Warehouse/Shipping (Entry Level)

Job Description

Job Description

All offers of employment by Milwaukee Valve Company, LLC. are contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen, blood test, physical capabilities test, and background check, all with acceptable results. Applicants are responsible scheduling and completing the required drug screen, blood test, and physical capabilities test within 7 calendar days of offer acceptance. 

Established in 1901, Milwaukee Valve manufactures valves for a variety of industries including Industrial, Commercial, Fire Protection, Marine and the dry bulk hauling industries. Our products have been installed on every U.S. Navy ship built for the last 50 years.

Our heritage, our people, and our passion is to be the best, and Milwaukee Valve is proud of its engineering excellence and its employees who take pride and dedication in their work. In return, Milwaukee Valve offers an excellent benefit package, competitive wages, and promotional opportunities including Health, Dental, Life and Disability Insurance options, Flex Spending, 401K with employer match, tuition assistance, paid time off, and shift premiums. For more information, please go to:

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Headquarters and Warehouse Tour

Summary:  The Entry Level Warehouse/Shipping laborer is responsible for learning all basic operations of the distribution center.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities to which competency will be measured  include the following and are required for possible advancement:

• Ability to learn how to use all company lift trucks correctly and safely.
• Ability to learn how to enter and retrieve data from the computer system.
• Ability to learn how to stock domestic product correctly. 
• Ability to identify and match product numbers from Pick slip(s) to cartons in location.
• Ability to pull product from location in a timely manner. (2 and a half minutes per line item)
• Must have above average mathematical skills.
• Must have above average handwriting skills. 
• Must be able to work at heights of 16 to 20 feet.
• Must be able to consistently bend and lift packages weighing on average 50 pounds.
• Must be able to work independently.
• Must be able to handle a fast-paced environment.
• Must be able to self-motivate. 
• Maintain cleanliness in a prescribed manner

Other duties may be assigned.

Additional Requirements - To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following requirements and competencies:

• Quality – Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote
  quality; Applies feedback in a positive manner to improve performance; Monitors own work to
  ensure quality.
• Quantity – Meets productivity standards; Completes work in a timely manner; Strives to
  increase productivity without risking Quality; Works quickly.
• Safety and Security – Observes safety and security procedures; Determines appropriate action
  beyond guidelines; Reports potentially unsafe conditions to superiors; Uses equipment and
  materials properly.
• Attendance / Punctuality – Is consistently at work and on time.
  Dependability – Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility
  for own actions.

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.

Education and/or Experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills: Ability to read, write, and comprehend English. Follow simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of Milwaukee Valve. 

Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measurement, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. 

Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands:  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.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee must stand or walk 100% of the shift. Frequent bending and lifting up to 40 pounds repeatedly during the shift. Must have average manual dexterity. Requires ability to bend, climb, crawl, push, and pull frequently during the shift. Must have the ability to work at 16-to-20-foot altitudes.

Work Environment  The work environment characteristics described here 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 job functions. 
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to high, precarious places. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Milwaukee Valve is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity and does not discriminate in any employment decision because of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, age, disability, perceived disability, sexual orientation, veteran status or genetic information or on the basis of any other status protected by applicable federal or local laws.