Warehouse Associate

Warehouse Associate

Headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan since 1955, Lumbermen's operates in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Minnesota. A leading distributor and manufacturer, we are driven by our mission to enrich lives by intentionally caring for all who experience us. We are employee owned and relationship powered.

Located at our Byron Center, MI location, the person in this position would assist with inventory tracking and maintenance in the warehouse, assist with cabinet deliveries as needed, and assist with receipt, transfer, and storage of incoming freight, as well as picking and preparing orders for shipments. Specifically, the responsibilities for this position include:

• Unloading incoming freight, verifying product against enclosed packing lists, sorting material by end destination and putting away excess stock
• Using fork trucks and order picking equipment
• Ensuring proper quality, accuracy and timeliness of picking and delivery of customer orders
• Effectively managing inventory from receiving stage to shipping stage
• Maintaining the organization, cleanliness, and maintenance of the warehouse as requested by Warehouse Manager
• Managing inventory using Lumbermen's procedures and programs
• Accurately representing Lumbermen's by delivering exceptional quality and service to our customers when delivering products

At Lumbermen's, our business is built on relationships. It's crucial that the person selected to fill this role is a safety-minded team player who gets energy from contributing to collaborative success.

This position offers a $300 annual clothing allowance to offset costs for work apparel, protective footwear, and PPE.

Required education/experience:

• High school diploma
• Prior warehouse experience is preferred
• Valid drivers license

Required skills:

• Strong communication skills
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Safe working practices
• Accuracy and detail-orientation
• Inclination to do things right the first time
• Ability to accurately pull orders and load/unload trucks
• Ability to properly identify colors for the purpose of pulling orders

Physical requirements:

• Ability to operate a forklift
• Ability to do physical labor including lifting of up to 75lbs
• Ability to bend, twist, and stoop
• Ability to work on feet for 8-10 hours per day

What we offer:

• A collaborative and supportive work environment
• ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) generous company-funded retirement
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Flexible spending/health savings account
• 401(k)
• Ulliance Life Advisor EAP
• Clothing allowance (for applicable roles)
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Training and development
• Advancement opportunities

Lumbermen's is proud to be a drug and alcohol-free workplace. In addition, Lumbermen's will not discriminate against any employee or candidate because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. We participate in E-Verify.