Warehouse Clerk

Description

Summary

The Warehouse Clerk is responsible for manually preparing, recording and verifying incoming and outgoing shipments, meeting productivity requirements, safely operating equipment while upholding quality and confidentiality requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Understand customer orders and/or documentation to determine products to be picked from inventory for shipments
2. Demonstrate ability to correctly identify products by color, size, type and/or item number
3. Accurately pick products from inventory to assemble customer orders for shipment
4. Physically stage, load and unload products/shipments on and off commercial motor vehicles, as instructed
5. Maintain warehouse organization by accurately and safely placing products in designated locations
6. Receive incoming products/shipments by visually inspecting it for damage, verifying quantities and documentation received against packing list or applicable processes
7. Confirm products to be delivered are properly packaged (e.g., order completeness, labeling, packaging, shrink wrapped, banded, load securement, etc.)
8. Operate a software system to correctly create, print then physically attach identifying labels to products/shipments
9. Demonstrate effective ability to follow verbal and written work instructions and processes using the English language and seek additional tasks when a task is completed to ensure efficient use of work time
10. Maintain cleanliness of warehouse area by keeping aisles clear picking up and disposing of debris
11. Obtain Forklift Certification per company requirements and safely operate powered industrial trucks
12. Efficiently conduct inventory cycle counts and report product quantities, inventory issues to applicable personnel
13. Accurately accomplish work tasks within prescribed timeframes and inform Management when assistance is needed
14. Compute, verify, organize, maintain or update numerical and written records using electronic and manual company systems to enter, store and retrieve applicable business information, asking for training when needed
15. Demonstrate professional team collaboration interaction with personnel, customers, vendors, visitors and associates
16. Follow all company policies and procedures 
17. Contribute to a successful work group and foster a team-oriented culture through positive interactions, active listening, meaningful collaborations, high employee engagement, and the constructive exchange of ideas designed to meet or exceed the organization’s strategic goals.
18. Complete special projects and other duties as assigned to meet team, department and Company goals while actively demonstrating accountability and responsibility for achieving desired outcomes and measurable results.
19. Other job tasks may be assigned during the course of employment

Requirements

Qualifications

1. Ability to effectively hear, understand, read, comprehend, write in the English language 
2. Ability to see work environment, instructions, information and people
3. Previous experience performing similar job tasks preferred but not required

Physical Work/Environment Requirements

1. Work is performed in a warehouse environment (constant 67-100%) and physical movements (i.e. standing, walking, lifting, etc.).

Physical Demand

• Sitting: Never
• Standing: Frequent 34-66% - Stand on cement floor
• Walking: Frequent 34-66% - Walk cement floor
• Heights/Ladders/Stairs: Seldom 1-10% - Use ladder to retrieve product from shelves
• Twisting at waist: Occasional 11-33% - Twist to pick, load or unload product
• Bending/Stooping: Seldom 1-10% - Alternate bend/stoop to pick product
• Squatting/Kneeling: Seldom 1-10% - Alternate squat/kneel to pick product
• Crawling: Never
• Reaching Out: Seldom 1-10% - Pick product from shelves and/or truck
• Talking/Hearing/Seeing: Constant 67-100% - Talk/hear/see people/English documents/instructions
• Working Above Shoulders: Occasional 11-33% - Store/pick products
• Handling/Grasping: Constant 67-100% - Hold/grasp controls, hand tools, documents/products
• Fine Finger Manipulation: Occasional 11-33% - Keyboard typing, writing, filing, controls on equipment
• Foot Controls: Occasional 11-33% - Forklift operation
• Driving Occasional: 11-33% - Forklift operation
• Repetitive Motion: Occasional 11-33% - Computer mouse use, keyboard typing
• Vibratory Tasks: Occasional 11-33% - Pneumatic hand tools, forklift operation
• Lifting 50 lbs.: Occasional 11-33% - Lift work documents and/or product
• Carrying 50 lbs.: Occasional 11-33% - Carry work documents and/or product
• Pushing/Pulling 50 lbs.: Occasional 11-33% - Push/pull product to load/unload, open/close file cabinet
• Comments: Alternate body movements may be used per employee discretion 

Reasonable Accommodation Notice

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform job functions, ask Manager.