Warehouse Associate

Warehouse Generalist

This position is responsible for all general warehouse functions including loading, receiving, put-away, stocking and selection of product and/or order packing when qualified and as needed. All functions with the exception of loading require specific equipment or process certification.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Appropriately handle product to minimize damage during the loading process.
• Communicate any damage found or caused during the loading process to appropriate personnel.
• Inspect trailer cleanliness prior to loading.
• Ensure all packages meet warehouse standards before loading (no visible damage, boxes securely closed, address labels affixed and readable, etc.).
• Responsible for the neatness and cleanliness of the dock areas.
• Appropriately handle product to minimize damage during unloading and receiving process.
• Accurately record product delivered as compared to the Bill of Lading/Receiving Worksheets and create appropriate OS&D (Over, Short & Damage) paperwork when necessary.
• Stage product efficiently for put-away.
• Communicate any damage found or caused during the unloading/receiving process to appropriate personnel.
• Must be certified on appropriate material handling equipment.
• Operate appropriate material handling equipment (MHE) such as forklifts, standup order selector and reach trucks in a safe and orderly manner in an effort to reduce accidents and injuries.
• Ensure that MHE is maintained (daily inspection) and clean. Report repair or service needs to supervisor in an effort to reduce equipment damage.
• Appropriately handle product to minimize damage during put-away and stocking process. Remove shrink wrap, bands, or tape when putting a pallet into a selection location as required.
• Accurately scan product and put product in correct slots.
• Communicate any damage found or caused during the put-away and stocking process to appropriate personnel.
• Must be certified on appropriate material handling equipment.
• Operate appropriate material handling equipment (MHE) such as forklifts, standup order selector and reach trucks in a safe and orderly manner in an effort to reduce accidents and injuries.
• Ensure that MHE is maintained (daily inspection) and clean. Report repair or service needs to supervisor in an effort to reduce equipment damage.
• Appropriately handle product to minimize damage during the selecting process.
• Accurately select product for outbound shipments.
• Accurately stage and notate float numbers on pallets.
• Communicate any damage found or caused during the selecting process to appropriate personnel.
• Must be certified on appropriate material handling equipment.
• Operate appropriate material handling equipment (MHE) such as forklifts, standup order selector and reach trucks in a safe and orderly manner in an effort to reduce accidents and injuries.
• Ensure that MHE is maintained (daily inspection) and clean. Report repair or service needs to supervisor in an effort to reduce equipment damage.
• Appropriately handle product to minimize damage during packaging process.
• Accurately sort, segregate and package product to be shipped to customers (both FedEx and LTL).
• Must be able to recognize products by name/packaging.
• Ensure all packages meet warehouse standards after packing (no visible damage, boxes securely closed, address labels affixed and readable, etc.).
• Must be certified on specific packing equipment and processes.
• Work effectively with immediate supervisor to prevent warehouse shrink (product loss).
• Cross-train and work in other warehouse functions and areas which include loading, unloading, receiving, put-away, selecting, and packing on an as qualified and as needed basis. (See specific loading, receiving, put-away, selecting, or packing duties and responsibilities for specific details.)
• Responsible for the neatness and cleanliness of assigned work area.
• Report any unfixable/unsafe issues immediately to the supervisor.
• Observe and enforce all safety rules in an effort to reduce accidents and injuries.
• Observe proper lifting techniques and physical work practices as defined in the Preferred Work Methods documentation.
• Use warehouse computers and RF equipment in a safe and professional manner.
• Understand and comply with all applicable company policies (i.e. attendance, Code of Business Conduct & Ethics, Associate Handbook, etc.)
• Ensure compliance with all applicable State/Federal laws, regulations, and policies (i.e. OSHA (Occupational Health and Safety Administration), AIB (American Institute of Baking), etc.).
• Perform other warehouse duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must have the ability to pass a post-offer functional capacity test.
• High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED) is preferred, or one year warehouse related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and comprehend basic instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to read and write simple correspondence, and to speak effectively in one-on-one and in small group situations.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Certification on material handling equipment is required, or the ability to become certified.

Physical Requirements of the Position:

• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls.
• Frequently required to stand and walk, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.
• Required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or sit.
• MHE certified associate is frequently required to sit/stand on MHE equipment and must be comfortable with heights of up to 25 feet.
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 40 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move between 41 and 55 pounds, and selfdom lift and/or move 56 pounds and up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

• Job duties are performed in a warehouse environment.
• Regularly exposed to fast moving material handling equipment or other mechanical equipment.
• Frequently exposed to variable temperatures and humid conditions, vehicle emissions; and infrequently exposed to contained toxic or caustic chemicals.
• Noise level in the work environment usually is loud.

Work Hours:

• This is a full-time position. The incumbent must have the ability to work a varying schedule which might include shift work (days or nights), weekdays or weekends, and some holidays. Work hours may vary or change based on customer order requirements.

Travel:

• The position does not require travel.