Warehouse Associate

Description

Summary:  Verifies and keeps records on incoming and outgoing shipments and prepares items for shipment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:  The essential duties and responsibilities of this position include the following (other duties may be assigned):

• Review and prioritize daily shipping orders when received
• Pull all parts as indicated on the shipping orders, assemble and other components if necessary.
• If required, call the freight carrier indicated on the shipping order and complete any paperwork that the carrier may require.
• Load and unload trucks as necessary.  Inspect containers and material reporting any damage or missing items noticed. 
• Compares identifying information and counts, weighs, or measures items of incoming and outgoing shipments to verify information against bills of lading, invoices, orders or other records.
• Determines method of shipment.
• Affixes shipping labels on packed boxes
• Assembles cardboard containers or selects preassembled containers
• Inserts items into containers, binds the container with the appropriate tape.
• Unpacks and examines incoming shipments, records damaged items, records shortages, and corresponds with shipper to rectify any shortages. 
• Routes items to appropriate location.
• Examines outgoing shipments to ensure shipments meet specifications.
• Maintains inventory of shipping materials and supplies.
• Operates forklift to move, convey or hoist shipments from shipping and receiving platform.

Qualifications

Qualifications:  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.

• Education and/or Experience –High school diploma or GED; and 6 months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Reasoning Ability – Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Mathematical Skills – Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• Language Skills – Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients and other employees.
• Computer Skills – To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge Microsoft Office, Outlook and Commerce Center.

Other Skills and Abilities:

Willing to become forklift certified.

Willing to get Hazard Communication training

Willing to get Injection Injuries Training

Must have excellent attention to detail

Certificates, Licenses and Registrations:  Reliable transportation

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

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.  The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to finger, handle or feel.  The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.  Occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions.