What are the responsibilities and job description for the Warehouse Associate position at G.W. Berkheimer Co., Inc.?
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Handle boxes, containers, packages of various weights and sizes.
- Unload and inspect inbound merchandise.
- Utilize RF scanners during product receiving, check-in, put away and picking.
- Maintain merchandise resale value and quality by protecting it from damage.
- Accurately and efficiently locate, verify, pull and pick products and materials for orders, delivery and transfer utilizing RF scanners.
- Maintain warehouse and work areas in clean, orderly and safe condition.
- Participate in taking inventory counts according to guidelines.
- Properly and safely operate (powered industrial) equipment according to safety guidelines
- Ensure company vehicles are in proper working order by reporting mechanical and operational issues.
- Proper completion of regulatory and administrative forms and reports relating to vehicle operation.
- Unload merchandise for customers on local deliveries.
- Report damaged/missing product to supervisor or Branch Manager.
- Provide whatever customer assistance is appropriate under the circumstances and according to company policies.
- All other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Candidate must be organized, detail orientated and accurate and work as part of a team. Must possess a clean driving record and have the ability to become certified in operating a forklift. Ability to obtain a valid medical card and chauffer license. Prior warehouse, delivery and forklift experience preferred.
Physical Demands:
- Ability to lift, carry and move up to 50 lbs repetitively for 8 hours
- Ability to operate and navigate commercial delivery vehicle (GVWR 10,000 lbs or less)
- May be required to stand for long periods of time.
- May engage in frequent bending, stooping, squatting, and reaching, pushing and pulling of merchandise, products and materials.
- Consistently follows procedures and adheres to standards
- Must be able to understand and interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written and oral form and follow directions.
- Must be able to communicate effectively
- Ability to understand product codes and terminology
- Ability to use hand tools to open boxes or containers
- Operate RF scanner
- Operate a pallet jack
- Operate a forklift
- Ability to meet the attendance standards
Working Conditions:
Due to the open warehouse environment, must be able to work in various indoor climatic conditions including heat, humidity and cold. Maneuvers in small areas and/or around various objects.
Featured Benefits:
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Flexible Spending Account/Health Savings Account
Employee Assistance Program
Disability Insurance
Life Insurance
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
401K/401K Match
Profit Sharing
Paid Holidays
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Tuition Reimbursement
