Senior Warehouse Associate

Warehouse Associate

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This role is in support of Cencora's distribution services in the US operating through our AmerisourceBergen business.

Shift Details: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday. 5:30AM-Finish each day.

Pay Details: Pay starting at $21.50 (hourly) with potential for up to $26.29 (hourly) based on a variety of earning opportunities including shift differentials, performance incentives, and referral bonuses.

Summary of Role:

Under direct supervision, handles and maintains the flow of materials and products in warehouses with varying degrees of automation according to established standards. Performs in accordance with established safety standards and adheres to all safety policies, rules, regulations and procedures. This position generally requires some previous experience in the Warehouse Associate role, cross-training in various areas of the warehouse, forklift user certification, and a proven low rate of errors in the Warehouse Associate role. There may be additional specific criteria required at the local warehouse location for promotion into this role. This position is categorized as compliance critical and, as such, requires and is assigned specific responsibility for ensuring continual and proper compliance with all division, corporate and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities:

• General areas of responsibility include a combination of one or more of the following duties; receiving, picking and staging customer orders, returns, shipping and inventory organization, management and control.
• Verifies merchandise received against record of shipment, inspects and reports discrepancies and any obvious defects.
• Stocks shelves, ensuring materials are in their designated areas.
• May use a radio-frequency (RF) device to aid in picking or packing stock and/or other inventory tasks.
• Assembles customer orders from stock by pulling items from shelves and placing them in totes to be packed and shipped. Identifies quantities and customer specifications.
• Enters orders, returns and related data in the computer system.
• Inspects returned items and returns merchandise to proper shelf in the warehouse.
• Accurately completes daily inventory counts and researches discrepancies.
• Assists with inventory procedures as requested.
• May perform controlled substance picking, stocking, replenishment and order fulfillment in a cage/vault or refrigerated environment.
• May use forklifts, reach trucks and/or other motorized equipment to move inventory.
• May assist in training new associates.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Education:

Requires completion of a high school diploma, general education degree (GED) or equivalent combination of experience and education; one (1) plus years of work experience.

Important Skills:

• Ability to read and understand the English language to compare and read product descriptions, names and shelf labels.
• Must possess basic mathematical skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills; ability to develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with others.
• Strong organizational skills; detail oriented.
• Have a good overall understanding of DC workflow and can work with minimal guidance
• Maintains a clean work area to help ensure that merchandise remains clean and to help prevent work related injuries.
• Ability to use good judgment to carry out detailed instructions.
• Basic computer knowledge preferred.
• Must be able to work overtime when necessary and participate in physical inventory.
• Must be a team player and demonstrate effective communication and problem-solving skills
• May require ability and certification to operate power equipment at high levels (20'-40') such as reach trucks, picker machines, forklift and comply with all safety standards and OSHA requirements.
• May require hazmat training certification.
• Maintain appropriate attendance standards.
• Ability to train and assist associates as needed.