Warehouse Helper; Part-Time

Performs a variety of retail operations functions to ensure sales readiness and customer support at Southern States Cooperative, Inc. (SSC) service and cooperative locations. Job functions vary by location and generally include: receiving merchandise and maintaining warehouse inventory, stocking shelves and supporting merchandising efforts, maintaining showroom appearance, filling customer orders and providing loading assistance, and performing general facility maintenance. Effectively operates a forklift and other industrial equipment.

Demonstrates excellent customer service skills.

Essential Job Functions -- complexity of essential job functions increases with grade level

• Maintain regular communication with store leadership to receive daily assignments and provide timely information regarding receiving and inventory supply, customer orders, showroom appearance, facility maintenance, safety, loss prevention, and other factors critical to daily operations.
• Provide prompt and courteous customer support. Assist customers with filling orders, lifting and accessing products, and loading merchandise into vehicles. Verify invoices to ensure proper merchandise and quantities are loaded. Effectively secure loads.
• Receive merchandise deliveries at facility warehouse according to established procedures. Unload merchandise in various forms including pallets, boxes, bulk, and/or large items utilizing proper equipment (forklift, front-end loader, skid loader, pallet jack, etc.) and manual lifting as appropriate. Count and verify accuracy of delivery by comparing to purchase orders and reviewing shipping documents. Inspect items for damage or defects. Notify supervisor immediately of shipping errors, damage to materials, and product quality issues.
• Safely move merchandise throughout the warehouse utilizing proper equipment, including manual lifting. Perform full pallet put-away, accurately storing merchandise in warehouse racking or other designated locations. Manually stack down mixed pallets, sorting merchandise for warehouse storage or showroom replenishment.
• Perform showroom replenishment. Safely move merchandise to the showroom utilizing proper equipment and/or manual lifting. Stock merchandise ensuring shelves and displays are neatly faced and organized and that items are accessible to customers. Perform recovery according to facility procedures.
• Reconfigure store shelving, build endcaps, and assist with creating merchandise displays. Read and interpret merchandising diagrams (plan-o-grams).
• Deliver bulk and/or packaged merchandise to customer locations utilizing SSC vehicles.
• Fill propane cylinders. Operate all propane-related equipment according to established procedures and safety protocols, and in compliance with training and licensing requirements.

Education:

Requires a High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED)

Experience:

Prefer previous experience in a warehouse handling inventory and operating industrial equipment including forklift, front-end loader, pallet jack, and/or skid loader. Customer-focused communication skills, familiarity with agricultural industry, and/or previous Southern States work experience a plus.

Certification:
Requires Forklift Certification (or ability to obtain within a given period)

Licenses:
Licensing requirements vary by location and are based on state/federal regulations.

• May require Commercial Driver's License (or ability to obtain within given period)
• May require Propane Certification (or ability to obtain within given period)

Requirements -- complexity of requirements increases with grade level

• Able to learn and effectively operate a forklift, front-end loader, pallet jack, skid loader and/or other industrial equipment
• Able to learn, understand and follow safety, quality control and operating procedures at all times
• Able to learn and accurately identify / locate merchandise utilizing labels, barcodes, reports, and other documentation or tracking methods
• Able to apply logic and understanding to carry out instructions provided in written, oral, or diagram form
• Able to add, subtract, multiply, divide and calculate percentages using whole numbers, common…