Warehouse Operator

Description

Warehouse Operator

Salt Lake City, UT

Description

SUMMARY

Responsible for ensuring efficient material flow and maintaining a well-organized and safe working environment. Responsible for receiving and material handling to supply production lines, inventory, and shipping tasks. Operates a pushcart, pallet jack, forklift, or automated guided vehicle (AGV) to move, stack, load, or unload materials throughout the plant, warehouse, staging areas, etc. Work may include using banding and stretch wrap machines. May use bar code readers, computer terminals or other electronic devices to track product as it is moved.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

·  Operates material handling equipment, including push carts, pallet jacks, forklifts, and automated guided vehicles based on the needs of the task. 

·  Completes inventory counts, visually inspects materials and labels for accuracy. Loads or unloads materials onto or off of pallets, skids, or lifting device. 

·  Inspects material handling equipment for safety and maintenance issues.  Lubricates, recharges batteries, or replaces liquefied gas tank as needed.

·  Inspects trailers to verify that they meet quality management system standards before loading or unloading.  Completes appropriate documentation as required.

·  Unload and accurately receive raw materials based on vendor bills of lading and warehouse management system parameters.

·  Move product from the end of the manufacturing line and place in designated area of the warehouse for storage. Completes required documentation as required.

·  Picks, stages, and loads materials for customer orders based on pick lists and warehouse management system parameters. Completes required documentation as required.

·  Store and retrieve materials from the warehouse based on warehouse management system rules.

·  Maintain clean warehouse including following all safety procedures and performing daily safety inspections.

Food Safety 

Responsible and required to notify management about actual or potential food safety issues; and empowered to act to resolve food safety issues within their scope of work. If this position is vacant for any significant period of time the obligation for completion of all food safety and quality related tasks will become the responsibility of the direct manager or a qualified designee.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Skills/ Knowledge:

Has learned the basic skills and routine tasks necessary. Beginning to learn advanced skills and gaining an understanding of the total process flow. Learning shipping and receiving, inventory and material handling concepts. 

Computer Skills: 

The ability to work effectively with computers, including barcode scanners, warehouse management systems, AGV controls, tablets, apps, as well as company quality and training software.  Familiarity with Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is a plus.

Certificates and Licenses: 

Forklift certification preferred.

Education:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); Previous warehouse experience preferred.

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 talk or hear.  The employee must frequently stand, walk, bend and twist, reach with hands and arms, climb, stoop, kneel. Regular fingering, grasping, and feeling: requires repetitive movement with frequent use of hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls and hand-eye coordination.

·  The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus regularly.