Warehouse Assistant

About the role

Warehouse Assistant Reports To: Production Manager
Employment Type: Regular, Full-time
FLSA Status: Hourly, Nonexempt
Work Hours: 8:30AM-5:00PM

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Loads and unloads items to and from warehouse (receiving and shipping dock) and production floor using various moving equipment such as forklifts and pallet jacks
• Prepares and processes receiving and shipping documents
• Assembles customer orders from stock and places orders on pallets for shipment
• Maintains fork truck log, according to state and federal regulations
• Opens bales, crates, and other containers. Records amounts of materials or items received
• Weighs or counts materials and marks with identifying information to ensure conformance to company standards
• Uses WMS (warehouse management system) and RF scanners to view inventory and approved move transactions
• Assists with placing delivered items and returned items from production into stock
• Prepares parcels for mailing
• Maintains accurate records
• Ensures orderliness and cleanliness of warehouse and prevent aisles and emergency exits from being blocked
• Participates in, and prepares for Physical inventories, conducts cycle counts and assists other areas as needed
• Performs any other related duties as required or assigned

Education/Experience/Required Skills

• H.S. Diploma or equivalent
• Minimum of 6 months related work experience, previous experience in a distribution or manufacturing environment preferred
• Experience operating moving equipment such as forklifts, manual and electric pallet jacks
• Must be certified to operate equipment within 60 days from date of hire
• Ability to read and understand work instructions, manuals, and safety rules
• Experience using barcode scanners and WMS track materials
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Self-starter and able to effectively work without close supervision
• Flexibility and ability to handle and manage change effectively and efficiently

Physical Requirements

• Work is performed in a manufacturing environment
• Employee will stand or walk most of their work hours
• Routinely use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus

Benefits

• Competitive Pay and Flexible Work Schedules
• Insurance: Medical, Dental and Vision
• Company Paid Basic Life and Short-term Disability
• Employee Paid Voluntary Life and Critical Illness Plans
• PTO, Floating and Company Paid Holidays
• 401(k)

Equal Opportunity Employer

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