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Job Description

SUMMARY

The warehouse associate receives shipments and restocks orders, keeps track of inventory, ships orders to customers, and maintains the cleanliness and organization of the warehouse space.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Signs for deliveries of company products.

• Organizes and restocks products in the warehouse.

• Takes inventory of all supplies, and reorders materials as necessary.

• Processes and packages orders.

• Operates forklift and other machinery needed to transport heavy items around the warehouse.

• Delivers orders to clients and customers.

• Addresses and resolves any shipment or delivery errors.

• Assists customer service department in addressing customer complaints with regard to shipments and deliveries.

• Inspects all goods being shipped and received, reporting and defective or damaged items.

• Keeps warehouse organized and clean.

• Updates management or supervisor on the status of inventory, shipments, and deliveries.

• Devises new and improved ways to store and ship products.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Possesses physical strength necessary to lift heavy boxes and crates and move them around the warehouse.

• Is capable of maintaining the stamina needed for long hours of physical labor.

• Works well with a team.

• Exhibits effective communication skills, essential to providing instructions and suggestions about warehouse organization to management and other warehouse associates.

• Pays close attention to detail, a skill essential in identifying order discrepancies and product deficiencies.

• Demonstrates strong customer service skills, for the purpose of handling customer complaints.

• Possesses the mental and physical acuity necessary to drive and operate heavy machinery.

• Must be able to multi-task and work efficiently.

• Demonstrates excellent time management skills.

• Possesses clear knowledge of computer ordering systems.

• Has ability to navigate and troubleshoot computer systems as necessary.

• Can think creatively and spatially, in order to efficiently and effectively organize inventory.

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Skills and Requirements

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or GED is required.

• Must obtain proper certification to operate forklifts or other heavy machinery in the warehouse.

• Prior warehouse experience, min 1 year

• Forklift experience

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Workday is a standard 8 hours and is spent in a warehouse setting.

• The position involves a significant amount of physical labor, requiring long hours of lifting, packing, standing, and movement around the warehouse.

• Temperatures in the warehouse are variable, with dramatic increases or decreases in response to weather and the products being stored.