Receiving - Warehouse Associate

Overview

The Warehouse Associate strives to exceed customer expectations by ensuring orders are available, accurate, and received in a timely manner. This is a distribution center environment where you can expect to fill the orders, check the orders, and pack the orders to send to our customers. Warehouse Associates have a Monday-Friday schedule in a climate controlled environment with a relaxed dress code. We are looking for people to fill this important and essential role that are team players and have the ability to meet deadlines and productivity goals.

• **Hours:**Full Time
• Experience: Entry level
• Travel: No

Success Profile

What makes a successful warehouse asociate at Patterson Companies? Check out the traits we’re looking for and see if you have the right mix.

• Detail-oriented
• Efficient
• Focused
• Positive
• Results-driven
• Team player

Rewards

• Medical, Dental, Vision

• Retirement and Savings Program

• PTO/VTO/Floating Holidays

• Professional Development

• Employee Discount Programs

• Internal Advancement Opportunities

Working at Patterson

“As I have moved up in my career at Patterson, I have had great mentors in the company that pushed me to learn new things and take chances. It’s the people I work with that have kept me here as long I have been.”

– Javier G., Visalia Operations Manager

Responsibilities

Job Summary

The Warehouse Receiving Associate strives to exceed customer expectations by ensuring orders are available, accurate, salable and received in a timely manner.

Essential Functions

To perform this job successfully, an employee must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation. To request a reasonable accommodation, notify Human Resources or the manager who oversees the position.

Receiving

• Unloads, inspects, counts, and signs for inbound packages and skids from carriers
• Sorts skids and/or packages by business unit
• Utilize a pack slip or printout of the purchase order that corresponds to the product received
• Matches product received to purchase order/pack slip and enters quantity into computer, or scans product received
• Enters accurate information into computer system
• Places product in appropriate container, cart, pallet or skid
• Brings product to staging area for put away;
• Identifies non-conformances (i.e. item count, product description, product damage, etc.) and forwards to Overpayment & Damage Clerk (OS&D)

Bulk Receiving

• Assesses accuracy and integrity of all incoming palletized shipments (package count, damage and correct address), print Purchase Order, identifies all items against purchase order
• Accurately and efficiently enters all receiving transactions into the computerized inventory systems
• Identifies and corrects inventory errors. Alerts the OS&D to any irregularities in the product inventory (i.e. count and location errors, product shortages and product damage)

DSCSA

• Authenticate all products and drugs received at the fulfillment center
• Contact the vendor and verifies the product received and was processed with lot number generated from. This process must be performed for every Pedigree drug
• Collect paperwork from the vendors that verifies they also authenticated the of custody of the drug

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A****dditional functions

In addition to the essential functions listed above, the incumbent may perform the following additional functions

• Transacting all business in accordance to Patterson Companies business code of ethics and conduct
• Align with Patterson Companies Purpose, Vision and Values statement
• Using assigned warehouse equipment/machinery to perform assigned job
• Meeting/exceeding assigned performance metrics and KPIs
• Helping maintain an organized, clean and safe warehouse
• Handling all hazardous materials, pesticides, and prescription drugs according to the Company’s processes/procedures and all applicable laws and regulations.
• Performing all work in accordance with Company Safety guidelines and procedures, with safety and regulatory compliance.
• As assigned.

Job Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED preferred
• Proficient and accurate PC/keyboarding skills. Familiar with MS Office Productivity Suite (Excel, Word) and email
• Ability to read, write and count
• Comprehensive problem-solving skills
• Ability to meet deadlines and productivity goals
• This position requires the ability to train and certify the use of a variety of forklifts: sit down, Cherry picker (mobile elevated working platform) and/or Joey forklift (multipurpose order picker that can elevate an operator and can be driven at height to move from task to task)

Working Conditions

• Lift and carry up to 55 pounds, team lift 56 to 100 pounds: continuous, moderate or occasional heavy physical activity
• Sitting or standing: continuous, moderate or occasional heavy physical activity
• Use of hands: Continuous, moderate or occasional heavy physical activity
• Stoop, bend, or crawl: Occasional or frequent moderate physical activity
• Ascend/descend on a ladder. Occasional or frequent moderate physical activity
• This position requires no travel per week in a local area
• For this position being on-call is not required
• Exposure to dust