Forklift Operator​/Warehouse Associate

Position: Forklift Operator / Warehouse Associate

Job Description

As a Warehouse Associate, you will play a crucial role in our operations by ensuring the efficient flow of materials, accurate order assembly, and maintaining a safe and organized warehouse environment. Your attention to detail, strong communication skills, and commitment to excellence will contribute to our ongoing success.

Key Responsibilities

• Shipping and Receiving Assistance:
  • Assist with unloading trucks and checking in merchandise
  • Assemble customer orders from available stock and prepare them for shipment by palletizing or boxing
• Customer Interaction:
  • Interact with the public in a courteous and respectful manner during deliveries and pickups, upholding our commitment to excellent customer service
• Safety and Organization:
  • Ensure the warehouse is accessible and maintains a safe working environment
  • Properly mark materials with identifying information
  • Regularly weigh and count items to facilitate accurate distribution
• Warehouse Management:
  • Organize the warehouse and maintain orderliness at all times
  • Read and interpret customer orders, work orders, or shipping instructions to determine items to be moved, gathered, or shipped
• Documentation and Reporting:
  • Read and write routine reports and correspondence as required
  • Prepare and verify shipping and receiving documents, ensuring accuracy and completeness
• Physical Requirements:
  • Lift and handle items weighing up to 50 pounds safely
  • Perform basic arithmetic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) in various units of measure
• Compliance and Knowledge:
  • Interpret documents such as safety rules, operating instructions, and procedure manuals to maintain a safe and efficient work environment

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Previous warehouse experience is preferred
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to interact with customers professionally
• Basic mathematical skills
• Familiarity with safety regulations and warehouse equipment operation is a plus

Perks

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Life and Supplemental Insurance
• 401K Provision
• Profit Sharing
• HRA
• Cafeteria Plan
• Seasonal company sponsored events
• Work/Life Balance
• Childcare Reimbursement Program

A little about the company

• Been around since 1895.
• Grown from 30 employees in 2005 to 60 in 2010 and now over 240.
• Locations in Addison, IL (Headquarters), Indianapolis, IN (2018), Pittsburgh, PA (2019), Salt Lake City, UT (2021), Hayward, CA (2021), Charlotte, NC (2023).
• We distribute rigid packaging products and industrial filtration.
• We have a strengths-based approach working to leverage what the employee likes to do and is good at doing.
• Privately owned

We work to build autonomy, connectedness and confidence in your role

• Employees get 2-4 structured one-to-one meetings with their supervisor per year (replaces traditional performance review with a 2-way discussion)
• We have various committees employees can join (Culture Committee and Cary Cares)
• Core Values:
  Growth, Positivity, Customer Driven, Spirited Work Ethic, In This Together

People that are successful in our culture/company have the following characteristics

• Positive/optimistic
• Open Minded, but still look for ways to make our systems better
• Curious/Inquisitive
• Customer-Focused (ease of doing business for our customers)
• Supportive of Co-workers

Join Our Team

If you are looking for an opportunity to be part of a dedicated and customer-focused team in a vibrant workplace that values work-life balance, we invite you to apply for the Warehouse Lead position at The Cary Company.

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