Warehouse Associate

The Warehouse Associate role supports our Company’s warehouse operations. This role will perform various warehouse activities such as receiving, input, sorting, loading and unloading inventory/products and all other duties as assigned.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Report shortages on warehouse materials (ex: crating materials, pallets, and crates for export orders in compliance with export regulations).

• Prepares orders for shipping including end protectors, touch-up paint, tagging, palletizing, and wrapping.
• Reviews and ensures all paperwork is prepared and included with the shipment.
• Coordination of third-party freight and will-call orders.
• Successfully complete Operator Safety Training of Powered Industrial Equipment Training Course.
• Verifies and keeps records on incoming and outgoing shipments and prepares items for shipment.
• Compares identifying information of incoming and outgoing shipments to verify information against bills of lading, invoices, work orders, and/or other records.
• Determines the method of shipment, utilizing knowledge of shipping procedures, routes, and rates.
• Affixes shipping labels on packed cartons or stencils identifying shipping information on cartons.
• Posts weights and shipping charges, and affixes postage.
• Unpacks and examines incoming shipments, rejects damaged items, records shortages, and corresponds with shipper to rectify damages and shortages.
• Scan and store all data received from a customer on incoming jobs, as well as, create data packs and assigns incoming work orders to jobs.
• Examines outgoing shipments to ensure shipments meet specifications.
• Pull and review all orders per quality control standards.
• Report maintenance and repair needs for all warehouse equipment to Warehouse Manager.
• Use of forklift and other warehouse equipment.
• Delivery/Pick Up driver as needed.
• All other duties as assigned.
• Frequent overtime, including weekends.
• Lift/move valves that range from 5 to 80 pounds max throughout the day.
• This warehouse location can process up to 100 orders per day.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1+ year experience in industrial supply and/or valve shipping/receiving.
• High School diploma or GED required.
• Prior forklift & overhead crane experience (electric and/or sit-down).
• Prior experience with wireless warehouse scanners.
• Must be able to read, write and speak English. Bilingual (Spanish) is a plus.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong attention to detail, stays organized and ability to problem solve.
• Basic computer skills.
• Good verbal communication skills.