Warehouse Associate

Job Title

Warehouse Associate

Warehouse and Cooler

Packages fresh flowers and durable goods for shipment and assists in loading company delivery vehicles.

Seven days a week. Specific scheduling discussed during interview and adjusted based on business fluctuations and holidays.

Accountable and reports to:
General Manager & Operations Manager. Positions that report to you:
None.

• Understand and utilize proper packing techniques for fresh flowers and durable goods in a refrigerated environment.
• Sort packages by route, customer, or commodity.
• Assist delivery driver in loading products onto company vehicles.
• Unload products from inbound carriers.
• Use a dolly, two‑wheel cart, or pallet jack to load/unload product.
• Assist in keeping the packing area clean.
• Move packaging containers and material to appropriate warehouse locations.
• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and yearly inventory counts.
• Assist in keeping cooler/warehouse clean and organized.
• Perform duties in a timely manner.
• Perform other miscellaneous duties as necessary.
• Report to work when scheduled and on time; works evenings and weekends as needed.

• Pick fresh flowers and hard‑good orders in an efficient, cost‑effective, and timely manner.
• Use a box strapping machine to prepare packages.
• Restock packaging supplies and materials as needed.
• Perform other miscellaneous duties as necessary.

• Ability to carry out detailed written or verbal instructions.
• Basic arithmetic: add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers.
• Ability to meet deadlines and handle multiple priorities.
• Ability to read and obey MSDS information on products.
• Adaptability to changing business conditions and versatility in performing varied tasks.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Six months or less of similar or related work experience.

• Must be able to perform work duties in a refrigerated environment.
• Must be able to perform light to moderate work: exerting/lifting 50–100 lbs occasionally, 10–40 lbs frequently.
• Visual abilities required include clarity at all distances, color and peripheral vision, and depth perception.
• Must perform activities such as climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.

• Permanent cooler/warehouse setting.
• Constant exposure to refrigerated environment, noise, and temperature changes.

• Warehouse and shipping systems, scanner, labeler, box cutter/knife, strapping machine, stapler, ladder, cart, and pallet jack.

Daily contact with employees, customers, suppliers/vendors, and the general public. Has access to confidential sales and pricing information.