Warehouse Associate

About the role

With reporting responsibilities to the Warehouse Manager, this position is directly responsible for performing essential warehouse functions in a safety sensitive and production environment. Additional duties and responsibilities may be added or deleted at any time.

Responsibilities

• Warehouse Operations
  • Unloads goods and material received, enters appropriate information into system, labels and locates material
  • Separates customer orders; pulls and stages orders
  • Repacks material if required to meet customer specifications
  • Makes boxes, packs, labels and locates materials as required
  • Ensures all products are properly labeled
  • Performs functions/transactions in designated system to receive or ship material
  • Participates in cycle counting; enters and verifies information; researches and makes adjustments as necessary
  • Reviews preventative maintenance check sheets for forklifts and ensures good working order of machines
  • Conducts daily equipment inspections and ensures inspection paperwork is completed and turned in daily (e.g., forklift, transfer system and compressor inspections)
  • Follows and complies with all safety and work rules and regulations; maintains departmental housekeeping standards
  • Participates in daily safety briefings and monthly safety meetings
  • Must participate in operations training and development programs and demonstrate positive and healthy attitude at all times
  • May be required to handle the accumulation, disposal and transportation of hazardous waste; if required, must complete prerequisite RCRA waste management training
  • Operates forklifts, scissor lifts, reach trucks, railmovers or other heavy-duty material movers when properly certified; never operates any equipment without documented certification
  • Reviews all receipts and shipments with actual incoming or outgoing material; ensures all documentation matches product being shipped or received
  • Performs relocation of goods and tracks/records the relocations as necessary
  • Performs meticulous records of shipping/receiving documentation
• Packaging Operation
  • Monitors and conducts the day-to-day operation of the packaging operations
  • Helps maintain all inventories related to the packaging and warehouse operation through communication with management
  • Reports any related operational problems to the Warehouse Manager
  • Ensures that all related production documentation is correct and turned in in a timely manner
  • Ensures that all safety and production procedures are being followed
  • Maintains a clean work environment and excellent housekeeping practices in all work areas
• Maintenance
  • Performs routine and/or required light maintenance on all related packaging equipment
  • Supervises any outside maintenance work and contractors when requested by management
  • Ensures that all safety procedures are being followed during any machine outage and/or maintenance
  • Maintains highly detailed maintenance inspection records and logs
  • Communicates all related equipment issues with Warehouse Manager

Qualifications

• Must be able to safely operate a forklift and pass site forklift certification
• Must have the ability to think independently and make decisions that are in the company’s best interest
• Must possess excellent interpersonal, communications and organizational skills
• Must be multi-task oriented with the ability to handle many activities simultaneously
• Must be able to work overtime, long hours, weekends and holidays when needed
• Minimum education: high school diploma or equivalent
• Preferred: previous warehousing experience

Work Environment

This position operates in a fast-paced warehouse setting, involving regular use of forklifts, pallet jacks, and other equipment, with some outdoor exposure during the workday. Associates are frequently required to stand, walk, lift, and carry materials throughout their shifts. The environment may vary in temperature and requires adherence to safety standards.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.

• Must be able to perform physical labor such as lifting up to 55 lbs., moving up to 250 pounds, climbing ladders, operate control panels and work with hand tools
• Must be able to use fingers, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk and/or hear
• Must possess vision abilities required by this job function to include close visual confirmation of finely printed documents, distance vision to safely and correctly identify objects or markings
• Must have peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to focus on subjects or objects at any safe working distance

Schedule

This is a full-time position. Must be able to work overtime, long hours, weekends and holidays when needed. Travel: 0% expected for this position.

Pay

$20 – $23 per hour, non-exempt, based on experience

Benefits

• Family health benefit packages – after 90 days
• Vacation pay – after 90 days
• Holiday pay – after 90 days
• Company matching 401k retirement program – after 90 days