Warehouse Associate
Summary:
This position receives, stores, and distributes material, tools, equipment, and products within the warehouse, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of all job functions.
Essential Functions:
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Assist shipping and receiving unloading trucks, checking in merchandise, matching purchase orders to sales orders, and distributing to sales associates for processing.
Read customer orders, work orders, shipping orders or requisitions to determine items to be moved, gathered or distributed and/or shipped.
Operate a forklift to move materials and items from receiving or storage areas to shipping or to other designated areas.
Sort and place materials or items on racks, shelves or in bins according to predetermined sequence such as size, type, style, color or product code.
File requisitions, work orders or requests for materials, tools or other stock items and distribute items to shipping or to designated route driver storage area.
Ensure the warehouse is accessible and safe for salespeople and customer traffic.
Assemble customer orders from stock and place orders on pallets or shelves or relocate orders to a holding area or shipping department.
Service procedures require double checking/staging of service materials
Mark materials with identifying information using the appropriate method.
Open bales, crates, and other containers.
Record amounts of materials or items received or distributed via appropriate computer program.
Assist in counting physical inventory.
Weigh and count items for distribution within plant to ensure conformance to company standards.
May be assigned facilities maintenance duties as needed.
Complete requisition forms to order supplies from other departments.
Prepare parcels for mailing.
Sweep, dust, and mop. Organize the warehouse and the work area for orderliness at all times.
Wear the proper safety equipment.
Misc. duties as required
Competencies:
Communication Proficiency
Safety Conscious
Organizational Skills
Mathematical Skills
Technical Capacity
Motivated with a Positive Outlook
Thoroughness
Time Management
Required Education and Experience:
High school diploma or GED, or equivalent years of experience
Computer Skills: UPS WorldShip, Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel), Internet
Preferred Education and Experience:
Two years of prior warehouse experience.
Epicor / Prophet 21
Position Type and Expected Hours of Work:
This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 am-5:00 pm or 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM (flexible).
Work Environment:
This position works in a warehouse setting, with some outdoor exposure during the workday in a non-cooler/non-heated warehouse. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and standard warehouse equipment such as forklifts, hand trucks, box cutters, plastic wrap, and tape dispensers.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move objects up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move objects up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move objects that weigh more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.