren't getting trained right that's where we failed them. Again tho keep up the good work. I believe if a team lead spot opens you definitely need to put in for it. I can help you with the questions as well if you'd like but you have some amazing potential

 

[WarehouseGoblin]

Have you built lane sets before in the Planning Tool? I think it would be good for you to take a look at it and maybe one day do it. You honestly would probably be able to gage the lane sets better than the person that doesn't since you know the team better. When they start off in P1 like that they are probably catching stuff from previous shift freight that just happens to be for their doors. There's some things that factor into a high rate like that even if the lane set isn't built to be that busy. As a team lead who was once a trainer I legit took the trainers under my wing and had a standard for them and let the OM know if I believed they weren't fit to be a trainer anymore. My OM is actually good and takes my input on who has asked to be a trainer and who he thinks would be good and ask me how I feel about it so that helps but yes getting on the trainers first and making sure they are up to standard is your first spot to hit to get the team to be better especially with new people coming in. Any good person will say that it all starts with training and if they aren't getting trained right that's where we failed them. Again tho keep up the good work. I believe if a team lead spot opens you definitely need to put in for it. I can help you with the questions as well if you'd like but you have some amazing potential

We have two trainers who can translate Spanish/Arabic and they’re okay, but there’s one that the OMs just love and it’s like no matter what I say (pretty sure seniority is coming into play here— I’m 1.5 years and he’s 4) they always save him. And we have a trainer who hasn’t trained in eons. I wish I felt like my hands weren’t so tied. However with the planning tool— I’ll have to talk to the OMs. I typically fill the staffing sheet out and have a pretty good understanding of it but I know we have some doors that projections just seem way under.

 

[RWTM]

Never called to switch the chute, almost shuts down the mezz. I didn't think much of it because thats a triple door.

Aye fam, what does switch the chute mean? And what’s a triple door? I have been learning so much new stuff this week. So much change at my DC without communication.

 

[WarehouseGoblin]

Aye fam, what does switch the chute mean? And what’s a triple door? I have been learning so much new stuff this week. So much change at my DC without communication.

Switching the chute is for when you have a double door for a store that gets a pretty decent amount of volume, where one door is PIPO only and the other receives freight. When the one that receives freight is ready to close/or is cut, A-sort can switch which door is receiving freight. So in a perfect world, one door is shut, a-sort operator changed the chute to the door that was receiving pipo, and it should never stop the flow of freight. Triple door is very similar except two doors are receiving freight and one receives pipo, however in my DC depending on the store we don’t typically switch the chute for triple doors because they are designated pipo only doors.

 

[RWTM]

Switching the chute is for when you have a double door for a store that gets a pretty decent amount of volume, where one door is PIPO only and the other receives freight. When the one that receives freight is ready to close/or is cut, A-sort can switch which door is receiving freight. So in a perfect world, one door is shut, a-sort operator changed the chute to the door that was receiving pipo, and it should never stop the flow of freight. Triple door is very similar except two doors are receiving freight and one receives pipo, however in my DC depending on the store we don’t typically switch the chute for triple doors because they are designated pipo only doors.

We have a double FC door for pipo/fsp only and then another trailer for con cartons and NCON. The other FC doors are separate. We don’t have any stores that would require a double or triple door. I’m jealous 🥵. DFW is busy but not as busy as you….

 

[WarehouseGoblin]

We have a double FC door for pipo/fsp only and then another trailer for con cartons and NCON. The other FC doors are separate. We don’t have any stores that would require a double or triple door. I’m jealous 🥵. DFW is busy but not as busy as you….

Please don’t be jealous, it becomes a headache when GPMers aren’t staging PIPO at the right doors and sorters piling 10+ team lifts at the PIPO door. Come on dudes I can’t get by on an RC

 

[RWTM]

Please don’t be jealous, it becomes a headache when GPMers aren’t staging PIPO at the right doors and sorters piling 10+ team lifts at the PIPO door. Come on dudes I can’t get by on an RC

I’m not really jelly bro. The B2 & A2 12 and 100 dock GPM’ers are cool at my DC we don’t have that issue. Plus our QC’s and RWTM make sure it all goes. We have some of the most experienced on B2 💪🏻. I need to ask my SOM/OM if we can pull up in trailers on doubles again to make loading faster pipo and whatever faster. We need to get back to when I first started in 19

 

[RWTM]

