Distribution Warehouse Associate - Lawrenceville, GA

Distribution Warehouse Associate

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About Woodgrain: Woodgrain is one of the top millwork operations in the world, with locations throughout the United States and Chile. With 70 years of quality manufacturing craftsmanship and service, Woodgrain is a top producer of mouldings, doors, and windows, as well as a premier distributor of specialty building products.

Summary: The material handler is responsible for operating a forklift vehicle for the purpose of moving, stacking, replenishment, staging, and loading and unloading material for shipment. The operator is accountable for the safe and efficient operation of the vehicle and will also be required to perform Order Puller duties as needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

• Operates forklift in a safe and efficient manner according to company guidelines.
• Inspects and records maintenance on vehicle at the beginning and end of shift.
• Receives, unloads, moves and stacks material in designated warehouse locations.
• Safely and efficiently moves material from warehouse to staging locations for loading.
• Uses forklift to move material from warehouse staging location to the trailer for loading.
• Uses a route sheet to properly load trailer.
• Utilizes proper loading techniques to ensure the material is safe, stable, and secure on the trailer.
• Cleans trailer proper to loading, removing any debris, returned materials, or orders to be reshipped, and placing material in designated location.
• Operates stacking machine.
• Performs replenishment duties, which include the moving of full and empty racks in accordance with SOP.
• Operates a handheld scanner to track material in warehouse locations.
• Performs order puller duties as needed, including the following: efficiently picks customer orders for shipment ensuring that the order is complete, accurate, and free of damage; appropriately lifts and stacks material on carts to ensure material may be properly banded/wrapped; prints and places shipping labels on materials.
• Assists with physical inventories as required.
• Maintains a clean, neat, and orderly work area.
• Complies with company safety policies and OSHA standards.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED; or up to six months related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Forklift License/Certification.
• Ability to read and comprehend 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 the organization.
• Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
• 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:

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment:

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions-heat and cold.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Summary of Company Benefits:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k) with a Company Match
• Group Term Life Insurance and AD&D
• Employer Paid Long-Term & Short-Term Disability
• Voluntary Supplemental Hospital and Accident Plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• 8 Company Paid Holidays & 1 Floating Holiday
• Paid Time Off (PTO)

Woodgrain is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.