Distribution Center Stockroom Associate

NAPA Auto Parts - Kansas City, KS

Full-time - Entry Level

Kansas City, KS

101-250 employees

Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers

About the position

The Distribution Center Stockroom Associate at NAPA plays a crucial role in ensuring that parts are efficiently received, stocked, and shipped from the warehouse to stores and customers. This position involves a variety of tasks including inventory management, order fulfillment, and maintaining a clean and safe working environment. The associate will work in a fast-paced warehouse setting, contributing to the overall success of the distribution center and enhancing customer satisfaction by ensuring timely delivery of parts.

Responsibilities

• Expedite incoming and outgoing freight in the NAPA Distribution Center Warehouse.
• Receive, stock, pull, stage, load, and ship freight.
• Process inventory and maximize warehouse space usage.
• Check, verify, load, stock, and pull inventory to meet store and customer orders.
• Unpack incoming parts shipments from suppliers.
• Pull all orders for standard customer stock orders and special orders accurately and completely.
• Use electronic scan-gun to review outbound customer orders for pulling accuracy.
• Ensure safe packing of orders for shipment to customers and properly label shipping trays/packages according to D.O.T. standards.
• Clean up and dispose of boxes, packing material, and pallets, maintaining general housekeeping of the facility.
• Follow and adhere to all safety rules including handling hazardous materials.
• Load customer orders into delivery trucks in proper sequence according to freight bills.
• Perform daily inspections of motorized and manual equipment including lift gate, pallet jack, and hand truck.
• Operate warehouse machinery in accordance with established safety procedures as needed.
• Verify and complete required documentation and reports.

Requirements

• Previous experience in a distribution center and/or warehouse environment.
• Ability to lift and move parts of up to 75 pounds and push/pull 300 pounds using mechanical aids.
• Capable of moving heavy equipment with moving aids such as hand trucks and pallet jacks.
• Ability to repeatedly bend or stoop to ground level shelves and reach upper shelves (8 feet) with the use of a stool or ladder.
• Understanding and recognizing part numbers and line codes for proper identification of parts.
• Basic understanding and capability of operating a computer terminal.
• Ability to write legibly and read, understand written/verbal instructions.
• Ability to communicate effectively with team members.
• Physical ability to bend, twist, squat, climb, push, pull, and move at a quick pace.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience using RF scanning equipment is a plus but not mandatory.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Health insurance