Job Title: WAREHOUSE ASSOCIATE $33k-$36k

TOTAL REWARDS PACKAGE: Company paid time off, sick time, and additional leave benefits to include bereavement, military leave, FMLA, and inclement weather. Company-paid term life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, Christmas Bonus, Safety Incentive Program, Subsidized Health Insurance with two options (HDHP with Health Savings Account or CO-PAY). Additional ancillary benefits: dental, vision, accident, cancer, critical illness, term life insurance, and hospital indemnity options.

Industry Code: Wholesale Trade 424000 Non-Durable Goods

Job Code: A9E53-7051(11)

Reports To: Warehouse Manager/Supervisor

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Department of Labor: 53-7051 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators SOC 960

Description: Operate industrial trucks or tractors equipped to move materials around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location.

Summary: Warehouse activities for the organization by performing the following duties personally or through subordinates.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

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  Builds bulk delivery pallets for customers and loads them onto bulk delivery vehicles in proper order.
• Daily shipping/receiving which includes unloading trucks, verifying the correctness of shipments against bills of lading or other records, checking for shortages, rejecting damaged goods, shipping and dunnage, and routing merchandise to the proper department or loading area. Takes the initiative to verify accuracies and deliver shipments received to the proper department upon receipt.
• Operates gas, propane, or electric-powered forklift or pallet jack. Collects and delivers a variety of goods, materials, and products in warehouses or loading docks.
• Assist with general, routine maintenance of the warehouse as assigned (replacing light bulbs, emptying the garbage cans, keeping the shipping area clean and orderly, etc.)
• Inspects products and equipment for conformity to federal and state sanitation laws and plant standards. Performs cleaning of equipment in work areas. Inspects premises for unsanitary practices and conditions.
• Repack damaged products according to company standards.
• Participates in the safety program and follows all company policies and procedures.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Education/Experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certificates and Licenses: Forklift Operator a plus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to work near moving mechanical parts and risks of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision, Distance vision, Peripheral vision, Depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Background Requirements: Employee must pass a background check, motor vehicle driver check, drug screen, and agility test.