Receiving Warehouse Technician

PorchLight Services•De Smet Township, SD

8d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for executing the unloading and receipt of incoming finished products, parts, and materials, including chemicals. The technician will also be responsible for putting away incoming products, maintaining a clean and organized dock area, and ensuring a safe working environment. Key tasks include staging materials for production and shipping, returning unused materials, processing transactions in the company's business system, and operating a box baler. The position requires interaction with multiple departments and offers flexibility for cross-training.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent.
Experience with receiving and/or warehousing, not required but advantageous.
Frequently lift and/or move items over 40lbs for extended periods (1-2 hours).
Must be able to operate a forklift and pallet jacks. (Passing the forklift training)
Have basic knowledge of Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel. Ability to learn the Company’s Business System.
Good written and verbal communication skills
Be organized and detail oriented.
Be able to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
Be a positive, motivated person for the Receiving/Warehouse area.
Basic math skills required.
Be able to follow instructions as assigned by supervisor.
Be able to communicate issues within the Receiving Department procedures and suggest improvements.
Position requires periods of moderately intense physical effort. Floor loaded containers need to be unloaded and palletized. This requires 1-2 hours of lifting boxes up to 40lbs and stacking by part number and lot number.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile and move throughout the facility in a safe manner.
The employee is required to successfully interact with a computer and spend time sitting at a desk.
Ability to effectively communicate with individuals both external and internal to the company in written, verbal and interpersonal forms required.

Responsibilities

Execute unloading/receipt of incoming finished products, parts, and materials including chemicals delivered via palletized tractor trailer and floor loaded ocean containers approximately twice a week.
Report defective materials or questionable conditions to the department lead or supervisor.
Responsible for putting away incoming products and materials and keeping the dock area organized and clean.
Responsible for following and maintaining a safe and clean working environment.
Able to use a forklift (training available)
Stage raw materials for production team as needed.
Stage product for shipping warehouse as needed and assist in delivering to west warehouse.
Return unused staged materials from Production back into Warehouse location.
Will be interacting with multiple departments when required. (Production, QA, Accounting, Shipping, etc.)
Work closely with Receiving Technician II for daily workflow.
Process all required transactions in the Company’s Business System.
Operation of the corrugated box baler.
Flexibility to cross train in other areas of the company to assist when needed.
Other duties as assigned.