Warehouse Associate

Job Title: Warehouse Associate

Reporting To: Fixed Ops Manager/ Office Manager/ Owners

Position Type: Full Time

Pay: Hourly rate/paid weekly

Warehouse Associates are responsible for sorting, stocking, storing, and pulling automotive parts and products of various sizes and weights. Help clean and maintain a safe warehouse environment.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the proper operation of the company’s forklift, pallet jacks, and hand trucks.
• Keeps warehouse and inventory clean and stocked in alphanumeric sequence.
• Keep work/staging areas clean and orderly.
• Follow directives issued by managers and supervisors to completion.
• Assists and stocks/posts incoming orders.
• Participates in year-end and monthly cycle count inventory and completes inventory usage reports as needed.
• Returns cores in a cadenced, timely manner and reports to Warehouse Supervisor upon completion.
• Follow safe lifting practices.
• Ability to prioritize and complete required tasks efficiently.
• Help pulling parts for customer orders accurately based on alphanumeric part numbers.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations with other warehouse employees of the organization.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Ability to apply 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.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

Requirements

Educational/Experience Requirements

• Completion or in pursuit of HS Diploma or equivalent

Qualifications

• Must have reliable transportation and be punctual
• Knowledge of parts and equipment related to their inventory assignment.
• Proficiency in accounting and math, data entry, attentiveness to detail, and other organizational skills related to inventory work procedures.
• Previous experience in clerical inventory and stockroom assignments preferred.
• Ability to be on feet for the majority of working hours
• Reach overhead, below waist, climb stairs and ladders.
• Able to work in cold and hot warehouse temperatures based on the season
• Honesty & courtesy are required for the job
• Ability to multitask and bring tasks to completion.

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 the essential functions.

Individuals may need to sit or stand as needed. May require walking, primarily on a level surface, for period of time throughout the day. Ability to climb stairs and ladders is a requirement for the position as well as reaching above shoulder height, below the waist, and lifting to store or remove inventory throughout the workday. Proper lifting technique is required. May include lifting up to 60 pounds for automotive equipment. Must be able to work in hot or cold temperatures in warehouse conditions.

Work Environment:

The work is performed in a warehouse/ shop setting. The noise level in the work environment is moderate.