Regional Distribution Center - Warehouse Associate

Key Responsibilities

• Prioritize and pick materials to fill orders
• Load and unload trailers/containers
• Keep facility organized by physical alignment and by allowing sufficient space for overflow
• Checks all incoming and outgoing orders for accuracy
• Performs periodic facilities maintenance and/or custodial/housekeeping tasks
• Train and support new associates
• Load and unload trailers/containers: Physically move and lift products weighing up to 150 pounds; stage, count, and systematically put away inventory using powered industrial equipment.
• Perform maintenance and housekeeping tasks, such as cleaning the loading dock and surrounding area, and keeping floors clear of debris
• Report overages and shortages to the Lead Person/Operations Supervisor; submit regular reports of damaged and defective products
• Safely operate powered industrial equipment, including forklifts, pallet jacks, and order pickers, while adhering to safety standards
• Verify all incoming and outgoing products for accuracy in quantity, size, and type; inform management of inventory and supply shortages and assist with periodic inventory counts

Qualifications

• High School or GED degree
• 0-1 year of related experience preferred

Skills

• Policy & Procedures
• Storage
• Verbal Communication

Physical Demands/Working Conditions

• Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk, hear, taste and/or smell; the employee must occasionally lift products weighing up to approximately 50 pounds.
• Handling of tires (e.g., rolling, destacking, team lifting) greater than approximately 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Travel required: 5% of the time