SENIOR ASSOCIATE - Warehouse

Location: Torrington, CT

Schedule: 7am to 3:30pm, Monday - Friday with overtime during peak season

Job Description/Responsibilities:

Senior Associates work cross-functionally in several areas of our operation; our current need is for warehouse and forklift operators.

Responsibilities:

• Safely operate forklifts and other powered material-handling equipment to receive product, transport materials between warehouse locations, and pull product to fulfill orders.


• Load and unload trucks, trailers, and pallets while following established safety and handling procedures.


• Use RF scanners to process inventory transactions accurately, including verifying item numbers, locations, and quantities.


• Perform detailed counts to ensure the correct quantities are received, moved, picked, and shipped.


• Complete a variety of warehouse assignments of varying complexity while maintaining productivity, accuracy, and timely completion.


• Conduct routine equipment inspections and promptly report any safety, maintenance, or inventory concerns.

The ideal candidate will need to be able to multitask and work independently, and be flexible, including being willing to assist in other areas like shipping and packaging. The job is quickly trainable, and your supervisor and your co-workers will help you to catch on. Bring a positive and hard-working attitude, and you will be successful.  And, we are also proud that most of our higher-level positions are filled by associates who are first hired at jobs like this one.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma/GED preferred


• Forklift experience is required. We also conduct on-site training for our equipment and safety training


• With training, being comfortable doing transactions in our warehouse management system with our handheld scanners and basic transactions in the WMS desktop screens.  

• Motivated, energetic, and dedicated to the highest standards of excellence


• Capable of lifting 35lbs repeatedly

Join us!

• Compensation - Competitive starting salaries, steady salary growth including performance-based increase opportunities in your first year, and year-end bonuses.


• Paid Time Off – 18 paid vacation days, paid sick time, paid maternity and paternity leave, 12½ paid holidays.


• Benefits - MBI, Inc. offers a rich benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage beginning on Day 1.


• Retirement – All full-time associates are automatically enrolled in our generous profit-sharing plan. 401(k) options are also available, as well as periodic retirement counseling.


• Variety – Our Fulfillment Center associates rotate through various functions providing exposure to different departments and a more varied experience.


• Growth – We strive to promote from within, creating opportunities for associates to develop new skills and reap the rewards of greater responsibility. We are proud that most of our higher-level positions are filled by associates internally – MBI is a career orientated employer.


• Culture – We’re proud of our excellent culture. You will be part of a team environment. We also have regularly scheduled events throughout the year and lunch provided every Friday.


• Stability – We have been in business for over 50 years and have never had a layoff at any of our Fulfillment or Customer Service facilities.

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We strive to develop and foster an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We believe that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better results. Accordingly, MBI provides equal opportunities for employment. We do not tolerate discrimination based on characteristics such as race, color, religious creed, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, status as a veteran, present or history of mental disability, intellectual disability, learning disability, or physical disability, including, but not limited to, blindness.