Fills and prepares customer orders, verifies inventory, operates forklifts and order pickers, loads and unloads trucks, prints shipping labels, completes shipping paperwork, and maintains warehouse equipment and work areas. Responsibilities include replenishment, cycle count requests, pallet repair, order wrapping, safety compliance, and cross-training in shipping, receiving, and cutting operations.
Description
Job Description:
Position Summary:
- Fills customers’ orders in accordance with specifications on order form.
- Receives and reads customer order to identify item(s) to be pulled. Verifies stock availability.
- Operating warehouse machinery in accordance with established procedures, obtains item(s) in stock from shelves.
- Conveys, or prepares, orders for wrapping and delivery.
- Prepares and maintains records.
- Cleans and maintains work area to ensure compliance with safety regulations.
Pay rate: USD $18.57 Hourly
Shift: 6am to 2:30 -Monday through Friday. OT Required.
Key Responsibilities:
- Fills orders in accordance with specifications on order form. (85%)
- Pick orders in accordance with order form specifications, using lift or order picker
- Load and unload trucks.
- Print labels and inventory tickets.
- Initiate cycle count requests when inventory variances are detected.
- Band/Wrap orders for delivery.
- Complete import/export paperwork, as necessary.
- Process orders using Pitney Bowes.
- Must have a valid driver’s license.
- Report all unsafe conditions to Team leader.
- Have a high level of safety awareness to include defensive driving skills and increased awareness of surroundings.
- Maintain good attendance and work all posted overtime.
Maintain warehouse operations. (10%)
- Complete replenishment cards.
- Replenish materials into their proper locations.
- Repair pallets.
- Perform daily maintenance on warehouse equipment (maintain, charge, clean batteries).
- Maintain warehouse environment. (5%)
- Follow established procedures to maintain work environment in a neat and orderly
- Effective on start Date
- Health and Welfare-Including medical dental, vision insurance and Life Insurance
- 401K with Company Matching -Company match of 100% of first 4% and 50% of the next 2%
- Paid Time Off
- 10 accrued vacation days, to start/11 Paid Company/Holidays
- Education Savings 629 Plan
- Career Path Advancement Opportunities
- Employee Product Discounts
- Disability Insurance
- Healthcare, Dependent Care & Commuter Flexible Spending Accounts
- Employee Assistance Programs
Requirements/Expectations:
- Able to lift 50 pounds.
- Willing to train on Forklift, Forklift experience would be a plus.
- Forklift type would be both site down and stand-up forklift. Will be certified.
- Cross train in other areas
- Will be trained in cutting -shears
- Will be cross trained in Shipping and Receiving and must be able to read and understand English.
- Will utilize UPS/FedEx portals (Computer)-Will be trained.
- Once Forklift is certified a pay rate increase will be offered.
Education and Experience:
- Minimum - High School Diploma or equivalent.
- 3-6 months’ manufacturing experience Preferred - Willing to train on Forklift (site down and stand-up forklift), Forklift experience would be a plus.
- Both site down and stand-up Will be certified.
- Once Forklift certified, pay rate be offered.
Skills and Abilities:
- Basic computer skills
- Accuracy/Attention to detail
- Operate straight lift/order picker/ reach
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