Corporate Policies, Distribution Services, Establish Priorities, Order Picking/Packing, Pallet Jack, Physical Demands, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Safety Process, Safety/Work Safety, Shipping/Receiving, Team Player, Time Management, Warehousing
Summary
The distribution center associate is responsible for receiving, storing and distributing products within the Distribution Center.
Responsibilities and Essential Duties
- Ability to accurately read a work order, shipping order, or requisition to determine items to be moved, gathered, or distributed.
- Will convey materials and products from receiving to storage or to other designated areas.
- Sorts and places materials or products on racks, shelves or in bins according to predetermined sequence such as size, type, style, color, or product code.
- Fills requisitions, work orders, or requests for materials or products and distributes items to shipping.
- Assembles store orders from stock and places orders on pallets or shelves, or conveys orders to packing station or shipping department.
- Marks materials with identifying information.
- Opens bales, crates and other containers.
- Records amounts of materials or items received or distributed.
- Maintain a clean and safe work environment by properly disposing of boxes, shrink wrap, trash, etc.
- Able to operate a picking machine
- Follow safety procedures at all times.
- Able to work well alone or with others.
- Lift products weighing between 20-50 pounds frequently and products weighing up to 75 pounds occasionally, while ensuring and maintaining a safe work environment.
Knowledge, Skills Abilities
- Must be able to follow verbal (oral) and written instruction.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced warehouse operation.
- Able to safely operate warehouse equipment such as a picking machine and other material handling/industrial equipment.
- Must follow safe working practices in accordance with Company safety policies and practices.
- Must report for work regularly and on time, as scheduled.
- Must be able to take direction from supervisor(s) and work well with others.
- Must work well under pressure, and is able to organize and prioritize work assignments, and meet established deadlines.
- Must perform assigned tasks accurately and completely.
- Must be flexible and able to handle changes in the work requirement productively.
Physical Requirements
- The physical demand described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Must frequently walk and stand; use hands to handle, grasp, and twist objects, tools, or controls; and use both feet for repetitive movements as in operation foot controls.
- Must frequently walk, talk, crouch, kneel, bend, stoop, twist, and reach with hands and arms.
- Must be able to step up and down on power equipment and climb a ladder repetitively.
- Must be able to hear and see within normal range with or without corrective devices.
- Must lift products weighing between 20-50 lbs. frequently; ability to lift products weighing up to 75 lbs. occasionally with assistance as needed; product weight varies by assignment, distribution center products, etc.
- While performing the duties of this position, employees are subject to warehouse environment frequently exposed to changes in temperature and humidity.
- The noise level in the work environment is moderate to high, and must be able to work in the conditions specified for 8 - 10 hour shifts.