Warehouse Associate

Job Summary

The warehouse Associate II is responsible for performing various warehouse activities including but not limited to; picking product for shipment, assembling components in production, stacking product, moving product within the warehouse and receiving materials into inventory to help meet departmental goals. This position will require the lifting of heavy materials.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Picking and packing outbound orders, receipt of inbound materials
• Assembling components in production
• Cycle counting inventory
• Operating warehouse machinery including fork-trucks, pallet jacks and wrapping machines

• Following standardized procedures involving safety, shipping, picking, packing, and special labeling
• Participate in general warehouse cleaning, organization and safety programs
• Able to react to change productively and handle other essential tasks as assigned
• Overtime required when necessary to meet warehouse operational goals

Skills and Abilities Required: 

• Good communication skills, both oral and written
• Forklift operating certification
• Experience moving freight, stock or other materials to and from storage areas, loading docks, delivery vehicles or containers by hand, forklift or other equipment
• Ability to read work orders and standard work documents; receive oral instructions to determine work assignments, material, or equipment needs
• Experience working in a continuous improvement/LEAN environment

Job Requirements

Education and Experience Required:

• Work History Requirements:
• • 1 – 2 years’ previous warehouse experience
• Education Requirements:
  • High School Diploma Required/GED

Computer equipment and level of software requirements:

• None

Specific Knowledge, licenses, certifications REQUIRED:

• Forklift safety certification

Training Requirements:

• None

Physical Demands:

• Able to lift 50 pounds
• Ability to stand for long periods of time during a standard eight-hour work shift

Physical Protective Equipment:

• None

Work Enviroment:

• Warehouse environment

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

To perform this job successfully, the incumbent(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. The requirements listed in this document are the essential levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.