Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Position Summary

Under supervision, the warehouse employee is to perform work in the receipt, storage, inventory, and issue of materials. Warehouse employees are required to use powered or non-powered materials handling equipment as necessary. As a driver you will be required load, unload, check load, breakdown loads, and deliver products to customers.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Store packaged food products, liquids, and convenience items in an orderly and accessible manner in warehouses, tool rooms, supply rooms, or other areas.
• Determine and execute proper storage methods, identification, and stock location based on shelf life and space availability.
• Practice personal safety and vigilance in the identification of safety and security hazards to actively support a safe and hazard free working environment.
• Use proper body mechanics while lifting to avoid injuries and comply with safe handling procedures regarding receiving, storing, and shipping materials, supplies, and/or equipment.
• Discern details to receive, store, and ship materials and supplies in a safe manner.
• Perform mathematical computations (e.g., addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, ratios, and percentages) for checking, counting, shipping, and tracking materials.
• Complete tasks in a timely, detailed, and orderly manner.
• Follow instructions to ensure adequate comprehensive and follow through.
• Read and comprehend written materials (e.g., references, summaries, memos, letters) in order to apply information and determine appropriate courses of action.
• May need to participate in maintaining warehouse cleanliness.
• Reports to Warehouse Manager
• Deliver orders to customers and properly check in orders.
• Properly count items upon delivery
• Verify paperwork.

Education and Work Experience

• HS Diploma or Equivalent preferred.
• Previous experience in a warehouse preferred.
• Customer service experience a plus.
• Computer knowledge and/or ability to learn computer program.

Skill Set

• Methods, practices, and equipment used in receiving, storing, and shipping material and supplies, methods of packing and unpacking material and supplies.
• common forms and documents used in a receiving and shipping department.
• operation of forklift trucks and other types of materials handling equipment.
• Methods of taking inventories and maintaining simple inventory records.
• Operation of powered materials handling equipment
• Read and write at a level required for successful job performance.
• make accurate computations relating to warehouse work.
• Follow instructions.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successful perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be 18+ years of age.
• While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to use hands, fingers, handle or feel objects, tools and controls.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach, push, pull, squat and bend for 8 hours or more.
• The employee must be able to lift heavy items / equipment up to 75 pounds on a regular basis.

• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Must be Insurable.
• Employee is required to be able to work night shifts and weekends.

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Note: This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills aptitudes and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

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