Temporary Warehouse Associate

Description

DiaMedical USA is a fast-growing medical equipment distributor looking to fill a Temporary Warehouse Associate position in our Farmington Hills, MI warehouse for at least 2 months. At DiaMedical USA, our mission is to improve quality healthcare by acting as a turnkey solution for healthcare facilities and educational institutions, allowing clinicians and instructors to prioritize patient care. As one of the largest healthcare and education equipment providers in the country, we achieve our mission by simplifying the purchasing process and operating as a single source supplier of over 1,500 healthcare and instructional manufacturers.

The Temporary Warehouse Associate will perform tasks involved in the picking, packing, shipping and receiving of products for customer order fulfillment.  This role requires operating a pallet jack to conduct some tasks.

Key Responsibilities and other duties as assigned:

• Maintains a clean work environment and adheres to all company safety and safe-working policies and reports any known safety risks or violations to management.
• Locates and picks products to fulfill customer orders.
• Packages products into boxes, bags, or crates and builds pallets for outbound shipments.
• Palletizes and loads products for shipment to ensure products are stacked and arranged properly and securely to avoid damage during shipment.
• Completes inventory and cycle counts for inventory and supplies.
• Maximizes the use of available space in the warehouse by arranging products in a way that maximizes accessibility and organization for improved inventory control.
• Completes production reports and other documents as required.
• Maintains excellent attendance and punctuality.

Education:

• High school diploma or general education degree (G.E.D.) and prior relevant Warehouse experience or a combination of 4 years of post-secondary education and/or relevant experience.

Skills and Experience:

• Previous experience working in a warehouse with responsibilities of selecting orders, inventory control, packing and pallet building for outbound shipments a plus.
• Ability to lift up to 75 lbs.
• Ability to operate push carts and pallet jacks.
• Must be able to work Monday-Friday from 7:00 am – 4:00 pm and overtime as required.

Benefits and Compensation:

• Competitive wages.
• Paid company holidays.
• Casual dress code.
• The opportunity to make a difference in the ever-growing healthcare field.

Physical and Cognitive Demands:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis and may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms above shoulders; and talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to sit; climb and balance; and stoop, kneel, and crouch. The employee must regularly push, pull, lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. No employee is authorized to lift over 50 pounds without assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

This role requires the individual to be able to understand, remember, apply and communicate routine information; apply common sense and make routine decisions; communicate interactively and understand and follow oral and written instructions; and use basic mathematical skills including counting, adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing.

DiaMedical is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. Information is available here:   http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf

If you are made a conditional offer of employment, you will be required to undergo a drug test and background check (including criminal record check).

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