Warehouse Operator Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Must be flexible to work overtime and weekends as necessary as customer demands could cause staff to work outside normal business operating hours.

POSITION OVERVIEW

As a Warehouse Associate your primary duty will be to service, protect and care for our customers goods that are stored in our facility warehouse space. In this role you will be tasked with utilizing various pieces of warehouse equipment to accomplish work activity. On a daily basis it will be the principal duty of the Warehouse Associate to provide a utility service for the business by working special projects, fixing customer damage, perform housekeeping items all with a high degree of safety in mind. Associates will need to be good at counting, keeping track and documenting all activity pertaining to projects and housekeeping.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Conduct all warehouse functions guided by company policies and procedures, safety, customer requests and the Customer Service Department
• Support and abide by the company’s safety and security programs, initiatives, policies and procedures
• Complete warehouse tasks utilizing pallet jacks, stretch wrappers, flip machines, hand tools etc.
• Work special projects such as co-pack, kitting and labeling assignments
• Provide utility services to the distribution center to include sweeping, cleaning trailers, running floor machines and provide support where needed
• Fix customer damage on inbound and outbound loads to ensure the company provides a high quality of service
• Any additional duties as assigned by management

COMPETENCIES

• Attention to detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
• Basic math to include adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing and counting
• Team oriented-Will work well with others to get a project completed
• Communication proficiency to included reading and writing in English
• Stress tolerance — Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations
• Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations
• Achievement/effort — Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks while having a high degree of pride in the work one performs

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This position works in a warehouse setting. Warehouse temperatures can vary according to the season.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Experience in warehouse providing utility services

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; and stoop, kneel, and crouch. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move objects up to 70 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

QUALITY STATEMENT

All employees play a pivotal role to ensure quality objectives happen at every level within the organization. Every employee is expected to improve each day, adhere to customer and regulatory requirements, and continuously strive to exceed company and customer expectations.

AAP/EEO STATEMENT

United Warehouse Company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

The above noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, the multitude of tasks that may be assigned but rather to give a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of position. As the nature of business demands change so, too, may the essential functions of this position.