The Warehouse Associate position will stock, gather, distribute, assembles orders, and loads various products of the warehouse to fulfill customer orders for pickup and/or delivery.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None

Essential Job Functions:

• Safely move freight, stock, or other materials to and from storage or production areas, loading docks, delivery vehicles, ships, or containers, by hand or using trucks, tractors, or other equipment.
• Reads customer order, shipping order or requisition to determine items to be moved, gathered, or distributed
• Loads and unloads trucks
• Sorts and places items on racks according to predetermined sequence
• Operates fork lift truck or hand truck to move or hoist shipments from shipping and receiving platform to warehouse storage or work area
• Assembles customer orders from stock and places orders on pallets or shelves or conveys orders to shipping department
• Stacks lumber in yard or in shed
• Drives diesel or gasoline powered industrial trucks equipped with lifting devices such as forklift to push, pull, lift, stack, tier, or move products, equipment, or materials
• Performs other duties as required

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Seeks to learn products and the applications
• Knows product locations in yard and warehouse
• Ability to read a measuring tape
• Keeps forklift clean
• Maintain yard cleanliness during course of work

Safety Requirements:

• Wears high visibility, safety PPE, and proper uniform
• Performs daily lift inspections
• Always looks behind/honks horn when backing/rounding blind corners
• Safely operates equipment
• Promptly report all accidents/incidents and damaged products
• Perform daily safety audit of forklift and promptly report any malfunctioning equipment
• Keep aisles and exits clear
• Participates on safety committee if needed

Qualifications:

Education

Experience

Licenses and Certifications

High School Diploma or GED

In lieu of degree, additional work experience and/or trade school is acceptable. One year of experience

At least one year related experience.

Fork Lift Certified

Physical Demands:

Activity

Frequency

Activity

Frequency

Sitting

Occasionally

Pushing up to 80 Pounds

at a time

Frequently

Walking

Frequently

Pulling up to 80 pounds

at a time

Frequently

Standing

Constantly

Lifting up to 80 pounds

at a time

Frequently

Reaching

Occasionally

Squatting

Occasionally

Reaching above

Shoulder

Occasionally

Kneeling

Occasionally

Twisting

Frequently

Climbing

Frequently

Bending/stooping

Frequently

Operating Motor

Vehicle at Work

Frequently

Not Present – Activity/condition does not exist Occasionally – Activity/condition exists 1/3**rd of the time

Frequently – Activity/condition exists 1/3**rd to 2/3rds of the time Constantly – Activity/condition exists 2/3**rd or more of the time

Environmental Demands:

• Exposure to year-round outside weather conditions, including excessive heat, humidity, rain, cold, dust, ice/snow.
• Employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles.
• The noise level is usually moderate.