Warehouse Loader

Warehouse Loader - Na

Primary Location: Rapid City, South Dakota

Loads, unloads, and moves materials within or near plant, yard, or work site by performing the following duties:

1. Loads and unloads materials onto or from trucks, pallets, trays, racks, and shelves by hand, forklift, hand truck and/or electric pallet jack, as appropriate.
2. Reads work order or follows oral instructions to ascertain materials or containers to be moved.
3. Loads materials into vehicles to prevent shifting or damage in transit.
4. Conveys materials from storage sites to designated loading area.
5. Counts and records number of units of materials moved or handled, breakage and spoilage on appropriate sheets.
6. Attaches identifying tags or labels to materials or marks information on cases and other containers.
7. Stacks or assembles materials into bundles and wraps bundles together.
8. Performs housekeeping and grounds maintenance warehouse and sales center offices.
9. Wears company provided uniform and safety equipment.
10. Other duties may be assigned by the immediate supervisor or other supervisor at any time.

Supervisory responsibilities: None.

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. Forklift experience preferred.

Communication skills: 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.

Mathematical skills: Ability to perform basic math functions.

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.

Competencies: Attendance/Punctuality, Attention to Detail, Dependability/Reliability, Productivity, Safety, Teamwork, Technology Application.

Certificates, licenses, registrations: CO2 Filling Operator. Forklift operator certified.

Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move unaided up to 60 pounds and exert force of up to 100 pounds to lift or move objects with the aid of a manual lifting device. Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions, explosives, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Acknowledgement: I have read the essential duties and responsibilities of this job and am able to meet these essential duties and responsibilities with or without accommodation. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. He/she will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties upon the request of his/her supervisor.