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Warehouse Associate – Inventory & Order Staging
Full-Time | Washington, DC – Georgetown
About W.T. Weaver & Sons
W.T. Weaver & Sons is a family-owned luxury kitchen, bath, and architectural hardware showroom serving homeowners, designers, architects, builders, and contractors throughout the Washington, DC area.
We handle primarily special-order, high-value products, making accuracy, organization, and careful material handling especially important to our operation.
Key Responsibilities
Inventory & Warehouse Organization
- Put away and organize received merchandise in designated locations.
- Maintain clear labeling and accurate product locations.
- Keep customer orders consolidated and warehouse areas organized.
- Assist with inventory counts and locating missing or misplaced material.
Order Staging & Delivery Support
- Pull and stage customer orders for delivery and pickup.
- Verify quantities and products before material leaves the warehouse.
- Identify missing, damaged, or incorrect items before delivery.
- Assist with loading and unloading company vehicles and freight shipments.
Shipping Issues & Discrepancies
- Investigate short shipments, incorrect products, damage, and other receiving discrepancies.
- Compare merchandise against purchase orders, packing slips, and system records.
- Photograph and document issues and communicate them to the appropriate internal team.
- Organize and track problem material and replacement items through resolution.
Returns & RGAs
- Organize, label, and track merchandise awaiting return or vendor authorization.
- Assist with return documentation, packaging, and shipment preparation.
- Manage return material until it leaves the warehouse.
Customer Storage
- Assist with managing customer material being held in the warehouse under company storage policies.
- Maintain accurate identification and organization of stored orders.
- Help monitor aging orders and material held beyond scheduled delivery dates.
- Assist management with periodic storage reviews and documentation.
General Warehouse Support
- Assist with palletized, oversized, and fragile freight.
- Maintain clean and safe warehouse and staging areas.
- Serve as backup for parcel receiving and ERP receiving when needed.
- Support other warehouse priorities as directed by the Warehouse Lead.
Qualifications
- 1–3 years of warehouse, inventory, shipping/receiving, logistics, fulfillment, or similar experience preferred.
- Strong organization and attention to detail.
- Comfortable reading purchase orders, packing slips, product labels, and shipping documents.
- Comfortable using computers and learning inventory/ERP systems.
- Experience handling building materials, plumbing fixtures, hardware, furniture, appliances, or other fragile/high-value products is a plus.
- Dependable attendance and ability to work effectively as part of a small team.
- Ability to regularly stand, bend, lift, and safely handle products approximately 50–75 lbs., with assistance or equipment for heavier items.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $19.00 - $21.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Ability to Commute:
- Washington, DC 20007 (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $19 - $21