Warehouse Representative

Description

Position Title: Warehouse Representative 

FLSA Status: Full-time, Non-exempt

Reports To: Warehouse Manager or Operations Manager

Location: Austin, TX

Schedule: Monday through Friday with alternating Saturdays, 12:00pm - 9:00pm 

Position Summary: The Warehouse Representative contributes to the company’s overall operational performance by handling all flooring materials received into, maintained, and disbursed out of the warehouse. This position will be responsible for the following duties and responsibilities:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Read and understand production schedules and work orders to ensure the correct materials are pulled, measured, cut, staged, and dispersed to Flooring Technicians for daily load-out
• Receive, unload, sort, and place materials on racks, shelves, or in bins according to predetermined sequence such as size, type, style, or product code
• Safely operates a forklift in the movement of materials throughout the warehouse
• Accurately keeps inventory records by recording the number of materials received or disbursed on inventory logs
• Assist warehouse management with inventory audits by verifying inventory totals
• Operate Rasa vehicle to deliver materials to Flooring Technicians in the field.
• Keeps warehouse and outside areas organized and clean 
• Follow all safety policies, procedures, and guidelines when working in the warehouse and operating any machinery. Advises warehouse management of any inventory or safety concerns 

Non-Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist management with questions concerning work orders or materials
• Assist with printing inventory tags 
• Assist with various responsibilities at the branch as requested by the manager

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to operate vehicles, mechanized devices, or equipment
• Proficient communication skills: able to effectively communicate in both written and verbal form in the English language (bilingual in Spanish is a plus but is not required)
• Strong reasoning/challenge-solving ability: able to analyze situations fully to arrive at accurate, logical, and appropriate resolutions; able to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form; able to deal with challenges involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
• Detail-orientated; able to multitask and manage time effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Adaptable and flexible 
• Able to work independently and in a collaborative team environment  
• Basic mathematical skills: able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals

Education/Experience:

• This position entry level. Less than or equal to high school diploma/GED

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:

• Maintain a forklift certification
• Have and maintain a valid driver’s license

Supervisory Responsibility:

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Travel:

• This position does not require any travel.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. 

• Strength: employee able to lift and move 1-50 lbs. frequently 
• Movement: frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, use hands to finger, handle and grip, feel, reach with hands and arms, and climb or balance, occasionally sits. manual dexterity
• Audio: employee able to hear, understand, and distinguish speech and/or other sounds; able to express or exchange ideas, to impart oral information to clients or the public, and to convey detailed, accurate spoken instructions to other workers
• Vision: position requires close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

Work Environment: The work environment described here is representative of the environment an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. 

• employee works in a warehouse setting and is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, outside weather conditions, extreme cold and extreme heat, and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals; and risk of electrical shock. This role routinely uses standard warehouse equipment such as forklifts, box cutters, cutting machine.
• The environment is fast paced

Other Duties: This job description does not imply that these are the only duties to be performed. Other related duties may be assigned. This job description does NOT constitute an employment agreement between the employer and the employee and is subject to change by the employer at any time, without notice as the organizational needs and requirements of the job change.

EEO Statement: RASA provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, genetic information, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.

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