Warehouse Associate​/Forklift Operator

Overview

Warehouse Associate Summary/Objective:
This position provides warehouse support and customer service. Warehouse associates work as a team or independently to provide receiving, warehousing, and order fulfillment services. This position will report directly to the Warehouse Manager or Warehouse Lead.

• Loads and unloads all incoming/outgoing freight from common carriers, delivery trucks, etc.
• Notates damage and piece counts
• Processes customer orders and packages for shipping
• Verifies receipts against purchase orders
• Stocks all goods in appropriate in-bin locations
• Assists in physical inventories
• Processes customer returns on a daily basis
• Ensures product is stocked and stored in correct locations
• May operate some warehouse equipment: forklift, picker, radio frequency scanner, etc.
• Keeps work area clean at all times
• All other duties as assigned

• Work Experience:
  
  Previous warehouse experience
• Education:
  
  High School Diploma
• Computer
  
  Skills:
  
  Basic computer skills and Microsoft Office skills
• Organization
  
  Skills:
  
  Maintain clean and organized work space; ability to multi-task and adapt to changing priorities
• Cross-functional skills:
  Ability to solve problems and troubleshoot processes within other departments
• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to communicate within a team setting; ability to maintain a pleasant and professional demeanor; ability to communicate effectively both in writing and verbally
• Physical, Mental and Visual
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to talk, hear as well as use fine finger dexterity for keyboard and phone; ability to speak and understand explicit English; ability to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms; ability to repetitively lift and/or move 30-40 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move 70-100 pounds with or without accommodations; ability to use close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
  
  Ability to work on an order picker platform at various heights up to 22’.
• Physical Environment:
  Fast-paced warehouse environment with ability to operate forklifts, hand jacks and cherry pickers

• Work Experience:
  
  Previous work experience within a Warehouse environment, forklift experience
• Computer
  
  Skills:
  
  Proficient computer skills and Microsoft Office skills

• Customer Focus
• Decision Quality
• Results, Action Oriented
• Displaying Technical Expertise
• Time Management

• A company culture where everyone matters
• Healthcare + Dental + Safety glasses + RRSP with Employer match
• Career development and mentoring
• Holiday, personal and vacation days
• Local and national discounts
• Wellness offerings

Lippert provides equal employment opportunity to all team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, citizen status, protected veteran status, military service, marital status or any other legally protected category as established by federal, state, or local law. This policy governs all employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, compensation, training, promotion, discipline, transfer, leave-of-absence, access to benefits, layoff, recall, termination and other personnel matters.

All employment and personnel-related decisions are based solely upon legitimate, job-related factors, such as skill, ability, past performance, and length of service with Lippert. Lippert’s strong commitment to equal employment opportunity requires a commitment by each individual team member. Compliance with the letter and spirit of this policy is required of all team members. Violations of this policy should be immediately reported to your leader or to any member of leadership.

Team members who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.