Warehouse Worker

Responsibilities

• Unload and load shipments using powered industrial equipment:
  • Convey inbound shipments to staging area for receipt
  • Inspect, count, and examine shipments against purchase orders for damages or discrepancies
  • Document overages, shortages, and damages
  • Ensure all necessary signatures are on driver’s paperwork before release
  • Wrap pallets by machine or hand to ensure stability
  • Load outbound shipments safely to avoid product damage
• Putaway:
  • Convey items from Receiving or Staging areas to Home, Overflow, or Bulk locations
• Replenishment, item demand, count checks, and consolidation:
  • Convey items from storage locations to Home/Bulk locations
  • Consolidate like items to maximize warehouse space
  • Count inventory to verify product quantities
• Receiving, picking, and shipping:
  • Receive product in accordance with associated PO numbers
  • Complete discrepancy forms for overages, shortages, or damages
  • Break down and separate product by item numbers
  • Select orders within the warehouse
  • Stack product on pallets for outbound staging
  • Check pallets in staging area for errors
  • Adjust pallet quantities for even weight distribution
• Warehouse housekeeping and safety:
  • Clean dock areas and assigned aisles per warehouse policy
  • Comply with all safety regulations and standards

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Experience working in a warehouse environment preferred
• Proficient in operating Powered Industrial Trucks (e.g., stand-up reach truck, double pallet jack)
• Warehouse Management System (WMS) experience (e.g., HighJump, PeopleSoft) preferred
• Experience with RF or Voice devices preferred

Skills & Abilities

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to prepare and present reports and respond to questions from suppliers, customers, and management
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills
• Ability to build relationships with internal partners, vendors, and customers
• Planning and organization: prioritize and manage multiple deadlines
• Customer service: respond promptly and follow up as needed
• Problem-solving: identify and resolve issues in a timely manner
• Judgment: make sound, timely decisions
• Professionalism: tactful under pressure and follows through on commitments
• Detail-oriented: strong attention to accuracy and compliance with policies and regulations
• Mathematical ability: compute rates, ratios, percentages, and basic arithmetic
• Ability to interpret written, verbal, diagram, or schedule-based instructions
• Consistent attendance and punctuality

Physical Demands & Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee:

• Regularly moves packages of varying sizes and weights
• Frequently walks, stands, sits, uses hands and fingers, reaches, stoops, kneels, crouches, crawls, climbs, or balances
• Lifts up to 50 pounds and/or moves up to 200 pounds with assistance
• Works in a warehouse environment with potential exposure to:
  • Wet/humid conditions, cold or elevated temperatures
  • Moving mechanical parts, fumes, airborne particles, or toxic/caustic chemicals
  • Outside weather conditions
• Moderate noise level; fast-paced environment
• May require evening, weekend, or shift work depending on business needs