Warehouse Associate

Responsibilities

• Appropriately handle product to minimize damage during the loading process.
• Communicate any damage found or caused during the loading process to appropriate personnel.
• Inspect trailer cleanliness prior to loading.
• Absolutely ensure all packages meet warehouse standards before loading (no visible damage, boxes securely closed, address labels affixed and readable, etc.).
• Responsible for the neatness and cleanliness of the dock areas.
• Accurately handle product to minimize damage during unloading and receiving process.
• Accurately record product delivered as compared to the Bill of Lading/Receiving Worksheets and create appropriate OS&D paperwork when necessary.
• Stage product efficiently for put-away.
• Communicate any damage found or caused during the unloading/receiving process to appropriate personnel.
• Be certified on appropriate material handling equipment.
• Operate appropriate material handling equipment (MHE) such as forklifts, standup order selector and reach trucks in a safe and orderly manner in an effort to reduce accidents and injuries.
• Ensure that MHE is maintained (daily inspection) and clean.
• Report repair or service needs to supervisor in an effort to reduce equipment damage.
• Accurately handle product to minimize damage during the putting-away and stocking process.
• Remove shrink wrap, bands, or tape when putting a pallet into a selection location as required.
• Accurately scan product and put product in correct slots.
• Communicate any damage found or caused during the putting-away and stocking process to appropriate personnel.
• Be certified on appropriate material handling equipment.
• Operate appropriate material handling equipment (MHE) such as forklifts, standup order selector and reach trucks in a safe and orderly manner in an effort to reduce accidents and injuries.
• Ensure that MHE is maintained (daily inspection) and clean.
• Report repair or service needs to supervisor in an effort to reduce equipment damage.
• Accurately handle product to minimize damage during the selecting process.
• Accurately select product for outbound shipments.
• Accurately stage and notate float numbers on pallets.
• Communicate any damage found or caused during the selecting process to appropriate personnel.
• Be certified on appropriate material handling equipment.
• Operate appropriate material handling equipment (MHE) such as forklifts, standup order selector and reach trucks in a safe and orderly manner in an effort to reduce accidents and injuries.
• Ensure that MHE is maintained (daily inspection) and clean.
• Report repair or service needs to supervisor in an effort to reduce equipment damage.
• Accurately handle product to minimize damage during the packaging process.
• Accurately sort, segregate and package product to be shipped to customers (both FedEx and LTL).
• Recognize products by name/packaging.
• Accurately ensure all packages meet warehouse standards after packing (no visible damage, boxes securely closed, address labels affixed and readable, etc.).
• Be certified on specific packing equipment and processes.
• Work effectively with immediate supervisor to prevent warehouse shrink (product loss).
• Cross-train and work in other warehouse functions and areas which include loading, unloading, receiving, put-away, selecting, and packing on an as qualified and as needed basis.
• Report any unfixable/unsafe issues immediately to the supervisor.
• Observe and enforce all safety rules in an effort to reduce accidents and injuries.
• Observe proper lifting techniques and physical work practices as defined in the Preferred Work Methods documentation.
• Use warehouse computers and RF equipment in a safe and professional manner.
• Understand and comply with all applicable company policies (i.e. attendance, Code of Business Conduct & Ethics, Associate Handbook, etc.).
• Ensure compliance with all applicable State/Federal laws, regulations, and policies (i.e. OSHA (Occupational Health and Safety Administration), AIB (American Institute of Baking), etc.).
• Perform other warehouse duties as assigned.

  Qualifications

  • Must be at least 18 years of age.
  • Must have the ability to pass a post-offer functional capacity test.
  • High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED) is preferred, or one year warehouse related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Must have the ability to read and comprehend basic instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
  • Must have ability to read and write simple correspondence, and to speak effectively in one-on-one and in small group situations.
  • Must have ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
  • Must be able to compute rate, ratio, and percent.
  • Must be able to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
  • Must have ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
  • Must have certification on material handling equipment, or the ability to become certified.