Warehouse Associate (FT Regular and FT Seasonal)

Warehouse Associate
Title: Warehouse Associate (FT Regular, FT Seasonal now through June)
Department: Warehouse
Reports to: Warehouse Manager
Classification: Full Time Regular and Seasonal
Location: Lititz, PA

Description:
The Warehouse Associate will perform and assist the warehouse manager with all daily operations of Esbenshade’s warehouses. This would include the following, but not limited to: compiling orders, creating batches for warehouse employees to pick, printing shipping labels and preparing items, boxing, shipping the product, receiving shipments, putting product away for storage, pulling product for our e-commerce department and all three of our retail locations, and inventory counting.
Duties and responsibilities:

• Ensure good communication to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers and management.
• Must be organized, detail oriented and hardworking.
• Ability to work in a warehouse environment where temperatures vary with the seasons.
• Adhere to safety standards in compliance with OSHA guidelines and practices.
• Observe all company policies.
• Basic computer skills to complete batches and print labels for orders being packed.
• Must check the quality of product while picking and packing.
• Ability to determine the most efficient process/technique and execute proper packing methods to ensure all orders will be shipped quickly, accurately, cost effectively and safely to the destination, without being damaged.
• Ability to keep packing stations stocked with necessary items to efficiently perform packing tasks throughout the day.
• Palletizing packages in an efficient manner so as not to cause damage to product/packaging and can be loaded correctly into trailers for carrier pickups.
• Accurately pull the product from the order requests efficiently and carefully.
• Assist with semi-annual inventory counts of the entire warehouse, ensuring accuracy and efficiency.
• Ability to receive shipments and check in the product to ensure accuracy with the delivery.
• Place product efficiently within the warehouse locations for storage.
• Efficiently and accurately pull product from warehouse locations to fill pick tickets for our E-commerce division.
• Willingness to keep the entire warehouse areas clean by sweeping up, throwing away trash and organizing at the end of each shift.
• Must be adaptable to changing priorities and varied responsibilities.
• Commitment to attend employee meetings.
• Willingness to do duties assigned by your supervisor or management personnel.

Education & Experience:

• Previous experience with warehouse equipment such as forklift, electric pallet jack, walkie stacker, etc. is helpful, however, not required and can be trained.
• OSHA certification helpful, but we will certify if one is not held.
• Basic computer skills necessary. Experience with MS Excel, Outlook and basic POS programs are needed.

Schedule:

• For Full Time and Part Time hours are Monday – Saturday, with two days off per week (or less for PT) (Sunday and an alternating Saturday or weekday).
• Full time, 5-day work week with Overtime (Time and a half).
• Weekly hours range between 40 – 55, depending on business needs and the season.
• Willingness to work additional hours overtime during seasonal periods (March-May & November through December 16th).

Physical requirements:

• Must be able to consistently lift 20-30lbs, with occasional lifting of up to 50-70lbs
• Must be able to work on your feet for long periods. (8 to 10 hours).
• Must be able to work in a warehouse environment with the following: dust, heat, coolness and high humidity.

Job Types: Full-time, Seasonal

Pay: $16.00 - $18.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 – 55 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift

Work Location: In person

Salary : $16 - $18