Position Description:
JOB TITLE: Warehouse Associate (Loader & Receiver)
SHIFTS Day & Night (4x10's & 5x8's)
PAY RANGE $18.00 - $22.00 hour
This position is primarily responsible for all areas within the warehouse by performing the following duties.
- Drives forklift and maintains active certification.
- Loads or receives freight to/from trucks. Ensures the safe movement of freight at all times.
- Inspects warehouse equipment daily for potential defects requiring repairs and reports same to Warehouse Supervisor. (Maybe limited to designated personnel.)
- Determines that all paperwork required for a given task is completed and correct before turning it into the appropriate Manager.
- Fills propane forklift tanks (when needed).
- Performs additional tasks as needed when directed by the Warehouse Supervisor or Warehouse Manager.
- Supports the Company Mission and abides by all company policies.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below represent the required knowledge, skill, and/or ability. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Education and/or Experience:
High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Language Skills:
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Mathematical Skills:
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide into all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and draw and interpret bar graphs.
Reasoning Ability:
Applying common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Other Skills:
Must be able to operate a forklift.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here represent those an 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 moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. Additionally, it can work with the elements, but the temperature is not controlled.
COVID-19 considerations:
We have COVID-19 Safety protocols in place to prevent the spread of the virus in the workplace, regardless of vaccination status. Our focus is to keep our employees safe and to have a healthy work environment.