Operations Specialist

Operations Specialist

The Warehouse/Production Specialist supports PDI's warehouse and production operations in a manner that meets PDI's mission to serve people with disabilities while fulfilling the exacting requirements of its business and commercial partners.

Essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Load and unload materials to and from designated storage areas at PDI warehouse, production areas, or other work sites
• Stack and pile materials, such as boxes, cell packs, skids, or pallets
• Transport material to and from designated areas by hand or by using a dolly, a hand truck, and powered lift equipment
• Bundle and band finished product using banding machines, pallet wrap, label, and attach shipping documents
• Clean work areas using brooms, rags, and cleaning compounds
• Read work orders and listen to oral instructions to determine work assignments
• Assist in work areas and other PDI environments as required
• Supports assembly and maintenance operations as required
• Forward shipping and receiving documents and files related to inbound receipt of goods to the supervisor
• Quality Control, inspect items are correctly packaged and documentation is technical and numerically correct.
• Address correctable deficiencies while performing the work as quickly as possible and oversee corrective action

This position does require you to have a current and active driver's license, and personal automobile insurance, drive a company vehicle or PDI vehicle on PDI business.

Minimum requirements for all PDI positions include:

• Age 21 or over
• Pass a pre-hire drug and background screen as well as random drug screens
• Computer-literate, comfortable with technology, and have well-developed oral and written communication skills
• Complete and pass First Aid, CPR, and other required training

Required education and experience:

• High school diploma or general education degree ("GED") and one year of warehouse experience required
• Experience working with people with disabilities is preferred

Language ability:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals
• Ability to clearly and legibly write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to speak effectively with people served and their support networks, and co-workers

Mathematics ability:

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

Reasoning ability:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form
• Ability to deal with problems involving several variables

Work environment:

• The Warehouse Specialist works in the main PDI facility. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the Warehouse Specialist is occasionally exposed to outdoor weather conditions and occasionally exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather). The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can often be elevated and hectic.

Position type and expected hours of work:

• This is a full-time or part-time position. Hours will generally be 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. An unpaid 30-minute meal period is required.

Physical demands:

• The Warehouse Specialist must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds with the aid of an assistive device. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this Job, the Warehouse Specialist is regularly required to reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The Warehouse Specialist is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The Warehouse Specialist is occasionally required to taste or smell.

Other duties:

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.