Billing, Continuous Improvement, Material Moving, Mobile Devices, Order Picking/Packing, Organizational Skills, Process Improvement, Product Merchandising, Product Shipments, Safety/Work Safety, Shipping/Receiving, Warehousing
Picker and Packer Job Responsibilities: The following list of day-to-day job responsibilities may differ significantly depending on the scale of your warehouse operations and the products you ship. Some common responsibilities might include:
- Selects and packages products for shipment based on customer orders.
- Uses technology, handheld devices, to sort, scan, and prepare orders.
- Surveys items for possible damage or defects before shipment.
- Fills customer orders promptly by reviewing order forms to ascertain scan numbers, sizes, colors, and merchandise quantities.
- Handles, installs, positions, and moves materials to optimize inventory and meet customer orders.
- Operates automated, computerized, or robotic picking and packing systems.
- Compares invoices to items received to ensure that incoming shipments are correct.
- Requisitions merchandise from suppliers based on available space, inventory, or customer demand.
- Keeps products separated, organized, and in good rotation.
- Follows safety protocols and reports problems to mitigate safety issues.
- Utilizes a continuous improvement mindset and assists in identifying opportunities to improve processes.
- Stocks shelves and racks with new or transferred merchandise and maintains products in an organized manner to facilitate inventory and shipping processes.
- Disposes of damaged, defective, excess, or obsolete stock items or return them to vendors.
- Maintains a clean, sanitary, and safe work area.
- Performs other duties as assigned.