What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hagerstown Warehouse Associate position at MAAX?
To assist with incoming and outgoing shipping needs of the Hagerstown warehouse. You will communicate on a daily basis via email and phone what will be needed for the forecasted loads. Must maintain a clean and organized warehouse. Must maintain a professional decorum and place and direct employees in roles and job duties. To pull correct units from warehouse properly weighing and scanning each unit then cart them to trailers for loading on trucks with a forklift. To load trailers in a safe manner trying to pack as many units in the trailer as possible while maintaining units in way that will provide a safe delivery and easy unloading. Must know how to timely and accurately process all the required paperwork and computer entries necessary.
Clerical/Technical Functions:
Employee must have:
- Good reading comprehension, math skills and basic computer skills
- Have a good understanding of Outlook and Excel
- Excellent communication and phone skills
- Ability to research rates with carriers, understand rating guides and carrier’s website navigation
- Ability to manage multiple ongoing tasks at once
- Understanding how to react and respond when an emergency comes up and have sense of urgency where needed.
- Understanding of how to manage and facilitate return shipments back to plant as well as managing all outgoing freight.
Job Related Functions:
Employee must be able to:
- Give direction as well as take direction from management
- Endure constant standing, walking, pushing and pulling, with frequent bending or stooping
- Lift (with a partner) units weighing up to 200 pounds
- Reach above head and below shoulders to stack units weighing 1-200 pounds
- Distinguish between colors and minute shading of colors
- Distinguish between different models of bath units
- Know location and organization of units on warehouse floor and deck
- Read a tape measure
- Organized and detail oriented
- Drive a fork lift
- All other job duties as assigned
This job requires medium physical work, with frequent lifting, pushing, pulling and carrying. It also requires good communication, organizational and computer skills as well as the ability to read load sheets. There will be the need to work OT as directed so employee must maintain a flexible schedule.
Being at work on time and maintaining good attendance is a condition of employment, an essential function of your job and an essential need for any business to operate efficiently. Your attendance record will impact your performance appraisal, but also helps you to establish a good working reputation and adds to your opportunity for advancement.
Why work with MAAX?
In addition to offering competitive pay and benefits, we are committed to furthering the career development of our employees. We believe in providing training and career development opportunities for employees who demonstrate a strong work ethic, think creatively, and manage time and projects efficiently and safely.