Warehouse Assistant

Essential Functions

• Operating a forklift. Wearing the proper safety equipment. Assisting truck driver as needed.
• Moving materials and items from receiving or stage areas to shipping or to other designated areas.
• Sorting and placing materials or items on racks, shelves, or in bins according to predetermined sequence such as size, type, color, or product code.
• Filing requisitions, work orders, or request for materials, tools, or other stock items and distributes items to shipping or designated route driver storage area.
• Ensuring warehouse is accessible and safe for salespeople and customer traffic. Organizing warehouse and work area at all times.
• Assembling customer orders from stock and places orders on pallets or shelves, or relocating orders to a holding area or shipping dept.
• Marking materials with identifying information using appropriate method. Preparing parcels for mailing.
• Opening bales, crates, and other containers.

Facilities maintenance duties as needed. Sweeping, dusting, and mopping

Physical Demands

Must be able to lift and move objects up to 50 pounds consistently

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Must be able to operate a fork lift and/or a pallet jack.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.

Must be able to work in a team building environment

Qualifications
Qualification Requirements

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.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School diploma or General Education Degree (GED); three months or more related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Class B Commercial Driver License