OPS - Warehouse Person

Job Purpose

Our Warehouse Person will be responsible for receiving, storing, and distributing material and products within the establishment by performing the various warehouse functions.

• Operate forklifts safely to transport materials between receiving, storage, production, and shipping areas; perform routine equipment inspections.
• Read and interpret work orders, shipping documents, and requisitions to accurately pick, move, or distribute items.
• Organize inventory by sorting and placing materials on shelves, racks, or bins according to type, size, or product code.
• Assemble and fulfill customer orders, prepare items for shipment, and load materials onto trucks as required.
• Maintain accurate inventory records by counting items, completing documentation, and using computer systems for data entry.
• Label materials with identifying information and opened containers (crates, bales, etc.) as necessary.
• Process clear and accurate paperwork related to inventory movement and shipping.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memo.
• Ability to write short correspondence.
• Forklift certified a plus.
• 2+ years working in a warehouse environment; distribution warehousing experience preferred.
• Ability to work quickly and efficiently.
• Strong planning and organization skills required.

• High School Diploma/GED preferred.

• Work environment includes non-climate-controlled warehouse with exposure to cold, heat, damp or humid conditions.
• Exposure to loud noise.
• Exposure to dust, mechanical hazards, moving objects, and moving vehicles.

• Ability to lift, twist, and carry up 50–75 pounds; manipulate (push and pull) up to 160 pounds of product with equipment and skids weighing up to 2,000 pounds utilizing pallet jack.
• Walking/Standing—walk throughout the warehouse to complete customer orders; stand when operating order picker or reach truck equipment and when operating cutter.
• Sitting—sit only when driving sit-down material handling equipment.
• Lifting—lift items weighing a few ounces up to 150 pounds with assistance.
• Stooping—performed when filling orders or putting away products assigned to floor level locations; may bend at the waist.
• Kneeling—kneel when filling orders or putting away products assigned to floor level locations.