Warehouse Associate

Description

Do you love helping people solve problems? Do you have a strong customer focused attitude?Do you want to be part of a company that is growing and excited about change?Join the Kee Safety team as our new Warehouse Associate based in our Buffalo, NY office. 

Who is Kee Safety?

Separating People from Hazards is our life’s work. Kee Safety, Inc. is the North American business operation of Kee Safety, Ltd. in the United Kingdom. We maintain a strong sales presence here in the USA with our manufacturing and warehouse center headquartered in Buffalo, New York.Kee Safety is the leading global supplier of safety systems and solutions. When you join the Kee Safety Team, you are not only aligning yourself with the leading safety and fall prevention experts in North America but with people who are passionate about fall prevention, safety, and who care about their company and its customers.

What Can We Offer You?

We are most proud of our employees and our culture. We believe in our employees and understand that when they are engaged and they are happy - they will thrive and our business will grow.Our corporate culture includes:

• A strong, collaborative work environment
• Training and development opportunities for personal and professional growth
• Life-long friendships
• Our Kee Giving Sponsorship Program: Kee Safety will donate to community initiatives that employees support outside of work

Kee Safety provides some of the best benefits around:

• 401k plan with excellent match and bonus contribution
• A comprehensive benefits program that includes medical plans starting at $0, vision and dental coverage, life and disability coverage paid 100% by the Company
• Paid holiday, vacation and sick time

Job Specification

As part of the Warehouse Team, this position plays an important part in producing maintenance platform components, while ensuring proper form, fit and function of an overall quality product. The Shop Helper’s basic job responsibility is to assist welders, assemblers, and other team members as needed in the fabrication shop. We are looking for a reliable, thorough, and attentive individual with a strong work ethic, willingness to learn new skills and act with initiative. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Ability to receive/read, and understand specific instructions, basic drawings, work orders, and/or cut lists, and action to completion
• Ability to read and operate a tape measure, square, and angle finder
• Ability to keep work areas clean and clutter-free
• Willingness to learn machine/equipment operation, safety and preventative maintenance
• Knowledge and use of common material handling equipment and their safe operation: forklifts, overhead cranes, pallet-jacks
• Knowledge and use of common power tools and their safe operation: metal working/beveling tools, abrasive cleaning tools, angle grinders, hand drills, impacts, wrenches, etc
• Knowledge and use of common industrial processing tools/types and their safe operation: band saw, table saw, miter saw, drill press, manual mill/lathe, ironworker – notching and punching
• Additional knowledge of industrial processing tools/types desirable but not required: torch (plasma), up-cut saw, and shear 
• Knowledge and experience processing different material types and grades desirable but not required, i.e., carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum (6061 / 5052, etc,.)
• Ability to safely transport company products and materials to and from specified locations in a timely manner
• Assist with the loading and offloading of products and materials; report any accidents, injuries, and vehicle damage to management
• Must wear proper personal protection equipment and comply with safety rules and policies at all times
• Familiarize, understand, and use all standard operating procedures determined by manufacturer and company in relation to material processing equipment
• Ensure that product standards, both quality and quantity are met
• Interpret dimensions, material types, and material grades on cut lists or drawings
• Familiarize and understand all company employment policies such as work hours/days, drug screening, safety guidelines, and all policies outlining employee behavior on shop floor
• Maintain a positive attitude and further development and maintenance of a cohesive team-oriented work environment with all employees, vendors, and customers and support the company in all decisions
• May be asked by management to perform other tasks beyond those listed

Requirements

 Education, Experience and Skills 

• Education: High School Diploma, GED or Equivalent
• Experience: one plus (1 ) years in a manufacturing environment, i.e., mechanical, technical, construction, and/or machining experience; specifically, operating shop related equipment, hand tools, and processing material by basic mechanical/machine means
• Veteran/Military experienced candidates are encouraged to apply 
• Ability to communicate in English required, both written and verbal skills 
• Must have the ability to stand for long periods of time within an open noisy machine and fabrication shop environment, in temperatures, as well as humidity, that fluctuate in accordance with the season
• Walking long distances and climbing stairs is required within the office and shop areas
• This position requires turning the head and torso, bending, kneeling, reaching, grasping, flexing of arms, waist, legs, wrists, fingers, as well as functional hearing, vision, and voice (English)
• This position also requires ability to safely lift (bend ones knees) up to 50 lbs

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

Individual characteristics 

The following qualifications are also essential to your success:

• Must have the ability to handle changes, short lead times and changing priorities daily
• Maintain a good working relationship with all personnel
• Be willing to be part of a team atmosphere
• Must be well organized
• Must have an eye for detail
• Positive attitude, good aptitude for learning 
• Ability to work independently under self-direction, when needed

Join our team and grow with us, there is a world of possibilities out there!

Kee Safety Inc., is an equal opportunity employer