Warehouse Associate

Warehouse Associate

Harrisburg Store - Harrisburg, PA 17112

Description

Lezzer Lumber, family-owned and operated company, began in 1927 and has remained a leader in the building supply materials industry. Lezzer Lumber has grown over the decades into the 30th largest lumber dealers in the country. We are currently comprised of 15 retail stores, 4 commercial door facilities, and a truss manufacturing plant, all located in Pennsylvania.

Lezzer Lumber is a building materials supply company for both commercial and residential building projects. Our commitment to providing quality products to our customers is a constant priority in our business. Lezzer employees are specifically trained to understand the importance of customer service; therefore, Lezzer employees strive to meet the needs of their customers to ensure satisfaction. Our employees have a wealth of knowledge which customers have come to rely on for order accuracy and job completion.

Benefits that Matter:

• Generous Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Performance Incentive Bonus
• Medical Insurance (Dental & Vision)
• Career Opportunities for Advancement
• 401K Plan with Both Traditional and Roth Options Available
• Employee Discount
• Recognition and Rewards for a Job Well Done!

Summary:

Assist warehouse staff in shipping and receiving trucks. This may include loading and unloading trucks and sorting and placing merchandise on shelves and storage spaces. They are also responsible for ensuring that the warehouse is kept orderly and clean and that materials in the warehouse are adequately secured.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepares delivery orders and loads on delivery vehicle as assigned.
• Unloads incoming freight merchandise, verifies, counts, and puts away stock in pre-designated areas.
• Properly identifies, tags, and stores incoming special order merchandise.
• Performs basic housekeeping duties such as sweeping floors, and picking up trash.
• Assists in loading vehicles or unloading freight as directed.
• Report any damaged items to supervisor immediately.
• Immediately reports all accidents, injuries and incidents of damage, to merchandise, buildings and equipment and customer property to the Operations Manager.
• Knows and practices safe and proper lifting, carrying and material maneuvering practices.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Basic reasoning concepts such as proper and safe loading practices. The person in this position must be able to complete a forklift operator's certification. Ability to work with basic mathematical concepts in order to calculate order quantities and verification of incoming freight shipments. Knowledge of basic building materials.

Physical Demands / Work Environment The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Specific vision abilities required by this job include normal vision. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is almost always exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee in this job is frequently required to lift and carry for a moderate distance items over 100 pounds. The employee in this position is frequently required to walk distances over 200 yards. The employee in this position is frequently required to climb heights over 6 feet. The employee is frequently exposed to heavy equipment such as delivery vehicles or fork trucks. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to noisy.