Packer/Helper

BENEFITS

• Paid weekly

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assembles appropriate cartons for items to be packed.
• Wraps protective material around items, and inserts into cartons, to prevent breakage and damage.
• Closes, seals and appropriately labels cartons and records on inventory.
• Packs and crates special items in specialized containers for customers, to prevent breakage and damage.
• Maintains material count by carton type.

REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to handle heavy lifting (50 lbs or more).
• Experience in moving or similar industry a plus.
• Excellent customer service.
• Professional attitude.
• Clean professional appearance.
• Must be able to work Monday- Friday, & Occasionally on Saturdays.
• Must pass Drug Screen and Background Check.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

• A professional, customer sensitive attitude is required.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.