Warehouse Specialist

Overview

The Warehouse Specialist is responsible for a wide range of duties including direct receiving, warehousing, and distribution operations, as well as overseeing the efficient receipt, storage, value-adding servicing, and dispatch of a wide variety of products. Additional duties may include loading and unloading trucks with a forklift, monthly inventory, and property maintenance tasks such as mowing grass, weed eating, spraying weeds, snow removal, and painting various items like conveyors, hoppers, bins, and aggregate equipment.

Responsibilities

• Be prompt and timely for all assigned shifts, schedules, and projects.
• Be aware of and familiar with the Company.
• Work with shop personnel when needed, painting, assisting in operating forklift when building components.
• Consistently keep work area clean and organized to promote professionalism, safety, and efficiency.
• Actively participate in any recommended or mandatory training.
• Maintain a positive working relationship with co-workers and management.
• Willingness to perform duties outside the normal scope of work (i.e., work in poor weather conditions or outside normal hours).
• Strategically manage the warehouse in compliance with company's policies and vision.
• Oversee receiving, warehousing, and distribution and maintenance operations.
• Set up layout and ensure efficient space utilization.
• Initiate, coordinate, and enforce optimal operational policies and procedures.
• Adhere to all warehousing, handling, and shipping requirements.
• Manage stock control and reconcile with a data storage system.
• Perform annual cycle counts.

Requirements

• Consent to authorization of a pre-employment work screen, Motor Vehicle Record request, and drug test.
• Experience as a Warehouse Specialist.
• Proven ability to implement process improvement initiatives.
• Hands-on experience with warehouse management software and databases.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to operate a forklift, hand truck, and other equipment.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to reach below/at/above shoulders.
• Pushing/Pulling/Twisting/Bending.
• Sitting/Standing/Balancing.
• Operate hand and foot controls.
• Simple/Firm grasping/Pinching.
• Ability to lift/lower/carry over 50 pounds.
• Squatting/Stooping/Crouching/Kneeling/Crawling.
• Gross Manipulation (Pinching).

Benefits/Incentives

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program.
• Company-Paid Short-Term Disability and Life Insurance.
• Voluntary Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability.
• Paid Time Off, Holiday, and Bereavement Pay.
• 401(k) with Company Match.
• $1500 Sign-On Bonus.
• Annual Safety Incentive and Clothing Allowance.