Warehousing Associate

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Warehouse Associate

Reports To: Warehouse Supervisor

GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

• Loads and unloads trucks, moves materials throughout the facility and loading platform, and operates hand trucks, forklifts, hoists, motorized conveyors, or other material-handling equipment. Safely operates forklifts and other machinery to load, unload, sort, stage, and transport products.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Load and unload trucks.
• Pull orders for LTL.
• Keep track of inventory.
• Stage orders.
• Maintain inventory of trailers.

• Work the chute.
• Assist with allocating orders.
• Complete orders in E21.
• Ship and receive orders.
• All regular duties of a warehouse employee.

*And any other duties assigned by the supervisor  

SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO :

• Follow all Food Safety regulations.
• Wear hearing protection in all areas of the plant.
• Follow all common employee safety practices.
• Do not block emergency exits, fire doors, or eyewash stations.
• Use of LOTO procedures
• Slip-resistant shoes mandatory, steel-toed boots mandatory.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)required; and one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Valid driver’s license. General knowledge of basic computer skills.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers. Ability to print and speak simple sentences.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide by 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

REASONING ABILITY:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables