Warehouse Technician

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Assist with shipping and receiving, unloading trucks, checking in merchandise, matching purchase orders to sales orders and distributing to associates for processing
• Read customer orders, work orders, shipping orders or requisitions to determine items to be moved, gathered or distributed and/or shipped
• Move materials and items from receiving or storage areas to shipping or to other designated areas
• Sort and place materials or items on racks, shelves or in bins according to predetermined sequence such as vendor, size, type, style, color or product code
• Fill requisitions, work orders or requests for materials, tools or other stock items and distribute items to shipping or to designated route driver storage area
• Ensure warehouse is accessible and safe for salespeople and customer traffic
• Assemble customer orders from stock and place orders on pallets or shelves, or relocate orders to a holding area or shipping department
• Mark materials with identifying information using appropriate method
• Open bales, crates and other containers
• Record amounts of materials or items received or distributed via appropriate computer program
• Absorb and count items for distribution within plant to ensure conformance to company standards
• May be assigned facilities maintenance duties as needed
• Complete requisition forms to order supplies from other departments
• Prepare parcels for mailing that are compliant with local, federal and international requirements
• Sweep, dust, mop and organize warehouse and work area for orderliness at all times

Qualifications

• Minimum of a High School Diploma or GED Equivalent
• Minimum three years industrial or retail warehouse experience
• Previous shipping and receiving experience preferred
• Previous warehouse computer software experience.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear
• This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, and climbing all day
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 50 pounds
• The work environment is an open-air warehouse where equal to or greater than outside ambient air temperatures can be experienced
• The effective utilization of a computer system and face-to-face conversations to exchange information with internal and external customers is required on a daily basis

EEO Statement

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities. We recognize each individual’s potential to offer significant contributions to our organization’s growth and stability.