Afternoon Warehouse Associate - Irvington NJ

Job Description

Job Description

Are you a hardworking employee with a strong Warehouse background? Do you enjoy seeing the results of your hard work every day? We have a great opportunity to join a growing organization with opportunity to build and advance your current skills.

APEX Placement and Consulting has partnered with an exciting company in Irvington, NJ looking to add a Warehouse Associate to their already amazing team. Their primary responsibility will be supporting warehouse operations to include unloading/sorting/constructing telecommunications cable into bundles, operating a forklift to handle inbound and outbound truck activity, storage and retrieval of finished product, assistance with physical inventory counts, organization, proper labeling of stored product, and completing inbound/outbound documentation protocol to ensure inventory accuracy. Keep reading for more details!

What’s in it for you:

• Day shift hours Monday to Friday 2:00pm-10:00pm (Some Saturdays)
• Competitive hourly rate at $19.00/hr depending on experience
• Contract to hire position - you'll be hired directly with our client based on attendance, performance and client need
• Amazing benefit package once hired in permanently
  • Medical, Dental and Vision
  • 401K
  • Paid vacation

What your day will look like:

1. Receiving - Unload truck containers, sort materials, construct bundles onto pallet, weigh bundles/pallets, record weight, and take product to designated location
2. Shipping - Bring product from designated location to the shipping dock and/or load into a truck
3. Inventory control
4. Verify that paperwork matches the freight for Shipping and Receiving
5. Review appointment schedules for daily activity
6. Ensure physical inventory count matches warehouse management system count
7. Follow process work instructions
8. Support teamwork and work area cleanliness
9. Follow handbook, safety guidelines, and strict security protocols in ensuring the protection of cable at all stages of custody
10. Ensure appropriate safeguarding of equipment and cable to avoid injury or damage
11. Comply with safety protocols/environmental regulations/labor laws at all times

What we are looking for:

1. High school diploma or GED
2. Experience with operating heavy machinery or completed apprenticeship is a plus
3. Ability to identify and handle basic issues and problems while escalating more complex issues to supervisor/management
4. Ability to follow instructions under stressful situations/environments
5. Physical ability to stand, walk, bend, lift and pull heavy objects weighing up to 50 pounds
6. Ability to complete physical fitness test
7. Demonstrated ability to drive a forklift and pass an internal forklift driving test

At Apex, we actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups. Your unique experiences and perspectives are valuable to us, and we’re excited to see how you might contribute to our team. While we have outlined a set of qualifications for this role, we recognize that experience and skills can come from a variety of backgrounds. If you meet most of these qualifications and are eager to learn and grow with us, we invite you to apply.