Warehouse Team Member 1 - Day Shift - Replenishment/Forklift

Coastal Beverage Company, Inc., the leading beverage distributor in Eastern North Carolina, is seeking a service-driven professional to join our warehouse team.

About the role

As a Warehouse Team Member, you will safely move, pick, and load beverage products onto delivery trucks. Excellent time management and customer service skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Move product or material to proper location in warehouse.
• Rotate product in bins to ensure proper stock rotation and eliminate picking errors.
• Assist in repackaging damaged product following Company and vendor requirements.
• Apply required safety procedures, including wearing cut-resistant gloves and safety glasses.
• Ensure proper pull of orders based on SKU, product codes, and FIFO (First In First Out) rotation using sell-by dates.
• Mark pick tickets for out-of-stock items.
• Provide courteous and prompt customer service for in-house orders, including pulling orders and assisting with loading.
• Represent the company professionally by adhering to uniform and appearance standards.
• Report invalid SKUs, damaged product, and excessive discrepancies.
• Sign, date, and process shipping orders, receiving paperwork, and enter data into the computer system.
• Operate forklift according to Company and regulatory requirements, maintain certification, and report all accidents immediately.
• Complete daily pre-ride reports to document forklift physical damage, mechanical, or electrical problems.
• Maintain fluid levels on assigned forklift and ensure it is kept charged.
• Maintain a clean and organized working area by cleaning and reorganizing while working.
• Clean up all spills and damaged products immediately and report to Supervisor or Manager for documentation.
• Complete partial pallets and put away mixed pallets.
• Wear all required personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Load orders following safe work habits and lifting techniques.
• Report near-miss incidents and unsafe work conditions.
• Immediately report all accidents and near misses to Supervisor or Manager for documentation and correction.
• Perform all other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years old and possess a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of three months of similar or related experience.
• Forklift and/or walkie-rider/electric pallet jack experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating instructions, bar graphs, and procedure manuals.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Professional appearance and demeanor.
• Ability to perform physical work as required.

Physical Requirements

• Regularly/constantly (>66% of workday): Walk, stand, reach (knee to shoulder), lift/push/pull exerting force over 20 pounds, hear, and see. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision, depth perception, eye-hand coordination, acuity, and ability to adjust focus.
• Frequently (34-66% of workday): Handle and grasp.
• Occasionally ( Sit, climb, balance, stoop, crouch, kneel, twist trunk, carry, lift one-handed (up to 50 pounds), push, pull, reach below knee, reach above shoulder, finger, pinch, and talk.