Warehouse Associate - Full Time

Summary:

The Shipping and Receiving Associate may be asked to do several different jobs within the warehouse including unloading and loading trucks, picking or pulling items to be shipped to various store locations, and shipping items from warehouse store locations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Receives and unloads items received, verifies product against invoices and printout; prepares discrepancy report as needed.
• Stages and stocks incoming material.
• Pulls and prepares product for shipment.
• Maintains a safe, secure and clean workspace at all times.
• Assembles and sets up merchandise displays and promotional items.
• Performs general housekeeping duties, which involves organizing the warehouse, and general cleaning.
• Responsible for checking in and shipping out U.P.S. and freight shipments.
• Utilizes various warehouse tools such as RF guns in the performance of duties; wears protective clothing, and operates a forklift as need.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Competencies:

• Quantity - Meets productivity standards; Completes work in timely manner; Strives to increase productivity; Works quickly.
• Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.
• Initiative - Volunteers readily; Undertakes self-development activities; Seeks increased responsibilities; Takes independent actions and calculated risks; Looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; Asks for and offers help when needed.

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.

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to apply understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Regularly lifts up to 50lbs
• Forklift experience/certification is a plus
• Mathematical Skills - Ability to apply basic mathematical concepts such as adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, and knowledge of weights and measures.
• Forklift Certification is a plus

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 stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is frequently required to use hands, balance and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 pounds.

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; fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.