Warehouse Associate

At Lightspeed Construction Group, we take a people-first approach to construction. We know communications infrastructure construction isn’t just about fiber and towers. It’s about collaboration and honesty. At Lightspeed, a Full Circle Fiber Partners company, we bring more than steel toes and hard hats to the job site – we bring teamwork and integrity, and we do everything with a mindset of safety. Just as a well-placed network connects a community, a well-organized team powers all projects to success. Service excellence, pioneering experience, and a passion for what we do – that’s Lightspeed.

Lightspeed is a dynamic organization of diverse, customer-focused people committed to our Core Values: Service Excellence, Accountability, Safety, Integrity, Fairness and Mutual Respect. We are looking for motivated and professional individuals to grow with our team. Lightspeed offers competitive wages and a comprehensive benefit package that includes health, dental, matching 401K and more.

Job Summary
The Warehouse Associate is responsible for storing, issuing, and reconciling the inventory used by our Installation or construction field personnel.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Ability to meet background requirements.
• Knowledge of telecommunications industry preferred
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Ability to work in a team atmosphere
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to handle multiple projects and tasks and meet deadlines
• Ability to make decisions and work collaboratively with others to solve problems
• Ability to prioritize and organize effectively
• Ability to analyze and interpret data
• Ability to effectively present information
• Ability to make decisions and solve problems while working under pressure
• Ability to show judgment and initiative and to accomplish job duties
• Ability to think strategically and anticipate future trends, needs and expectations
• Strong knowledge of MS Office software including Excel

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Pack and unpack items to be stocked on shelves in stockrooms, warehouses, or storage yards.
• Store items in an orderly and accessible manner in warehouses, tool rooms, supply rooms, or other areas.
• Examine and inspect stock items for wear or defects, reporting any damage to supervisors.
• Receive and count stock items, and record data manually or using computer.
• Mark stock items using identification tags, stamps, electric marking tools, or other labeling equipment.
• Verify inventory computations by comparing them to physical counts of stock and investigate discrepancies or adjust errors.
• Issue or distribute materials, products, parts, and supplies to customers or coworkers, based on information from incoming requisitions.
• Provide assistance and or direction to other stockroom, warehouse, or storage yard workers.
• Dispose of damaged or defective items or return them to vendors.
• Clean and maintain supplies, tools, equipment, and storage areas to ensure compliance with safety regulations.
• Recommend disposal of excess, defective, or obsolete stock.
• Keep records of the use or damage of stock or stock-handling equipment.
• Prepare and maintain records and reports of inventories, price lists, shortages, shipments, expenditures, and goods used or issued.
• Determine proper storage methods, identification, and stock location based on turnover, environmental factors, and physical capabilities of facilities.
• Compile, review, and maintain data from contracts, purchase orders, requisitions, and other documents to assess supply needs.
• Prepare products, supplies, equipment, or other items for use by adjusting, repairing, or assembling them, as necessary.
• Determine sequence and release of back orders according to stock availability.
• Confer with engineering and purchasing personnel and vendors regarding stock procurement and availability.
• Purchase new or additional stock or prepare documents that are provided for such purchases.
• Advise retail customers or internal users on the appropriateness of parts, supplies, or materials requested.
• Pickup and delivery – drive to different locations to pick up materials. Deliver material either to the warehouse, job site or other location using non CDL required flat bed or box truck
• Knowledge of safely securing material to flatbed using straps and chains.

Other job details for a Warehouse/Supervisor/Associate:

• Utilize proper safety equipment throughout the workday
• Able to lift 75lbs or more at a full range of motion
• Identify safety hazards during the workday to help prevent mishaps

Working Conditions-Office environment, Flexibility to work extended hours

Disclaimer Statement

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.