Warehouse Associate and Driver

About the role

The Warehouse Associate strives to exceed customer expectations by ensuring orders are available, accurate, salable and received in a timely manner. This is a distribution center environment where you can expect to fill the orders, check the orders, and pack the orders to send to our customers. Warehouse Associates have a Monday-Friday schedule in a climate controlled environment with a relaxed dress code. We are looking for people to fill this important and essential role that are team players and have the ability to meet deadlines and productivity goals.

Responsibilities

• Order Filling: Picks product from fulfillment center stock according to wave pick list and organizes on cart; Pulls warehouse items from the shelves based on number, size, color, quantity, and quality requirements; May operate scanners so that the proper order is picked, and inventory is managed accurately.
• Order Checking: Verifies that the item picked matches the item on the invoice by comparing manufacturer name, manufacturer item number, and item description; Verifies quantity of items picked matches item quantity on the invoice; For time sensitive items, verifies the expiration date on the item is acceptable for shipment to the customer; Verifies all items listed on the invoice have been picked; For items that include component(s), such as a pump, verifies that components are included.
• Packing: Counts quantity of items and verifies the count to the quantity listed on the invoice; Matches the ship to address or invoice number on the shipping label with the same information on the invoice; Selects correct packaging, fill and labels; Follows regulatory guidelines when packing items with regulatory classification; May create proper shipping papers for packages containing hazardous materials.
• Manifests: For packages not auto-manifested: weighs packages, determines appropriate method of transportation, verifies proper labeling, scans information and applies shipping labels; For packages auto-manifested: verifies and corrects non-conforming packages.
• Expeditor: Processes orders requiring special handling as required by branch personnel, sales staff or end-user.
• Order Processing: Fulfill current or new client orders to achieve client customer satisfaction.
• Deliveries: Use a company truck or freight van to occasionally make deliveries to customers, 2+ times a week. Repetitive hand loading and unloading of product, mainly feed bags weighing between 40 to 50 lbs. Some routes are 1-2 hours away from the facility.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED preferred
• Ability to read, write and count
• Comprehensive problem-solving skills
• Ability to meet deadlines and productivity goals