Warehouse Associate

SEASONAL WAREHOUSE POSITION

Job Duties
- Quickly and accurately receives, processes, and stores incoming product shipments.
- Ensures shipments are inspected and damages or shortages are noted on trucking company delivery documents. Initiates freight claim procedure when necessary.
- Checks incoming delivery contents against the packing list to verify accurate and full delivery.
- Prepares the receiving reports and notes any shortages, damages, or overages. Promptly reports any discrepancies to supervisors.
- Verifies vendor part number and Johnstone stock number for all incoming products. Determines proper bin number and/or location of incoming products. Stores incoming products in proper location according to bin number or product sequence.
- Select products from inventory to fill customer orders.
- Prepares, packs, and scans (as appropriate), and stages products for inter-store transfer and customer pick-up and delivery in accordance with established standards (e.g. hazardous materials). Ensures that packaging is sufficient to avoid damage.
- Processes documentation necessary to ship inter-store transfers and customer orders, including bills of lading, packing lists, small parcel manifests and other necessary documents.
- Loads delivery vehicles and assists customers with will call pickups.
10- Processes customer returns. Ensures returns are in sellable condition per company policy.
- Verifies that warranty paperwork has been properly and neatly filled out. Initiates warranty return process, and stages product in warranty area.
- Performs periodic cycle counting on assigned items in order to keep accurate records of inventory. Verifies actual counts of stock against computerized records. Investigates and reports discrepancies.
- Ensures safety by maintaining cleanliness of warehouse. Ensures that aisles are free of potential hazards. Reports unsafe conditions to management.
- Operates hand trucks, pallet jacks, forklifts, order pickers, and other equipment safely and in accordance with organizational procedures. Monitors equipment and promptly reports any safety or maintenance concerns to supervisors.
- Always wears protective equipment according to company policies and procedures. Accesses Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) as needed and when appropriate.
- Maintains required hazardous materials, forklift, and other internal and external certifications.

Education and Experience Requirements:
- High School Diploma / GED required OR equivalent combination of education and experience
- Valid Driver's License
- Clean driving record

Job-Specific Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Basic computer skills, including knowledge and skill in the use of inventory management systems and office software (e.g. Email programs, Internet browsers)
- Basic math skills sufficient to manage inventory, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
- Ability to use computer systems and manual procedures for organizing and identifying products and communicating with coworkers.
- Adequate physical strength and stamina to repeatedly lift, carry, move, and set down up to 75 pounds.
- Skill in the operation of heavy equipment, including delivery vehicles, forklifts, pallet jacks, and order pickers.
- Strict attention to detail