Warehouse Associate

Overview

At Niagara, we're looking for Team Members who want to be part of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water. We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages for our Team Members.

Job responsibilities include checking trucks in and out using WMS, ensuring quality and efficiency of trailer loading/unloading, operating forklift or LGV, monitoring inventory accuracy, preparing loads for cross‑country shipments, and maintaining a clean, safe work environment.

• Receive all inbound orders into WMS (spring water, resin, corrugated materials, film, labels, UPS deliveries, Federal Express deliveries, water transfer as needed)
• Rebuild damaged pallets prior to restock
• Process RMA's
• Consolidate finished goods storage for maximum storage capabilities
• Identify, report and observe quality issues with finished goods and RMS
• Validate new SKUs in WMS to ensure proper LGV storage and handling
• Correct LGV alarms
• Monitor loads
• Unload finished goods and raw material deliveries utilizing a forklift
• Maintain pallet storage area; offload pallets from trailers and stage for LGV pick up
• Correct product spills
• Manually pull pallets from production as needed
• Supply production with non‑inventory items (glue, bags, labels, etc.)
• Handle Air Bag Loads
• Clear blocked locations in WMS
• May be required to operate a forklift when needed
• Facilitate flow of information between logistics, production and sales to ensure timely and accurate service to customer base
• Test and monitor resin and spring water
• Coordinate preload activities including inspecting trailers to ensure all loads are completed on time
• Check in trucks and communicate loading instructions to forklift drivers
• Provide correct loading documents/bills of lading and truck seals upon leaving the facility
• Maintain appropriate records and reports required for daily shipping and inventory control
• Participate in continued process improvement and cost reduction
• Maintain a clean, orderly, and safe warehouse
• Provide regular and predictable attendance
• Answer/make phone calls using proper phone etiquette
• Communicate with inside and outside contacts to ensure loading of trucks on time and troubleshoot any issues
• Coordinate with transportation and production/scheduling to ensure all shipments are flowing in and out of warehouse as scheduled
• Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without prior notice.

• Minimum Qualifications
  • 0 Years – Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
  • 0 Years – Experience in position
  • 0 Years – Experience managing people/projects
• Preferred Qualifications
  • 2 Years – Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
  • 2 Years – Experience working in position
  • 2 Years – Experience managing people/projects

• Lead Like an Owner
  • Makes safety the number one priority
  • Keeps alert for safety issues and escalates immediately
  • Effectively prioritizes tasks based on department goals
  • Shows respect to others and confronts interpersonal issues directly
  • Prioritizes resolution of customer issues effectively
  • Responds promptly and honors commitments to internal and external customers
• InnovACT
  • Makes recommendations to continuously improve policies, methods, procedures, and/or products
  • Demonstrates adaptability by reacting appropriately to unexpected changes in situations or circumstances
  • Increases performance through greater efficiency
• Find a Way
  • Seeks to develop technical knowledge through learning from other experts
  • Understands interdepartmental impact of individual decisions and actions
  • Seeks solutions rather than placing blame
• Empowered to be Great
  • Consistently looks for ways to improve one's self through growth and development opportunities
  • Communicates clearly and promptly up, down, and across
  • Communicates effectively to manage expectations

• Minimum Required
  • High School Diploma
• Preferred
  • Associate's Degree

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  N/A
• Preferred: N/A

• Required:
  
  None
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