DCL-Receiving Associate

Description

Johnny Janosik is a Top 100 furniture retailer and a highly respected company established in 1953, located in the heart of Delaware. We are 40 minutes from the Delaware beaches or just a few hours from several metropolitan areas. Whatever your needs – family life to city life - this is the place for you!

Priding ourselves on solid principles of fairness, great values, and excellent customer service, we want you to join our team. We know that every associate and every position is critical to the overall success of the organization. That's why we offer competitive salaries and benefit packages for all employees!*

Position Summary:

The Receiving Associate I is responsible for the off-loading of product from our manufacturers and freight companies as they deliver and pick up product to our warehouse facility.

Essential Functions:

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Ensure merchandise is accurate and free of damage.
• Report quality variances.
• Properly use the hand held scanner to process the merchandise as needed. 
• Operate and maintain equipment in a safe and clean condition.
• Maintain a clean, neat, and orderly work area.
• Conduct  operations in a manner that promotes safety. Comply with OSHA and MSDA standards.
• Assist with OSHA regulated training and orientation of new staff and re-certification.
• Unload freight trailers and trucks as they arrive at the receiving dock in a timely fashion.
• Assist lift operators in loading floats and lifts for product movement.
• Ability to lift heavy furniture up to 500 lbs safely and with assistance while moving merchandise in various positions without causing damage to merchandise or property.
• Must be able to work in a warehouse environment which is subject to temperature changes not easily controlled by heating or air conditioning.
• Communicate effectively in reading, writing, and speaking in the English language
• Must be able to stand and/or walk for long periods of time and maneuver effectively  around warehouse and warehouse property.
• Must be able to bend, kneel, squat, reach, and/or twist frequently.
• Perform other job related duties as assigned

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent is preferred.  
• Excellent communication skills and customer service oriented.
• Be able to work independently or as part of a team with minimal supervision.
• Ability to prioritize and organize work flow on a daily basis to accomplish required tasks.
• Must be able to use hand tools effectively.
• Possess good math skills. 

Very Heavy  Exerting in excess of 100 lbs. of force occasionally and/or in excess of 50  lbs. of force frequently and/or in excess of 20 lbs. of force constantly to   move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for  Heavy Work.

Definitions:

Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time

Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time

Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time