Have you built lane sets before in the Planning Tool? I think it would be good for you to take a look at it and maybe one day do it. You honestly would probably be able to gage the lane sets better than the person that doesn't since you know the team better. When they start off in P1 like that they are probably catching stuff from previous shift freight that just happens to be for their doors. There's some things that factor into a high rate like that even if the lane set isn't built to be that busy. As a team lead who was once a trainer I legit took the trainers under my wing and had a standard for them and let the OM know if I believed they weren't fit to be a trainer anymore. My OM is actually good and takes my input on who has asked to be a trainer and who he thinks would be good and ask me how I feel about it so that helps but yes getting on the trainers first and making sure they are up to standard is your first spot to hit to get the team to be better especially with new people coming in. Any good person will say that it all starts with training and if they aren't getting trained right that's where we failed them. Again tho keep up the good work. I believe if a team lead spot opens you definitely need to put in for it. I can help you with the questions as well if you'd like but you have some amazing potential

My trainer didn’t know what this even was. Rn B2 hurting as we have no LWW

 

[RWTM]

I need to ask my SOM/OM if we can pull up in trailers on doubles again to make loading pipo faster or whatever faster. We need to get back to when I first started in 19

I was told no (on OT). Idk, above my pay grade.

 

[RWTM]

We have backups for several positions like ICQA but not LWWs. If this has been going on for a time as you described I would raise a fuss. I know there is a threshold per Target where if after a certain amount of time you have spent a certain percentate of your hours working a different role that gets higher pay you are susposed to be entitled to that higher pay too.
On the other hand being that you are so often in the role gives you a grwat chance at getting it next time an opening pops up so dont come across too negatively lol. I would definitely make the point that you have been doing the role more than the other guy if that is truly the case.

At my DC we have LWW’s. No back ups (as far as I know). Every dept has 2. The chain of command goes as follows for every dept. 1) SOM 2) OM 3) LWW. 4 is WW or WA. LWW are hrly and can work as such OT as a WW.

 

[targetdude1]

At mine we have multiple backups that are basically always on duty as LWW, even when both LWW are there (let alone if one is off or something). Effectively we have 4 LWW (2+2 backups that are seemingly always active) when we are supposed to have 2. Of course the backups dont mind this as it's cushy job. But they arent getting paid as LWW FWIW. Like everything else, a lot of nonproductive positions 4LWW, 2 Label control, maybe 2-3 water spiders some of whom work some dont, multiple consolidators.... Granted I suppose with such a large team now it's more understable?

 

[WarehouseGoblin]

At mine we have multiple backups that are basically always on duty as LWW, even when both LWW are there (let alone if one is off or something). Effectively we have 4 LWW (2+2 backups that are seemingly always active) when we are supposed to have 2. Of course the backups dont mind this as it's cushy job. But they arent getting paid as LWW FWIW. Like everything else, a lot of nonproductive positions 4LWW, 2 Label control, maybe 2-3 water spiders some of whom work some dont, multiple consolidators.... Granted I suppose with such a large team now it's more understable?

Sames, in OB we have 2 LWW + 2 backup LWW. I’m back up, and my colleague is shadowing in MLP right now. I’m used as trainer/extra, typically because my LWW in the wing VLEs frequently and I will backfill for him. So I do SWA/CSB/light patrol. Water spiders???

 

[Gabrigawr]

Sames, in OB we have 2 LWW + 2 backup LWW. I’m back up, and my colleague is shadowing in MLP right now. I’m used as trainer/extra, typically because my LWW in the wing VLEs frequently and I will backfill for him. So I do SWA/CSB/light patrol. Water spiders???

Dam must be nice to have someone do SWA. We don't have back ups so me and the other lead do everything plus I do some OM stuff.

 

[WarehouseGoblin]

Dam must be nice to have someone do SWA. We don't have back ups so me and the other lead do everything plus I do some OM stuff.

Injuries have spiked and it’s mostly sprains and strains in trailers so our Safety OM is cracking down and wants data. OMs at my DC are supposed to do 25/week but there was no requirement for leads since we are supposed to do them per observations but the OMs push that more on us. And I also do some OM things like hours & downtime, and GEMBA when asked. Our new senior actually requested to meet with me this evening and in a nutshell asked me what he could do to get me a part of the OM team so the things I’ve learned & continue to learn will do nothing but help.

 

[Gabrigawr]

Injuries have spiked and it’s mostly sprains and strains in trailers so our Safety OM is cracking down and wants data. OMs at my DC are supposed to do 25/week but there was no requirement for leads since we are supposed to do them per observations but the OMs push that more on us. And I also do some OM things like hours & downtime, and GEMBA when asked. Our new senior actually requested to meet with me this evening and in a nutshell asked me what he could do to get me a part of the OM team so the things I’ve learned & continue to learn will do nothing but help.

