What are the responsibilities and job description for the Warehouse Associate position at LB Foster?
Responsible for accurate picking, packing and shipping of customer orders. Collaborates and communicates with various stakeholders to ensure customer expectations are being met. Perform inventory control measures, through cycle counts, and quality control procedures to ensure inventory systems are updated in a timely manner.
Essential Functions
Essential Functions
- Support shipping and receiving operations by managing product deliveries, inventory, and order fulfillment
- Ensure accurate packing, quality control, and compliance with company policies in a fast-paced environment
- Stock and organize inventory by conducting cycle counts
- Ensure quality control by removing damaged or expired products and resolving inventory discrepancies
- Pull products for customer orders and package according to customer specifications
- Provide instructions to drivers or approved visitors enter the facility
- Confirm accuracy of shipments by verifying releases from customers or sales team
- Complete required paperwork for shipping and receiving operations
- Verify all goods against invoices or other documents
- Know proper shipping procedures as far as weight and height regulations to ensure safe transport
- Other duties as assigned
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- 2-4 years shipping and receiving experience required
- Ability to follow Work Process and Procedures
- Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
- SAP/Visual ERP working knowledge, preferred
- Attention to detail
- Provide quality customer service
- Ability to exert up to 80 pounds of force occasionally, up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
- Teamwork/facilitates collaboration
- Communication
- Customer focus
- Integrity & trust
- Continuous improvement
- Adaptability/flexibility
- Accountability/work ethic
- Attention to detail/time management
- Safety oriented
- Punctuality
- Career Oriented