Regional Distribution Center - Warehouse Associate

Position Description

Pay Rate: $19.50 per hour.

The Regional Distribution Center (RDC) Warehouse Person is responsible for prioritizing and picking material to fill orders, loading and unloading product on delivery trailers or containers, and maintaining, handling, and moving the physical inventory within the RDC.

• Arrange RDC stock by product line and physical alignment, allowing sufficient space for overflow and, when required, train and support new associates.
• Assist with administrative tasks, including handling and preparing paperwork as needed.
• Load and unload trailers or containers, physically moving and lifting products weighing up to 150 pounds; stage, count, and systematically put away inventory using powered industrial equipment.
• Perform maintenance and housekeeping tasks such as cleaning the loading dock, keeping floors clear of debris, and maintaining the surrounding area.
• Prioritize and pick materials to fill orders, stage products for outbound loading, and handle all units with care.
• Report overages and shortages to the Lead Person or Operations Supervisor and submit regular reports of damaged and defective products.
• Safely operate powered industrial equipment—including forklifts, pallet jacks, and order pickers—while adhering to safety standards.
• Verify all incoming and outgoing products for accuracy in quantity, size, and type; inform management of inventory and supply shortages and assist with periodic inventory counts.

• Collaboration:
  
  Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Communicates Effectively:
  Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Customer-Focused:
  Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Drives Results:
  Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
• Ensures Accountability:
  Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Equipment Utilization:
  Ensuring optimum utilization of warehouse or production plant equipment and materials.
• Health and Safety:
  Managing and applying safe systems of work.
• Inventory Management:
  Designing, implementing, and managing inventory control systems.
• Logistics:
  Ensuring optimum movement and storage of warehouse and production plant equipment and materials.
• Optimizes Work Processes:
  Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Plans & Aligns:
  Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
• Policy & Procedures:
  Monitoring, interpreting, and understanding policies and procedures and ensuring their alignment with organizational strategies.
• Production Quality:
  Ensuring that all production operations meet the required quality outcomes.
• Self-Development:
  Actively seeking new ways to grow and be challenged using formal and informal development channels.
• Storage:
  Ensuring optimum storage of warehouse, plant, equipment, materials, and supplies.
• Verbal Communication:
  Expressing ideas, requesting actions, and formulating plans or policies by means of clear and effective verbal communications.

• High School or GED degree.
• 0–1 year of related experience preferred.
• Skills:
  
  Policy and Procedures, Storage, Verbal Communication.

• Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to handle objects, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and talk, hear, taste, and/or smell.
• Lifting of products weighing up to approximately 50 pounds, in addition to handling tires that may weigh more than 50 pounds.
• Vision requirements include close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work environment includes exposure to weather conditions, moderate noise levels.
• Travel required:
  
  5% of the time.

American Tire Distributors is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug-Free Workplace.