Warehouse Specialist

Typical Duties

• Loading and unloading freight from trucks, storage containers, or vehicles, and sorts and stacks materials to be palletized for movement.
• Inspecting materials and products for proper and secure packaging, and maintaining integrity and condition. Restacks products or removes excess packaging material as needed.
• Maintaining records of shipped and received goods (manifests, bills of lading) using various computer software and applications.
• Routing materials to prescribed storage locations.
• Storing, stacking, or palletizing materials in accordance with prescribed storage methods.
• Rearranging and taking inventory of stored materials.
• Examining stored materials and reporting deterioration and damage.
• Removing material from storage and preparing it for shipment.
• Removing trash and cardboard from facility and disposing according to procedures; ensuring safe and organized environment.
• Frequent travel between facilities or shops.
• Interacting with customers, vendors and co-workers to facilitate the shipping and receiving of goods. May operate Hand Trucks, Pallet Jacks and Forklifts.

Minimum Qualifications

• At least one year of related experience.
• Experience in, and working knowledge of the operation of a Hand Truck, forklift, Pallet Jack and other material handling equipment.
• Ability to work safely and follow all safety policies involved with proper use of equipment and tools.
• Working knowledge of systems, programs, policies, nomenclature, work methods, manuals or other established guidelines.
• Mental ability including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Ability to travel to various facilities.
• Demonstrated organizational, problem-solving and common sense skills.
• Communication and customer service skills to act responsively and provide procedural and factual information, and act responsively to questions from customers, employees and others; and escalate matters appropriately.
• An understanding of the organization serviced.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing work priorities.

Education Requirements

• A High School Diploma or GED.
• Technical/other training.

Certificates or Licenses Required

The following licenses or certificates may be required depending on local, state and/or contract requirements: Valid Driver's License.

Physical Requirements

• Employees must have the ability to perform the following physical demands for extended periods of time with or without assistance:
• Maneuvering in and around the warehouse.
• Bending and stooping.
• Lifting and moving boxes weighing up to 35 pounds.
• Pulling or pushing up to 75 pounds.
• May require using a pallet jack.
• Climbing on and off material handling equipment.
• Viewing Computer screen.
• Utilizing keyboard.

Work Environment

Work is performed in a commissary, warehouse, or distribution environment with forklifts, material handling and production equipment. May be exposed to noise from equipment and depending on external weather conditions exposure to heat, cold, wind, and rain.