Warehouse Associate

Pay Rate: $

Shift Premium: Additional $1.00/hour

Perfect Attendance Bonus: Additional $0.75/hour

Up to a 5% quarterly bonus!

We know how important your health, wellbeing, and financial strength is to you. To support you, we provide affordable benefits for you and your family members.

"Supporting all aspects of the individual — self, health, wealth and community”

Our benefits include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision – starting on day one!
• Virtual Medical Services
• 401(k) Retirement Plan (earn 100% matching on your first 6% and fully vested day one)
• Paid parental leave
• Company paid life insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• A structured work schedule that allows 8 days off at the end of each rotation!
• Unworked holiday pay!
• Plus, more!
  
  

Growth opportunities available!

Apply online or contact us to hear why our employees appreciate being part of the Knauf family!

About the Role:

Be the driving force behind our warehouse performance. You’ll operate forklift and clamp trucks to position inventory, stage orders, and load outbound trucks keeping safety, speed, and precision at the forefront. Your independence and accuracy help us exceed customer quality expectations every shift.

Responsibilities

• Operate forklift/clamp trucks to move finished goods from conveyors and place products into designated warehouse bays.
• Read work orders and follow instructions to determine materials to move; load and unload packaging supplies and finished products.
• Safely transport materials from receiving/production to storage, quarantine, or designated areas.
• Use industrial trucks or electric hoists to assist in loading/moving materials and products.
• Mark materials with identifying information; monitor outgoing finished products; maintain accurate paperwork (move sheets, load sheets, etc.).
• Review production schedules, customer orders, shipping orders, and requisitions to pick, stage, or distribute items.
• Use computers to enter and maintain inventory records; perform equipment checks each shift.
• Track finished goods produced during your shift and reconcile with production tallies.
• Pull products from inventory and load outbound trucks; occasionally hand-stack and load products.
• Participate in physical inventory counts; sort and place materials by size, type, style, color, or product code; operate man lifts as required.
• Drive a shuttle truck to move empty/full trailers between the trailer lot and loading docks.
• Communicate with the Warehouse Coordinator/Shift Supervisor about inventory, orders, customer questions, and equipment maintenance needs.
• Help identify issues across shifts by reviewing recorded data; uphold housekeeping standards and proper storage of tools/supplies.
• Follow all safety warning signs/signals; attend department/plant safety meetings; support continuous improvement in quality, environmental, health, and safety.
• Perform administrative duties and other related tasks as directed.
  
  

Qualifications

Education: High school diploma or GED (or equivalent combination of education and experience).

Experience: Minimum 2 years of warehouse/forklift experience in a manufacturing environment.

Certifications: Must be able to obtain and maintain an OSHA Certified Industrial Truck Operator License; man lift certified (or able to obtain).

Skills and abilities:

• Strong safety focus; follow established procedures and report unsafe conditions.
• Ability to read, write, and interpret written information; basic computer skills.
• Accurate counting and basic math, including simple equations/fractions.
• Sound judgment, problem-solving, and time management; meet deadlines.
• Team-oriented with strong communication; open to feedback and new ideas.
• Adherence to company policies, ISO/KIMS, and departmental procedures.
• Commitment to quality and continuous improvement; ethical and respectful conduct.
  
  

It is the policy of Knauf Insulation to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other protected characteristic prohibited by applicable law.