Temporary Warehouse I

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Any one position may not include all of the listed duties, nor do all of the listed examples include all tasks which may be found in positions within this classification.

• Assist shipping and receiving, unloading trucks, checking in merchandise, matching purchase orders to sales orders and distributing to sales associates for processing.
• Reading customer orders, work orders, shipping orders, or requisitions to determine items to be moved, gathered, or distributed and/or shipped.
• Moving materials and items from receiving or storage areas to shipping or to other designated areas.
• Sorting and placing materials or items on racks, shelves, or in bins according to predetermined sequence.
• Filling requisitions, work orders, or requests for materials, tools, or other stock items and distributes items to shipping or to designated route driver storage area.
• Ensuring warehouse is accessible and safe for salespeople and customer traffic.
• Assembling customer orders from stock and places orders on pallets or shelves, or relocating orders to a holding area or shipping department.
• Marking materials with identifying information using appropriate method.
• Opening bales, crates, and other containers.
• Recording amounts of materials or items received or distributed via appropriate computer program.
• Assisting in counting of physical inventory.
• Weighing and counting items for distribution within plant to ensure conformance to company standards.
• May be assigned facilities maintenance duties as needed.
• Completing requisition forms to order supplies from other departments.
• Preparing parcels for mailing.
• Organizing warehouse and work area for orderliness at all times.
• Maintain a strong, personal commitment to the safety culture.
• All other duties as assigned.

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Exhibits efficiency in problem solving by identifying and resolving problems in a timely manner to best meet customer needs.
• Commitment to a standard of excellence in customer service by responding promptly to customer needs and soliciting customer feedback to improve service.
• Shows superior written and oral communication skills, speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations and responds well to questions.
• Contributes to building a positive team environment through commitment, respect and communication.
• Demonstrates professionalism by acting with integrity, high moral standards and personal accountability.
• Shows organizational support by consistently following policy and procedures.
• Measures self against standard of excellence and motivates self to continually achieve.
• Shows adaptability by effectively responding to frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Exhibits superior dependability by consistently arriving to work on time and as scheduled.

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.

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  High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• A minimum of 1 (one) year of experience working in a warehouse and inventory operations is 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.

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  Ability to frequently lift up to 50 lbs. Able to lift 65 lbs. from floor to shoulder level occasionally.
• Ability to frequently exert the pound force limits for push/pull 50lb f (no wheels) or 100lb f (wheels).
• Requires frequent bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, climbing, balancing, lifting, carrying, and reaching or handling with arms, hands and fingers.
• Requires crawling and working in narrow spaces.
• Requires frequent repetitive movements, i.e. hammering, turning wrenches, screwdrivers and impact tools.
• Manual dexterity sufficient to work with fingers.
• Normal vision with or without corrective lenses.
• Exposed to cold, heat, noise mechanical/electrical fume or odor.
• Will be required on occasion to work more than 8 hours on one shift.
• Will be required to work at a minimum height of four feet off of the ground.

Ability to operate overhead cranes, mobile equipment and m