Job Description
Job Description
Warehouse Associate (Full-Time, Direct Hire)
Pay: $20.00 – $22.00 per hour
Objective
The primary purpose of a Warehouse Associate is to safely, accurately, and efficiently perform necessary duties in a distribution warehouse. This position will be required to proficiently perform one or more distribution-related activities (e.g., receiving, stocking, order filling, packaging, shipping) on a regular basis while maintaining a clean and safe work area.
Key Accountabilities
Receiving:
- Unload inbound freight using forklift, pallet jack, or by hand
- Inspect product, document, and record inventory transactions
- Work with the purchasing department to ensure vendor inventory meets company standards
Stocking:
- Accurately place product in proper locations
- Record part numbers and quantities in system
- Verify location accuracy and update as needed
- Perform inventory counts as needed
Order Fulfillment / Packaging:
- Pull products quickly and accurately
- Prepare orders for shipping
- Package products in appropriate quantities and containers
- Ensure product meets company standards and customer requirements
Shipping:
- Ensure customers receive correct product according to order specifications within requested timeframe
- Accurately process orders based on customer shipping instructions
- Contact carriers to schedule shipments
- Prepare and print shipping documents
- Minimize wait/load times by efficiently loading trucks
Use of Powered Machinery:
Operate equipment including but not limited to:
- Sit-down forklifts
- Stand-up forklifts
- Reach trucks
- Riding pallet jacks
- Scissor lifts
- Manual pallet jacks
- Compactors
- Stretch wrapping machines
Other Responsibilities:
- Maintain cleanliness and organization of work areas, including aisles, docks, and common spaces
- Identify and suggest process improvements
- Follow all safety protocols and maintain a safe work environment
- Comply with quality standards, company policies, and procedures
- Communicate with internal departments regarding product, customer, or vendor information
- Assist production team with custom packaging and assembly as needed
- Perform other duties as assigned
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- High School diploma or GED preferred
- Ability to read and interpret training instructions, shipping tickets, and procedure manuals
- Basic math skills (add, subtract, multiply, divide)
- Basic computer skills
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Attention to detail
- Ability to obtain and maintain forklift certification (experience preferred)
- Previous warehouse or material handling experience preferred
Work Environment
- Must be able to stand, bend, stoop, reach, and lift up to 50 pounds
- Work performed in a warehouse environment (heated only)
- Temperature fluctuations due to dock doors opening and closing
- See complete Job Analysis for additional details
Labor Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.
Company DescriptionLabor Solutions, LLC is a leader in the professional, temporary, and direct hire industry throughout the Midwest area. Our clients range from individual entrepreneurs to large corporations, and while we are big enough to serve Fortune 100 companies, we are small enough to stay nimble in an always-changing market.
Thank you!
Company Description
Labor Solutions, LLC is a leader in the professional, temporary, and direct hire industry throughout the Midwest area. Our clients range from individual entrepreneurs to large corporations, and while we are big enough to serve Fortune 100 companies, we are small enough to stay nimble in an always-changing market.\r\n\r\nThank you!