What are the responsibilities and job description for the Warehouse Associate position at National Oak Brand?
The Warehouse Associate is responsible for supporting warehouse operations accurately and efficiently. This position is frequently rotated and cross-trained through all warehouse functions as business needs dictate. The shift is Monday-Friday, 9:30am-6:30pm. Benefits include competitive pay rate, healthcare benefits, 401k with match, over three weeks of paid time off and more! The job functions include, but are not limited to
- Picking - Determining bins or shelves location and picking product with a hand-held radio frequency (RF) scanner, ensuring accuracy and quantity by scanning barcodes: Placing and/or packing product into cartons or onto a pallet to provide damage-free shipment.
- Receiving - Unloading trucks, using a forklift, pallet-jack, electric pallet-jack, or by hand; verifying quantity ordered versus quantity received; checking all shipments against packing lists and for damage; marking stock items using identification tags; storing items in an orderly and accessible manner; moving materials and items to designated bins or shelves.
- Shipping - Preparing preliminary shipping documenting weight, piece count and freight classification of all products, determining the method of shipping on appropriate carries; marking and labeling according to Federal Hazardous Materials Regulations; scheduling shipments.
- Will Call - Interacting with customers in person; completing accurate and prompt fulfillment of orders.
- General - Cleaning and maintaining supplies, tools, equipment, and storage areas to ensure compliance with safety regulations; determining proper storage methods; examining and inspecting stock items for wear or defects, reporting any damage to manager.
- Physical Demands - The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk, hear or smell, up to 8 hours per day. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities by this job include close, distance and peripheral vision.