Warehouse Associate

About the role

Be part of a growing, successful company in an exciting and challenging field. Border States is 100% employee-owned, empowering you to make decisions, find solutions, and receive rewards for your hard work. This position is located in Greeley, CO.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• 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 company 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, ensuring material put away has the correct locator and 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 applicable.
• 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.

Non-essential Functions

• May assist the City Desk and Will Call areas in providing customer service functions, including order entry, filling orders, processing returns, expediting, technical assistance, and other functions as needed.
• May provide delivery of material to customer sites.
• Assists with loading and unloading of trucks.
• Notifies supervisor of any building or equipment maintenance, repair needs, and/or any security concerns.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor or designate.

Requirements

• 2 years of work experience preferred.
• Prior warehouse distribution experience, including forklift operation and knowledge of electrical products/systems, is also preferred.
• If driving is required, candidate must be at least 21 years of age, possess a valid driver’s license to operate a company vehicle, and a current medical certification may be required.
• PC working knowledge of Windows, internet, email, and SAP software is a plus.

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 (0 – 33%):
  • Lift from Floor to Waist: less than 10 lbs., 10 to 25 lbs., 26 to 50 lbs., 51 to 75 lbs., 76 to 100 lbs., 101+ lbs.
  • Above Waist Lift: less than 10 lbs., 10 to 25 lbs., 26 to 50 lbs., 51 to 75 lbs., 76 to 100 lbs.
  • Unilateral Carry: less than 10 lbs., 10 to 25 lbs.
  • Bilateral Carry: less than 10 lbs., 10 to 25 lbs., 26 to 50 lbs., 51 to 75 lbs.
• Frequently (34 – 66%):
  • Sitting, Reaching, Balancing, Repetitive Motion (wrists/hands/fingers), Driving (forklift), Desk Work, Use of tools, Hearing.
• Continuously (67 – 100%):
  • Handling, Hearing.
• Not at all:
  • Crawling, Kneeling, Unilateral Carry (26 to 100+ lbs.), Bilateral Carry (76 to 100+ lbs.), Above Waist Lift (101+ lbs.).

Physical Activity Frequency

• Frequently: Sitting, Reaching, Balancing, Repetitive Motion, Driving (forklift), Desk Work, Use of tools, Hearing, Exposure to adverse weather & temperature conditions.
• Occasionally: Standing, Walking, Bending/Stooping, Climbing/Walking Stairs, Crouching/Squatting, Pushing/Pulling, Trunk Rotation, Talking.
• Not at all: Crawling, Kneeling, Travel.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $18.92/hr. - $27/hr., depending on experience.

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
• Bonuses upon achievement of branch and company goals

About Border States

Border States is a leader in the electrical supply distribution industry with approximately 130 locations in 31 states. We are one of the largest independent electrical distributors in the United States, providing products and services to the construction, industrial, and utility industries. Our employee-owners are empowered with clearly defined levels of authority to be innovative and decisive, allowing us to respond quickly to customer needs. We practice open-book management, and our success stems from the dedication of our employee-owners.

Values

Our Purpose

We believe unstoppable businesses shouldn't go it alone. We are owners—of relationships, of outcomes, of every moment these unstoppable businesses need to deliver.

Service Philosophy

We earn customer loyalty and confidence by caring about their needs and adding value to everything we do.

Service Standards

Border States employee-owners are competent, accurate, responsive, and engaged.