SWAs are part of our LWW daily routines but only "as needed". At my DC the OMs only have to do 9 a week. 3 per shift 1 per period. That's good the senior has done that. I feel the senior on my shift only wants to promote who doesn't disagree with them and is a yes man. Well I am rooting that they get you on the OM team. I know Target as a whole is in need of good leadership

 

[WarehouseGoblin]

SWAs are part of our LWW daily routines but only "as needed". At my DC the OMs only have to do 9 a week. 3 per shift 1 per period. That's good the senior has done that. I feel the senior on my shift only wants to promote who doesn't disagree with them and is a yes man. Well I am rooting that they get you on the OM team. I know Target as a whole is in need of good leadership

I remember seeing that on the LSWA but when I got backup I was told I would get credentials (Productivity in DPM, jetson, rework, email, slack, public drive, LSWA) buuuuuut so far all I’ve got is rework, email, and jetson. Which I’ve been trying to get creds for since I’ve been mezz trained which is almost a year 🥲 I never really spoke to our previous senior before he got promoted (to the new role that’s under SD but above seniors- I can’t remember it for the life of me) but he did my LWW interview, and my new senior finally being in role as of last week so far has been very supportive. I guess they’re hungry for OMs and they (Site director, senior, and that middle role) asked for me by name so that felt very good

 

[Gabrigawr]

I remember seeing that on the LSWA but when I got backup I was told I would get credentials (Productivity in DPM, jetson, rework, email, slack, public drive, LSWA) buuuuuut so far all I’ve got is rework, email, and jetson. Which I’ve been trying to get creds for since I’ve been mezz trained which is almost a year 🥲 I never really spoke to our previous senior before he got promoted (to the new role that’s under SD but above seniors- I can’t remember it for the life of me) but he did my LWW interview, and my new senior finally being in role as of last week so far has been very supportive. I guess they’re hungry for OMs and they (Site director, senior, and that middle role) asked for me by name so that felt very good

You MIGHT still have slack but don't quote me. I'll have to ask a back up at my job on ICQA if they got it. That's good they asked you by name. You probably have more access than you realize. Again I am rooting for you and you get an OM spot. I think you and a few people on here do a lot for your buildings and deserve the recognition and opportunities to move up.

 

[WarehouseGoblin]

You MIGHT still have slack but don't quote me. I'll have to ask a back up at my job on ICQA if they got it. That's good they asked you by name. You probably have more access than you realize. Again I am rooting for you and you get an OM spot. I think you and a few people on here do a lot for your buildings and deserve the recognition and opportunities to move up.

Our full time lead gave me his login creds, so it’s all gravy. I believe I have slack I just don’t have a laptop that I consistently use, I switch between a couple of them. And when I’m backfilling I’m using the LWW’s laptop anyways so it just makes things easier. And thank you for your kind words!

 

[RWTM]

multiple consolidators....

What are consolidators and what dept are they? OBB2 has 0/2 LWW right now at my DC. Are you telling me I probably have a backup somewhere just unaware?

 

[WarehouseGoblin]

What are consolidators and what dept are they? OBB2 has 0/2 LWW right now at my DC. Are you telling me I probably have a backup somewhere just unaware?

WHS has consolidators, you’ll have people pulling full pallet for back haul for depal and the consolidators…consolidate them. They also try to help clear up any confusion with locations. I know nothing about OB consolidators though because that’s not standard for my DC.

 

[FrankM0421]

What are consolidators and what dept are they? OBB2 has 0/2 LWW right now at my DC. Are you telling me I probably have a backup somewhere just unaware?

For bulk they take the same DPCI and combine to another bulk location with that dpci. For racks it's usually taking a small pallet that's in a large location and moving it to a small location. Anyway to free up locations to bring in more and more.

 

[Luck]

I remember seeing that on the LSWA but when I got backup I was told I would get credentials (Productivity in DPM, jetson, rework, email, slack, public drive, LSWA) buuuuuut so far all I’ve got is rework, email, and jetson. Which I’ve been trying to get creds for since I’ve been mezz trained which is almost a year 🥲 I never really spoke to our previous senior before he got promoted (to the new role that’s under SD but above seniors- I can’t remember it for the life of me) but he did my LWW interview, and my new senior finally being in role as of last week so far has been very supportive. I guess they’re hungry for OMs and they (Site director, senior, and that middle role) asked for me by name so that felt very good.

You are thinking OD, operations director.

What are consolidators and what dept are they? OBB2 has 0/2 LWW right now at my DC. Are you telling me I probably have a backup somewhere just unaware?

Consolidation is just a function within the Warehouse Department being given a dedicated focus/role and more hours.
Kind of like how ICQA is really just an offshoot of Asset Protection, doing all of the small routines AP didnt really have any time for.

 

[RWTM]

You are thinking OD, operations director.

We have a SDD and a OD.

 

[RWTM]

I never really spoke to our previous senior before he got promoted (to the new role that’s under SD but above seniors- I can’t remember it for the life of me) but he did my LWW interview, and my new senior finally being in role as of last week so far has been very supportive. I guess they’re hungry for OMs and they (Site director, senior, and that middle role) asked for me by name so that felt very good

I know almost all of my leaders except for the new ones!