Warehouse Associate

Description

Job Summary:

The Warehouse Associate position will stock, gather, distribute, assembles orders, and loads various products of the warehouse to fulfill customer orders for pickup and/or delivery. 

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None

Essential Job Functions:

Safely move freight, stock, or other materials to and from storage or production areas, loading docks, delivery vehicles, ships, or containers, by hand or using trucks, tractors, or other equipment.

• Reads customer order, shipping order or requisition to determine items to be moved, gathered, or distributed
• Loads and unloads trucks
• Sorts and places items on racks according to predetermined sequence
• Operates fork lift truck or hand truck to move or hoist shipments from shipping and receiving platform to warehouse storage or work area
• Assembles customer orders from stock and places orders on pallets or shelves or conveys orders to shipping department 
• Stacks lumber in yard or in shed 
• Drives diesel or gasoline powered industrial trucks equipped with lifting devices such as forklift to push, pull, lift, stack, tier, or move products, equipment, or materials
• Performs other duties as required

Requirements

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Seeks to learn products and the applications
• Knows product locations in yard and warehouse
• Ability to read a measuring tape
• Keeps forklift clean
• Maintain yard cleanliness during course of work

Safety Requirements:

• Wears high visibility, safety PPE, and proper uniform
• Performs daily lift inspections
• Always looks behind/honks horn when backing/rounding blind corners
• Safely operates equipment
• Promptly report all accidents/incidents and damaged products
• Perform daily safety audit of forklift and promptly report any malfunctioning equipment
• Keep aisles and exits clear
• Participates on safety committee if needed