Logistics Associate

Job Description

Job Description

Logistics Associate – Distribution Center

???? Fond du Lac, WI | On-Site | Full-Time

50% Office-Based | 50% Warehouse Floor

✨ Where Innovation Meets Craft

At Elkay Interior Systems (EIS), we’re redefining what it means to bring a space to life. We blend design innovation with precision manufacturing to create extraordinary interior environments for some of the world’s most recognizable brands.

We’re proud of our people: creative thinkers, expert builders, and relentless problem-solvers who turn bold ideas into tangible results every day. At EIS, you won’t just be part of the process — you’ll help shape it.

We offer a collaborative work culture where your contributions are valued, your growth is supported, and your voice has impact. Join us and be part of a team where innovation meets craft and your work makes a difference.

????️ The Opportunity

As a Logistics Associate , you’ll play an essential role in supporting the daily operations of our Distribution Center in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.

Reporting to the Logistics Manager / Distribution Center Supervisor, this position combines administrative coordination with hands-on warehouse responsibilities. You'll support shipping and receiving operations, maintain accurate inventory and shipment records, prepare essential documentation, and help ensure products move efficiently and accurately through our distribution process.

With approximately 50% of your time spent in the office and 50% on the warehouse floor, this role offers the opportunity to contribute directly to operational efficiency, product quality, and customer satisfaction.

???? Why This Role Stands Out

• The Best of Both Worlds: Combine administrative responsibilities with hands-on warehouse operations.

• End-to-End Logistics Exposure: Support shipping, receiving, inventory management, and freight coordination.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Purchasing, Receiving, Shipping, and other operational teams.

• Meaningful Impact: Help ensure accurate, timely shipments and a positive customer experience.

???? What You’ll Do

Shipping, Receiving & Documentation

• Enter purchase order receipts and generate labels and other required documentation.
• Partner with Purchasing and Receiving personnel to resolve discrepancies involving purchase order items, quantities, and identification numbers.
• Process small parcel shipments using web-based shipping programs, including preparing shipping labels, attaching required documentation, and generating end-of-day paperwork.
• Generate bills of lading, packing lists, and other shipping documents using EIS’s ERP system and/or carrier web-based systems.
• Schedule pickups with appropriate carriers.
• Process shipments in EIS’s ERP system for invoicing, including issuing materials, closing work orders, and completing customer shipment entries.
• Maintain and file shipping and receiving documentation.
• Track shipments as requested.
• File, manage, and track freight claims from initiation through resolution.

Inventory Management & Order Accuracy

• Set up inventory locations as requested.
• Perform cycle counts to support inventory accuracy.
• Conduct quality and quantity checks on outgoing orders to ensure shipments are complete, accurate, and undamaged.
• Mark products with identification numbers in accordance with departmental procedures.
• Perform accurate inventory transfers using handheld scanners and product identification labels.
• Complete required documentation and consistently follow established procedures for issuing stock materials.

Warehouse Operations & Material Handling

• Use measuring tools, including tape measures, to support packaging and shipping processes.
• Package goods for small parcel and common carrier shipments, ensuring all required paperwork is included.
• Safely operate power tools to pack, crate, or blanket-wrap materials for shipment according to order picklists.
• Assist Receiving with unloading incoming products using forklifts or pallet jacks as requested.
• Assist Shipping with loading less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments using forklifts or pallet jacks as requested.
• Move products into and out of warehouse racking using a forklift.

Safety & Operational Standards

• Follow all company safety policies, work rules, and established operating procedures.
• Maintain departmental housekeeping standards and an organized work environment.
• Use required personal protective equipment, including safety glasses and safety shoes, in designated areas.

✅ What You Bring to the Team

Education & Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Two to four years of related experience in shipping, distribution, or warehouse operations.
• Ability to obtain and maintain forklift operator certification. Training is provided.

Technical Knowledge & Skills

• Working knowledge of computers and data processing systems.
• Knowledge of shipping documentation requirements for domestic and international transportation.
• Understanding of freight terms, National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC), carrier service areas, and available transportation services.
• Ability to prepare forms, reports, and routine correspondence.
• Ability to read and interpret shipping reports, bills of lading, invoices, picklists, and related documents.
• Ability to use measuring tools and follow established inventory and material-handling procedures.

Professional Skills

• Positive attitude and the ability to work effectively with others.
• Ability to complete assigned tasks independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills related to products, operational processes, and equipment.
• Effective communication skills when interacting with employees, vendors, and customers.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy, safety, and quality.

???? Physical Requirements & Work Environment

This position combines office-based responsibilities with active work in a distribution and warehouse environment.

Physical Requirements

• Regularly perform activities that may include sitting, standing, walking, reaching, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling.
• Occasionally lift and/or move materials weighing more than 50 pounds, with certain tasks involving weights up to 100 pounds.
• Possess the visual abilities necessary to perform assigned duties, including close and distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Safely operate material-handling equipment and perform assigned warehouse activities.

Work Environment

• Regular exposure to fumes or airborne particles.
• Occasional exposure to moving mechanical parts, elevated work areas, outdoor weather conditions, electrical hazards, and vibration.
• Noise levels ranging from moderate to loud, depending on the work area and activity.
• Required use of appropriate personal protective equipment, including safety glasses and safety shoes, in designated areas.

???? Pay & Benefits

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, paid time off, mental health resources, volunteer days, and more.

???? Wellness and Benefits That Support You

At EIS, we believe taking care of our people goes beyond a paycheck. We offer competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial well-being, and life outside of work.

•  Health Coverage : Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
•  Wellness Program : Tools and resources to help you stay healthy and energized.
•  Mental Health Support : Confidential resources and support services.
•  Time to Recharge : Generous paid time off and 11 paid holidays.
•  Community Impact : Two paid volunteer days to support causes that matter to you.
•  Financial Protection : Company-paid short- and long-term disability and life insurance.
• Retirement Savings : 401(k) program with company match.

???? Pre-Hire Requirements

At Elkay Interior Systems, the safety and integrity of our workplace are top priorities. All employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of applicable pre-employment checks, including background screening, drug testing, and reference verification.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

???? Notice to Staffing Agencies

Elkay Interior Systems does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from third-party staffing or recruiting agencies. Any resume submitted to an EIS employee without a signed vendor agreement in place will be considered the sole property of Elkay Interior Systems.

Such submissions will be treated as direct applications, with no obligation to pay referral or placement fees of any kind.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the policy of Elkay Interior Systems to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws and regulations. EIS is committed to providing fair and equal treatment to all individuals in all aspects of employment.

This policy applies to all matters relating to employment, including but not limited to hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, recruitment, advertising or solicitation of employment, training, compensation, selection for training, layoff, termination, and participation in company-sponsored programs or activities.

Equal opportunity — regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, veteran status, ancestry, or arrest or conviction record — is company policy.