Distribution Center Associate Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Distribution Center Associate to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Ability to learn MRC, federal, health and safety regulations;
- Basic math and good reading skills;
- Typing and basic computer skills;
- Manual dexterity, overall coordination, and good balance are required. Ability to stand, walk, and move rapidly;
- Unload material, tools, and equipment from vendor trucks; inspecting material for minimum MRC quality requirements;
- Adhere to required safety policies, guidelines and training;
- Take reasonable care for the safety and health of yourself and others; report workplace hazards, injuries, or illness immediately;
- Prepare documentation for UPS, LTL, SH, or Air Shipments;
- Mark material with correct identifying information;
- Maintain warehouse cleanliness in compliance with OSHA and customer safety policies;
- Receive, check in, and unload in-bound merchandise manually or by forklift;
- Read work order, shipping order, and requisition or follows verbal instructions to determine items to be;
- Stack merchandise as it is received and process for storage then place product in assigned storage area;
- Select out-bound freight, palletize, shrink wrap, and load onto trailers manually or by forklift;
- Completes required shipping and receiving documents.
Requirements:
- Able to meet productivity, quality, safety, and attendance requirements, including overtime as required;
- Able to work in a team environment;
- Must be able to tolerate an environment with exposure to heat, cold, noise, dust and work around moving equipment;
- Able to do continuous lifting up to 75 pounds and be able to operate warehouse vehicles (PIE, etc.) and material handling equipment;
- Should have the ability to work in a team;
- Knowledgeable in basic computer word processing, spreadsheet and Email management;
- Should possess time management skills and be able to meet targets;
- Be able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs. and work in both a hot and cold warehouse environment;
- Experience in operating basic warehouse equipment;
- Must speak, read, and write English at a level required for satisfactory performance;
- Must be able to work alone or as part of a team to contribute to the overall goals of the department;
- Ability to wear common protective or safety equipment such as safety glasses, safety shoes/boots and gloves;
- Manual dexterity, overall coordination, and good balanced are required;
- Basic math and good reading skills;
- Typing and basic computer skills.