Final Mile Warehouse Associate

Summary of Position with General Responsibilities:

The Warehouse Associate is responsible for warehousing tasks of receiving product, putting away product, picking product (filing orders), preparing product for shipment, general housekeeping, completing appropriate paperwork, operating equipment safely and loading/unloading trucks.

Essential Job Functions:

Receive and ship merchandise according to customer requirements

Transfer pallets to designated areas by use of forklift

Load and unload trailers by use of forklift or other appointed means Maintain accurate receipt and put away records, including identification and documentation of damages, overages, and/or shortages

Locate and retrieve product for shipment utilizing system-generated pick list, validating for accuracy

Submit all paperwork to appropriate department upon completion and validation for accuracy

Lift and pull inventory from storage shelves, if/when applicable (up to 50 pounds individually, and/or 70 pounds as a group)

Always maintain cleanliness of warehouse

Other duties as assigned by warehouse management

Reliable attendance

 

Basic Qualifications:

 

Broad knowledge of warehouse operations

 

Proficient with computers

 

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating procedures, and maintenance instructions

 

Additional Desirable Qualifications Skills and Knowledge:

 

Single-double, clamp, and other specialized forklift attachment experience strongly preferred

 

Forklift certification

 

RF guns

 

Education and/or Experience:

 

1-2 years experience in a warehouse environment

 

At least 1 year of forklift experience

 

High school diploma required

 

Physical Demands:

 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required for extended periods of time to stand, walk, sit and use hands to manipulate, handle or feel objects, tools, controls and office equipment. The employee frequently is required to talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel or crouch (by bending body downward and forward by bending leg and spine), maintain body equilibrium to prevent falling. The employee may be required to pull (using upper extremities to exert force in order to haul or tug objects in a sustained motion) or remove inventory from shelves, lift up to 50 pounds (group lift up to 70 pounds), raise objects from lower to a higher position or move objects horizontally from position-to-position, climb ladders and use forklift machines. Must wear goggles, gloves and vest when required.

 

Work Environment:

 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to work in a non heated/air-conditioned warehouse throughout all seasons and is subjected to outside environmental conditions. Workers are required to adhere to strict safety regulations.