Warehouse Worker

Position Summary

This position performs duties relating to general warehouse operations including the receipt, care, and issuance of supplies and equipment from the central warehouse facility or its storage areas. Communicates with vendors and departments to resolve shipping issues, product issues, and product returns. Conducts the pick-up, delivery, and sorting of related items, and participates in office relocations, salvage/surplus equipment transfer and disposal.

This position also assembles, disassembles, and installs new and used furniture, and transfers products, equipment, documents, and materials from vendors to departments and internally within the university.

• High school diploma or GED.
• Two years of work experience in warehousing or stockroom operations.
• Possession of valid chauffeur’s license that meets the provisions of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.
• Demonstrated knowledge of delivery services and moving functions.
• Ability to interpret building diagrams, layouts, and moving requests.
• Ability to interpret and work from blueprints, drawings, and sketches.
• Ability to conduct appropriate mathematical analysis for warehousing and labor distribution.
• Ability to maintain accurate delivery records and documentation.
• Ability to effectively use a computer, including but not limited to e‑mail and the internet.
• Ability to complete on campus forklift certification training and operate a forklift safely and properly within 30 days of employment.
• Ability to follow and/or interpret oral or written directions.
• Demonstrated positive interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively and project a positive image.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment and to provide a high level of service excellence to campus customers.
• Ability to work in a manner that will not endanger the safety of other persons, oneself, equipment, and property.
• Demonstrated customer service, leadership, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to read, write, and comprehend regulations/instructions governing the job duties of this position.
• Ability to be on‑call for responses to campus nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Demonstrated knowledge of campus buildings and departments.
• Demonstrated knowledge of SAP Software System and Applications.
• Demonstrated knowledge of warehousing operations, inventory control procedures, and space allocation.
• Experience pulling orders in a warehouse environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of considerations necessary for new product additions and product deletions.
• Experience conducting physical inventories.
• Experience with computerized inventory control systems and receiving software.
• Knowledge of items related to plumbing, carpentry, metals, and other trade related materials.
• Experience in shipping/receiving.
• Experience with LTL and FTL incoming and outgoing freight.
• Experience with small package delivery services.
• Experience in route delivery with scheduled stops, including casing routes to efficiently meet prioritized delivery commitments.
• Experience handling and distributing confidential and sensitive information in a variety of media.
• Experience keeping records of tracked materials including the following forms of mail: certified, registered, insured, express and priority mail with special services.
• Experience assembling all lines of Steelcase systems furniture.
• Experience repairing and assembling office chairs from varying manufacturers.
• Experience with light carpentry duties.
• Experience with OSHA safety regulations.

• Performs work in the following main areas:
  University Stores, Central Receiving, Moving/Delivery/Furniture installs, University Surplus, and serves as a backup support for the University Mailroom.
• Receives, stores, and issues equipment, materials, and merchandise in a warehouse/stockroom atmosphere.
• Checks incoming orders against requisitions, invoices, packing slips, etc.
• Performs physical inventories.
• Marks incoming and outgoing products, materials, supplies, and documents with proper identification codes and…