Summary:

The Warehouse Associate supports warehouse operations by preparing, processing and moving inventory productively, safely, and accurately per established standards and guidelines.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities*:

• Responsible for handling inbound merchandise from external vendors

• Accountable for reading and pulling orders

• Moves inventory and materials across facilities with forklift or pallet jack

• Sort, organize and store inventory in the proper location

• Process inventory for deliveries to job sites

• Delivers or picks up equipment and materials to from job sites, vendors or supply houses

• Reports damaged or missing inventory to supervisors

• Update logs and documentation for inventory processing

• Ensure warehouse is accessible and safe for all associates

• Identify incorrect/short shipped items and immediately notify supervisor.

• Follows all company policies and procedures, including but not limited to safety

• Other duties as assigned

* Duties may vary by location.

**Minimum Requirements: **

• 1+ year prior Warehouse experience

• Ability to operate a forklift or pallet jack

• Valid Driver’s license

• High school diploma or GED

• Must be able to communicate in English effectively, both verbally and in writing

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Valid driver's license required

• Ability to work overtime with little notice; weekend hours may occasionally be required.

**Preferred Qualifications: **

• Experience using a trailer preferred

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to work in a fast-paced warehouse environment

• Proactive mindset

• Must be able to work independently and with a team

• Organizational skills and attention to detail

• Willingness to learn and be a part of a team

• Positive attitude and a team player

• Ability to build positive relationships with customers, both internal and external

• Willingness and ability to work collaboratively with all levels of the organization.

• Safety mindset and acceptance of a safety culture

• Related experience may be substituted for education

Working Conditions:

• Warehouse environment

• Travel by vehicle to and from work locations

• Comfortable working both indoors and outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions (including heat, rain, cold and wind) while wearing appropriate PPE

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to drive and operate a motorized passenger vehicle or forklift

• Must be able to lift/move up to 50 pounds frequently

• Frequently performs tasks requiring climbing, bending at the waist, crawling, kneeling, crouching

• Must be able to work at heights, climb ladders and stairways, and occasionally work on platforms/scaffolding (using the appropriate fall protection requirements)

• Must be able to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) including but not limited to hard hat, safety glasses, ear plugs, masks/respirators, reflective safety vests, gloves and safety toe, construction-grade work boots

• Must be able to adhere to long periods of standing, walking or sitting

• Ability to hear, understand and distinguish speech and/or other sounds to operate phones or other equipment safely.

• With natural or corrected vision, able to see and focus for close, distance, peripheral vision with normal depth perception

• Ability to express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word to impart oral information to others

• Ability to enter text or data into a computer by means of a traditional keyboard or 10-key numeric keypad

• Must be able to use arms and hands to reach overhead, signal, grab, hold, lift, turn, push and pull objects and tools

You should be proficient in:

• Warehouse Experience

Machines & technologies you'll use:

• Sit-Down Forklift
• Reach Forklift
• Cherry Picker (Order Picker)
• Electric Pallet Jack
• Pallet Jack
• Forklifts