Warehouse Associate | Reno, NV

The Warehouse Associate ensures the organized, timely, and accurate handling of goods in a safe manner

Position: Forklift Driver

Pay: 21.00 per hour

Days: Monday - Friday

Hours: 6:00 am - 3:00 pm

E ssential Job Functions:

Inventory Management: Participate in regular inventory counts, ensuring accuracy and report any discrepancies'

Goods Handling: Safely and efficiently load, unload, pick, and store products in designated areas

Procedure Adherence: Follow and understand company standard operating procedures, ensuring that all tasks are performed accurately and efficiently.

Equipment Operation: Utilize warehouse machinery and equipment, including forklifts, pallet jacks, and hand trucks, ensuring that all equipment is handled safely and maintained properly.

Order Preparation:  Assist in preparing goods for shipment, ensuring that each order is complete, correctly packed, and ready for timely delivery

Maintain Cleanliness: Ensure the warehouse environment is kept clean, organized, and free from safety hazards

Collaboration: Work closely with team members, supervisors, and other departments to optimize warehouse operations

Continuous Improvement : Engage in ongoing training sessions and workshops to improve skills, stay update with warehouse best practices, and enhance efficiency.

Perform other duties assigned

Work Mandatory overtime as needed

Qualifications: 

Experience: Minimum 1 year in a warehouse setting preferred

Skills: Basic understanding of warehouse operations, able to operate or willing to learn equipment like forklifts, and good organizational abilities.

Physical Requirements: Capable lifting heavy objects and standing for extended periods. 

Attributes: Detail-oriented, punctual, and team player.

Communication : Able to effectively communicate with team members and superiors.

Safety Consciousness: Always prioritized safety, understanding and adhering to all safety guidelines. 

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is frequently required to lift or pull up to 30 pounds, sit, communicate, reach, manipulate objects, tools or controls, climb ladders or onto trucks, and/or operate wire cutting machinery and forklifts. The position requires mobility, manual dexterity and coordination 50% of the time. This position requires employees to walk on concrete or other hard floor (sometimes uneven) surfaces; stand continuously; pull heavy items in warehouse or yard; load and unload truck from ground level or platform. There will be repetitive use of hands/manual dexterity; repetitive climbing; continuous repetitive kneeling and reaching overhead, above shoulder and below shoulder; twisting and bending. 

Working Conditions: 

Warehouse environment. May be exposed to dust, heat or cold, and other environment seasonal changes. Minimum physical exertion