Warehouse Associate

About the role

Warehouse Associates are responsible for performing a variety of duties including receiving and processing incoming stock and materials, picking and filling orders, packing, and shipping orders.

Responsibilities

• Filling customer orders by means of scale or hand count.
• Packing customers’ orders in preparation for shipping.
• Performing other duties such as receiving and processing incoming stock and materials, picking, and shipping orders.
• Packing orders in preparation for shipping to customers via UPS, FedEx, or other freight carriers.
• Tendering packages through the CLS shipping station to ship FedEx, UPS, DHL, or other various freight carriers.
• Shipping customer orders LTL, including arranging boxes on a pallet, wrapping the boxes and pallet, writing up a bill of lading, and contacting various LTL carriers to get the customer order(s) picked up and shipped.
• Pulling product from various locations in the warehouse to fulfill customer orders.
• Gathering all items for customer orders, neatly organizing the parts on a cart, and taking the cart to the packing associates.
• Unloading, unpacking, and uploading inbound vendor shipments into the company’s system.
• Contacting the product buyers or quality departments within the company to verify product or discrepancies on count or lost/damaged inbound freight.
• Restocking the warehouse pick module with needed inventory for smaller quantity orders.
• Pulling of inventory from the bulk stocking area of the warehouse, scanning the items into totes, and sending the totes up to the pick module via conveyor.
• Investigating missing inventory, verifying each bin in the warehouse to ensure all inventory is accounted for on a quarterly basis, justifying inventory adjustments, and completing work orders.
• Helping investigate shipment count discrepancies for the Quality Department.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED), or one to three months related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Prior warehouse experience preferred, but not required.
• Previous warehouse experience a plus.
• Must be a U.S. Person as defined by ITAR.
• Ability to read and interpret documents, write simple correspondence, use electronic devices such as barcode scanners, use computers, and utilize written and oral communication.
• Basic computer skills.
• To add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Problem solver.
• Team player.
• Good organizational and time-management skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Mobility to work in a standard warehouse setting and work with and around a variety of equipment, parts, and inventory.
• Strength, stamina, and mobility to perform medium physical work.
• Mobility to bend, stoop, kneel, reach, and climb to perform work.
• Ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects weighing up to 50 pounds and heavier weights with the proper equipment.
• Working conditions include exposure to large moving equipment, including motorized pallet jacks, forklifts, lift trucks, and conveyor belts.
• The facility is equipped with both air condition and heat.

Qualifications

• Education/Experience: High school diploma or GED, or one to three months related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents, write simple correspondence, use electronic devices such as barcode scanners, use computers, and utilize written and oral communication. Basic computer skills. To add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Good interpersonal and communication skills. Problem solver. Team player. Good organizational and time-management skills. Attention to detail. Mobility to work in a standard warehouse setting and work with and around a variety of equipment, parts, and inventory. Strength, stamina, and mobility to perform medium physical work. Mobility to bend, stoop, kneel, reach, and climb to perform work. Ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects weighing up to 50 pounds and heavier weights with the proper equipment.

Skills and Requirements

• ITAR defines a US Person as a US Citizen, US Permanent Resident (i.e., 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.
• Ability to report to assigned office location during scheduled in-office workdays.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions of this job.
• Must possess mobility to work in a standard warehouse setting and work with and around a variety of equipment, parts, and inventory, strength, stamina, and mobility to perform medium physical work; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen and hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone or radio. Finger dexterity is needed to access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard or calculator.

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job the employee is often required to stand, sit, use computers, read, write, type, use copy machines, file paperwork, use telephones, and utilize written and oral communication to interact with clients, co-workers, and customers.
• Mobility to work in a standard warehouse setting and work with and around a variety of equipment, parts, and inventory, strength, stamina, and mobility to perform medium physical work; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen and hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone or radio. Finger dexterity is needed to access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard or calculator.
• Mobility to bend, stoop, kneel, reach, and climb to perform work.
• Employees must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects weighing up to 50 pounds and heavier weights with the proper equipment.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that values the strength diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetics, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law, are strongly encouraged to apply. Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled