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Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is committed to creating innovations that bring comfort, safety and sustainability to life. Through cutting-edge advancements in climate solutions such as temperature control, air quality and transportation, we improve lives, empower critical industries and ensure safe transport of food, lifesaving medicines and more. Since inventing modern air conditioning in 1902, we lead with purpose: enhancing the lives we live and the world we share. We continue to lead because of our world-class, inclusive workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information, visit corporate.carrier.com or follow on Carrier social media at @Carrier.
About This Role
Carrier is a leading provider of heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration systems, building controls and automation, and fire and security systems leading to safer, smarter, sustainable, and high-performance buildings.
Transicold helps improve the transport and shipping of temperature-controlled cargoes with a complete line of equipment and services for refrigerated transport and cold chain visibility. For more than 40 years, Carrier Transicold has been an industry leader, providing customers around the world with the most advanced, energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable container refrigeration systems and generator sets, direct-drive and diesel truck units and trailers refrigeration systems.
You will provide leadership to a materials/ warehouse operation at the Carrier Transicold Athens facility. You will be responsible for all aspects associated with effectively receiving, shipping and storing products. This role reports to the Materials Manager.
Job Description
Effectively lead a materials department that is focused on Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost.
You should have a safety 1st mindset and lead by example, ensuring all safety guidelines are followed consistently.
Develop and support a 5s mindset in all plant areas. Extraordinary housekeeping is always expected.
Develop an environment that champions high employee morale promoting fair and equal treatment focused on results
Conduct employee performance reviews providing effective and constructive unbiased feedback
Ensure goals are met or exceeded
Ability to recognize and resolve when gaps exist throughout the day
Participate in continuous improvement initiatives using lean manufacturing or problem-solving techniques such as Kaizens, Value Stream Maps, 5-Why’s, 8D’s, and Standard Work.
Ensure environmental compliance and policies are followed.
Plan daily activities including workforce requirements handling vacations, schedule/ unscheduled absenteeism, and overtime within budget and company policies
Lead associate skills matrices to effectively staff an efficient operation that promotes quality. Build and perform training requirements as needed
Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Required Qualifications
High school diploma of GED
2+ years of experience working with OSHA regulations (such as Confined Spaces, Electrical Safety, Energy Isolation, and Machine Safeguarding)
2+ years of experience managing teams in a warehouse or manufacturing environment
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelors Degree in Operations or Engineering
Be able to drive multiple tasks and priorities and easily adapt to changing situations and can work independently without detailed direction.
Proven patience, tact, and diplomacy
Motivated and willing to accept new challenges
Strong leadership skills, with excellent oral and written communication skills
Learns new tasks quickly and identifies improvement opportunities
Ability to interact with various departments, levels of the organization, associate’s customers, and management in Athens
Flexibility to work past established starting and ending times
Highly focused and results orientated in supporting complex operations.
Ability to conduct all business and personal affairs in a professional and ethical manner
High-energy with a pleasant and professional demeanor that promotes a team atmosphere that delivers results
Proven ability to implement change in materials systems
Basic computer proficiency with email and Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Other systems as required
Background in shipping, receiving, and warehouse
Pay Range
The annual salary for this position is between $64,500.00 - $129,500.00 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range include, but are not limited to, skills, education, experience, and other unique qualifications of the successful candidate.
Other Compensation
This position may be entitled to short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.
Benefits
Employees are eligible for benefits, including:
Health Care Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives
Retirement Benefits
Time off and Leave: Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation
Disability: Short-term and long-term disability
Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment
Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account
Tuition Assistance
To learn more about our benefits offering, please click here Work with us | Carrier Corporate. The specific benefits available to any employee may vary depending on state and local laws and eligibility factors, such as date of hire and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
Carrier EEO Statement and Accommodations Process
Carrier is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status or any other applicable state or federal protected class. Carrier provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with section 503 of Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.
If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, participate in an interview, or otherwise engage in the hiring process, please contact us at [email protected]. We will make every effort to meet your needs in accordance with applicable laws.
Application Deadline
Applications will be accepted for at least 3 days from Job Posting Date: 14 July 2026
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Use of AI
Technology-enabled tools may support parts of the recruitment process, with oversight by people.
