Warehouse Material Handler

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary: Assist the warehouse manager by performing product order processing duties including preparing, loading, and packaging orders, and general inventory control.

Job Requirements and Qualifications:

To be eligible for the position, candidate must:

• Have earned a High School Diploma or GED Equivalent
• Have a valid driver’s license.
• Have excellent attention to detail.
• Be able to pass a drug screen & physical examination.
• Be able to lift up to 50lbs boxes of products and materials.
• Have the ability to use common hand tools, handle small parts, and operate assembly machines.
• Work well with others and work as a team
• Have forklift experience and be able to operate pallet jacks and other material handling equipment.
• Be able to apply basic math principles.
• Work under time constraints and under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Be reliable, punctual, and maintain scheduled work hours.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Assisting in shipping and receiving, loading/unloading truck shipments, checking in merchandise, matching purchase orders to sales orders and distributing to sales associates for processing.

• Reading customer orders, work orders, shipping orders, or requisitions to determine items to be moved, gathered, or distributed and/or shipped.

• Moving materials and items from receiving or storage areas to shipping or to other designated areas.

• Sorting and placing materials or items on racks, shelves, or in bins according to predetermined sequence such as size, type, style, color, or product code.

• Filling requisitions, work orders, or requests for materials, tools, or other stock items and distributes items to shipping or to designated route driver storage area.

• Ensuring warehouse is accessible and safe for salespeople and customer traffic.

• Assembling customer orders from stock and place orders on pallets or shelves, or relocating orders to a holding area or shipping department.

• Marking materials with identifying information using appropriate method.

• Opening bales, crates, boxes, and other containers.

• Operating company vehicles, forklifts, pallet jacks, and other material handling equipment.

• Recording amounts of materials or items received or distributed via appropriate computer program or document.

• Assisting in counting of physical inventory.

• Weighing and counting items for distribution within plant to ensure conformance to company standards.

• May be assigned facilities maintenance duties as needed.

• Preparing parcels and packages for shipping.

• Sweeping, dusting, and mopping designated work areas and emptying garbage’s into dumpsters.