Warehouse Associate

Position Summary:

The Warehouse Associate will receive merchandise and fulfill customer orders in a safe and timely manner in the warehouse.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Handle boxes, containers, packages of various weights and sizes.
• Loads and unloads materials into or from vehicles and installs strapping, bracing, or padding to prevent shifting or damage in transit, using hand tools.
• Inspects inbound merchandise.
• Utilize RF scanners during product receiving, check-in, put away and picking.
• Sorts and places materials or items on racks, shelves, or in bins according to predetermined sequence, such as size, type, style, color or product code.
• Properly package and label outbound common carrier shipments.
• Records amounts of materials or items received or distributed.
• Marks materials with identifying information.
• Maintain merchandise resale value and quality by protecting it from damage.
• Stage merchandise for truck deliveries.
• Accurately and efficiently locate, verify, pull and pick products and materials for orders, delivery and transfer utilizing RF scanners.
• Maintain warehouse and work areas in clean, orderly and safe condition.
• Participate in taking inventory counts according to guidelines.
• Properly and safely operate (powered industrial) equipment according to safety guidelines
• Ensure company vehicles are in proper working order by reporting mechanical and operational issues.
• Proper completion of regulatory and administrative forms and reports relating to vehicle operation.
• Report damaged/missing product to supervisor or Branch Manager.
• Provide whatever customer assistance is appropriate under the circumstances and according to company policies.
• All other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Candidate must be organized, detail orientated and accurate and work as part of a team. Must possess a clean driving record and have the ability to become certified in operating a forklift. Ability to obtain a valid medical card and chauffer license. Prior warehouse, delivery and forklift experience preferred.

Physical Demands:

• Ability to lift, carry and move up to 50 lbs repetitively for 8 hours
• Ability to operate and navigate commercial delivery vehicle (GVWR 10,000 lbs or less)
• May be required to stand for long periods of time.
• May engage in frequent bending, stooping, squatting, and reaching, pushing and pulling of merchandise, products and materials.
• Consistently follows procedures and adheres to standards
• Must be able to understand and interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written and oral form and follow directions.
• Must be able to communicate effectively
• Ability to understand product codes and terminology
• Ability to use hand tools to open boxes or containers
• Operate RF scanner
• Operate a pallet jack
• Operate a forklift
• Ability to meet the attendance standards

Working Conditions:

Due to the open warehouse environment, must be able to work in various indoor climatic conditions including heat, humidity and cold. Maneuvers in small areas and/or around various objects