Warehouse Operator 1

Job Description

Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Reads production schedule, customer order, work order, shipping order, or requisition to determine items to be moved, gathered, or distributed.  Works overtime when needed.

Transport material and other items from receiving or production areas to storage or to other designated areas.

Sorts and places materials or items on racks, shelves, or in bins according to predetermined sequence such as size, type, style, color, or product code.

Assembles customer orders from stock and places orders on pallets or shelves, or conveys orders to packing station or shipping department.

Mark materials with identifying information and opens bales, crates, and other containers.

Record amounts of materials or items received or distributed and weighs or counts items for distribution within plant to ensure conformance to company standards.

Arrange stock parts in specified sequence for assembly by other workers and operates shipping labeling equipment and UPS machine.  Prepares parcels for mailing.

Compiles worksheets or tickets from customer specifications and completes requisition forms to order supplies from other plant departments.

SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

Wear safety eye glasses and steel-toed shoes.  Follow proper lifting techniques.  Participate in hazard communication training.  Understand emergency procedures.

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.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

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

LANGUAGE SKILLS

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 to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate 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.

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to climb or balance.  The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel or crouch.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; and extreme heat.  The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.