GENERAL WAREHOUSE WORKER - PERISHABLE DISTRIBUTION CENTER in CLAYTON NC

Dollar General•Clayton, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The General Warehouse Worker moves incoming and outgoing merchandise throughout a perishable distribution center by hand, hand truck, or forklift equipment. The role checks, verifies, and audits merchandise; enters data into a remote data terminal; identifies, separates, labels, and palletizes merchandise; replenishes pick areas; fills store orders; and loads outgoing merchandise into trailers. The worker reports damages and vendor compliance issues to a supervisor, partners with the supervisor to resolve problems or discrepancies, and meets safety, productivity, and quality standards. Other related duties and responsibilities may be assigned. Working conditions include continuous lifting of merchandise up to 65 pounds on a regular basis and occasional team lifting of merchandise up to 85 pounds. The position involves continuous walking, potentially long distances and up and down stairs; standing, bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling, reaching, pushing, and pulling repetitively; and possibly working at heights up to 30 feet. Work may continue for up to 12 hours and involves exposure to dust, noise, extreme heat and cold, including prolonged work in freezers, coolers, and refrigerators.

Requirements

Communication skills sufficient to communicate with co-workers, understand and provide directions, respond to management inquiries, and make entries on reports and records.
Basic knowledge of simple math concepts.
Ability to use a Radio Frequency Unit.
Ability to learn the basic use and operation of motorized merchandise movement equipment.
Ability to maintain annual certification requirements.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Experience working in an automated distribution center preferred.
Experience with warehouse management systems applications preferred.

Responsibilities

Move incoming or outgoing merchandise throughout the distribution center by hand, hand truck, or forklift equipment.
Check, verify, and audit merchandise to confirm orders were received and merchandise is as ordered and not damaged or defective.
Enter data into a remote data terminal.
Identify, separate, label, and palletize merchandise onto flats.
Replenish pick areas based on replenishment reports and requests for merchandise.
Fill store orders by selecting and moving merchandise from pick slots to conveyors.
Load outgoing merchandise from conveyors and/or four-wheel trucks into trailers.
Report damages and vendor compliance issues to a supervisor.
Partner with a supervisor to resolve problems or discrepancies.
Meet safety, productivity, and quality standards.
Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.