Warehouse Lead

Warehouse Associate

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere.

This role is in support of American Health Packaging, a Cencora business offering pharma packaging services in the US.

Shift: Monday-Friday 7:00am-3:30pm

Responsibilities

• Trains other warehouse associates in duties and responsibilities according to SOPs and observes performance to provide feedback
• May use a PkMS device to perform daily tasks or may do these tasks without the use of a PkMS device
• Responsible to assist warehouse personnel with the efficient execution of order filling, receiving, stocking and returns.
• May oversee shipping and general operations (UPS, emergency orders or general deliveries).
• Continues to perform as an individual contributor completing advanced tasks and decision making with detailed knowledge of the position and procedures.
• As shift lead, provides day-to-day tactical direction and guidance to warehouse associates. Responsible for daily workloads. Coordinates workflow.
• Makes recommendations on process flow and efficiencies.
• Verifies merchandise received against receiving documents, notes and reports discrepancies and any obvious damages.
• Stocks shelves and rotates inventory so that newly-received items can be used last
• May prepare orders for shipment by pulling items from shelves and placing them in totes to be packed and shipped in a timely way.
• May process and perform data entry of returns; may also return merchandise to proper shelf in the warehouse.
• Performs daily counting and researching of discrepancies.
• May perform controlled substance stocking, replenishment and order fulfillment in a vault or refrigerated environment for part of or an entire shift.
• May assist with inventory procedures.
• Complies with all appropriate policies, procedures, safety rules, and state and DEA regulations.
• Perform order fulfillment, stocking and replenishment, and outbound shipping of customer orders.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Education

• High School Diploma/GED or equivalent experience required.

Work Experience

• 3+ years of experience in warehouse support, distribution operations, shipping, receiving, inventory control, material handling, or a related field

Skills and Knowledge and Ability Requirements

• Ability to read and understand the English language to compare and read product descriptions, names and shelf labels.
• Must possess basic mathematical skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills; ability to develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with others.
• Strong organizational skills; detail oriented.
• Have a good overall understanding of DC workflow and can work with minimal guidance
• Maintains a clean work area to help ensure that merchandise remains clean and to help prevent work related injuries.
• Ability to use good judgment to carry out detailed instructions.
• Basic computer knowledge preferred.
• Must be able to work overtime when necessary and participate in physical inventory.
• Must be a team player and demonstrate effective communication and problem-solving skills
• Must have proficiency to operate IE, reach truck, picker machines, pallet jack, forklift, etc.
• Maintain appropriate attendance standards.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:
• The noise level in the work environment is generally quiet.

Physical and Mental Requirements

• Ability to operate in a production-driven environment and perform at a level that is 95% or greater of engineered standards.
• Physical activity requiring reaching, bending, kneeling, stooping, pulling, carrying, balancing, lifting, finger dexterity, grasping, feeling, repetitive motions, talking and hearing.
• Ability to lift 65 lbs.
• Visual requirement is for close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.
• Associate is required to stand, walk (or otherwise be mobile).
• Ability to deal with stressful situations as they arise.
• Ability to operate equipment such as forklifts, pickers, etc.
• Must be able to use wrist mounted controller unit.
• Must be able to use box cutter to open boxes of product.
• Ability to work in a refrigerated environment and/or hot and cold temperatures for entire work shift as needed.