Warehouse Associate

About the role

This position will be located in Chicago, IL. The position is open until filled.

Responsibilities

• Receives incoming freight and checks the material for damages or shortages.
• Distributes material to the proper stock locations.
• Fills special orders and/or backorders as material is received.
• Follows-up with appropriate departments, carriers, and/or vendors on receiving discrepancies, damages, and shortages.
• Checks and packs material to be delivered.
• Possesses a full understanding of truck routes and may coordinate deliveries with our own trucks, assigned freight companies, or other carriers based on special requests or the best way to ship material.
• Maintains shipping equipment and keeps work area clean and safe.
• Maintains assigned inventory stock locations making sure material put away has the correct locator and the shelves are kept neat and orderly.
• Fills orders for delivery to customers.
• Assures all batched managed material is labeled accurately and inventoried, as needed.
• Maintains delivery vehicle in clean, good working condition and monitors maintenance and mileage data, as appropriate.
• Maintains daily driver logs and vehicle inspection sheets, as appropriate.
• Operates and maintains all equipment in a safe manner and adheres to all local, state, and federal traffic and safety regulations.
• Supports the operations functions of the warehouse.
• Informs proper departments of “stock outs”, inventory discrepancies and other inventory problems or concerns.

Qualifications

• Two-years of work experience preferred.
• Prior warehouse distribution experience including forklift operation and knowledge of electrical products/systems is also preferred.
• If the employee will be driving, the following criteria must be met:
• Candidate must be at least 21 years of age,
• Possess a valid driver’s license to operate company vehicle and a current medical certification may be required.

Skills and Abilities

• Works in a safe manner and follows Border States safety program guidelines and policies.
• Excellent interpersonal communication (reading, writing, and speaking in English).
• Ability to effectively plan and organize.
• Excellent customer service skills including being competent, accurate, responsive, and engaged.
• Ability to perform all aspects of the job as accurately, efficiently, and safely as possible.

Physical Requirements

• Lift and carry requirements (weight and frequency):
• Occasionally: < 10 lbs., 10 to 25 lbs., 26 to 50 lbs., 51 to 75 lbs., 76 to 100 lbs.
• Frequently: Not at all
• Continuously: Not at all

• Physical Activity:
• Sitting: Frequently
• Standing: Occasionally
• Walking: Occasionally
• Bending/Stooping: Occasionally
• Climbing/Walking Stairs: Occasionally
• Reaching: Frequently
• Crouching/Squatting: Not at all
• Trunk Rotation: Occasionally
• Pushing/Pulling: Occasionally
• Handling: Continuously
• Fingering: Frequently
• Talking: Occasionally
• Driving: Frequently
• Desk Work: Occasionally
• Use of tools: Frequently
• Hearing: Continuously
• Exposure to adverse weather & temperature conditions: Frequently
• Travel: Not at all

Your career

Join an experienced team at one of the largest electrical distributors in the United States. What are you waiting for?

Benefits

• Health, Dental and Vision Benefits
• Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity
• FSA & HSA
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Disability Benefits
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Volunteer Time
• Personal Leave time and more!

Equal Opportunity For All

It’s not just the law. It’s something we’ve believed in since our founding. We value the diversity of all of our employee-owners and will always be an equal opportunity employer.