Blake Equipment Warehouse Associate/Delivery Driver - East Windsor, CT

About the role

Blake Equipment, a division of Headwater Companies (part of Franklin Electric, NASDAQ: FELE), specializes in water equipment components for residential, commercial, and irrigation systems installed by professional contractors. We are seeking a Warehouse Associate to support our warehouse and delivery operations, ensuring timely, safe, and efficient service for our customers.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean, safe, and efficient warehouse by organizing and handling stock.
• Prepare shipments, including pulling stock and preparing invoices.
• Receive incoming shipments, inspect for damages, and audit for accuracy.
• Put stock away in the proper location after recording it in the ERP system.
• Assist with inventory control, cycle counts, and customer service as needed.
• Operate delivery vehicles and equipment safely and efficiently, adhering to traffic laws and DOT regulations.
• Safely load and unload deliveries based on load size and content description.
• Prepare daily delivery schedules, coordinating routes and delivery times.
• Keep vehicles clean and well-maintained, including basic upkeep and scheduling third-party maintenance.
• Ensure all delivery tickets and bills of lading are signed and submitted daily for efficient billing.
• Maintain a legible DOT logbook and Daily Vehicle Inspection Report (DVIR), submitting them to the Branch Manager daily.
• Administer an expense account for each trip, recording expenses and maintaining receipts.
• Maintain company gas card, vehicle registration, proof of insurance, and ensure Driver License and Medical Certificate are current and on person while driving.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance manuals, and procedure manuals.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Basic math skills: ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense to carry out detailed oral instructions.
• Ability to handle problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Plans and organizes own work; may assist in planning work assignments for others within a limited area.
• Completes moderately repetitive tasks.
• Uses noncomplex machines and equipment (e.g., adding machines, calculators, copy/fax machines).
• Acceptable Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) per Automobile Insurer guidelines; must meet this requirement during annual insurance review.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, or hear.
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; occasionally lift and/or move over 50 pounds.
• Frequently use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms.
• Frequently required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision.

The company will make reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Pay

$24.00 - $26.00 per hour