Warehouse Associate

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Receiving & Production Staging:
  • Sort, count, inspect labels and parts and unpack freight upon arrival
  • Direct, unload, and store incoming materials and deliveries and ensure all are properly labeled and identified with part number, lot number (when required), and quantity
  • Review operations schedules and production requirements to stage all appropriate materials for current production runs and upcoming production runs
  • Ensure all staged inventory is properly labeled and identified with part number, lot number (when required), and quantity
• Shipping & Production Returns:
  • Prepare and ship items as discussed in daily morning meetings, per Supervisor or Manager
  • Open Order Backlog Report
  • Prepare items for shipment – including picking, packaging, palletizing, scanning, addressing and shipping
  • Verify all outgoing shipments for required paperwork, correct part numbers, labels, and quantities
  • Arrange the transportation of products – including determining most economical and efficient shipping method, contacting and scheduling carriers, preparing BOLs and labels, loading trucks
  • Ensure all inventory returned to the warehouse is properly labeled and identified with part number, lot number (when required), and correct quantity; re-weigh or count when necessary
  • Scan and complete inventory transactions to receive inventory and place received in designated location(s)
• Inventory:
  • Properly identify and locate all parts according to established procedures
  • Cycle count inventory according to established procedures and assist with developing actions to correct inventory problems
  • Actively participate in annual year-end inventory
  • Work with department to maintain warehouse and locations
• Maintain Battery Charge and Fill Battery Water
• Janitorial Work - Clean bathroom, trash removal etc., sweeping and mopping of floors
• Maintain a clean and safe work area and update supplies as needed
• Material Handling, Shipping When Necessary

Other

• Ability to work any shift and weekends when deemed necessary
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned
• Follow established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety procedures
• Promote a high level of communication between departments to execute customer orders

Supervisory Responsibilities

• None

Qualifications

• Ability to create spreadsheets in Excel: formulas, formatting, data entry
• Proficient in Microsoft Word
• Strong attention to detail and organization
• Ability to investigate, research, and solve problems
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills to interact within all levels of the organization

Education and/or Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Working knowledge of ERP / MRP systems (minimum 1 year)

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to use a handheld calculator
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide
• Ability to perform application of percentages, averages, and ratios

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to understand how inventory affects other areas of the organization
• Ability to find answers for employees or vendors with a clear and calm demeanor
• Ability to analyze and solve problems
• Ability to prioritize workload appropriately

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Forklift certification

Physical Demands

• Extended hours of standing walking
• Reach with hands and arms
• Climb or balance
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Talk or hear
• Occasional sitting is required
• Must frequently lift and/or move up to 60 pounds

Work Environment

• Warehouse environment with associated noises, smells, and temperatures
• Exposed to outside weather conditions
• Noise level is moderate