Performs a wide range of warehousing activities, including receiving, storing, and shipping a variety of supplies, materials, equipment and resale merchandize. Receives, unloads and processes incoming shipments/trucks. Reports over, short, or damaged conditions. Completes and signs shipping and receiving reports. Receives merchandise directly from vendors having contracts with the activity. Checks contracts and/or price lists, quantity ordered, condition of the delivery. Resolves discrepancies with the supervisor or vendor before accepting delivery, referring unusual situations to the supervisor. Routes material and equipment to correct locations or storage areas. Stacks, bins, rotates and marks/prices stock in accordance with standard warehouse procedures. Locates, accesses, loads, and moves material for shipment and verifies or prepares documents either manually or by using automated equipment such as computer terminals and bar code wands to read, store, track and prepare materials documentation. May operate warehouse tractors, fork lifts, tugs and trucks, and other general purpose vehicles and perform routine operator maintenance. Counts types and quantities of items during inventories. Recounts or searches other storage locations to assist in determining the basis for over, short, or misplaced items.

Provides World Class Customer Service with an emphasis on courtesy. Assists customers and communicates positively in a friendly manner. Acknowledges customers, smiles and makes eye contact. Asks questions to determine, verify and solve problems. Checks for satisfaction on the quality of goods and services. Takes action to solve problems quickly. Alerts the higher-level supervisor, or proper point of contact for help when problems arise.

Adheres to safety regulations and standards. Uses required safety equipment, and observes safe work procedures. Promptly reports any observed workplace hazards, and any injury, occupational illness, and/or property damage resulting from workplace mishaps to the immediate supervisor.

Adheres to established standards of actively supporting the principles of the EEO program and prevention of sexual harassment.

Performs other related duties as required.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE: Knowledge of overall warehousing plan and accepted warehousing methods, procedures, and techniques of material handling. Ability to operate mechanized equipment including utility vehicles, forklifts, mobile stock selectors, and automated equipment such as, optical readers, scanners and computer keyboards. Ability to process and independently complete shipping and receiving documents to unsure correctness of quantities, identification criteria, and labeling. Skill in stacking, moving, and arranging items on pallets using pallet measuring gauges and automated devices to insure proper height, weights, and other load and storage requirements are met. Driver¿s license is required.

RESPONSIBILITY: Receives general instructions from supervisor. Assignments are completed within the general warehousing plan and without instructions on the methods, procedures, or techniques to use. Will be required to meet various metric performance goals that will be based on specific duties assigned. Metrics will be varying based on business needs and hourly/daily/weekly requirements. Observes all required safety procedures. Work is reviewed for compliance with general guidelines and results achieved.

PHYSICAL EFFORT: Works on hard surfaces and in work areas that require standing, stooping, bending and working in tiring and uncomfortable positions. Lifts and carries objects up to 45 lbs independently and objects over 45lbs with assistance.

WORKING CONDITIONS:Work is performed inside or outside in areas that may be hot, damp, cold, drafty, poorly lighted. Exposed to possibility of cuts, scrapes, bruises, abrasions, falls, and injury from falling stock. Work may require protective clothing.