Selector

Ben E. Keith Co•Gainesville, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Processes orders for material or merchandise received by mail, telephone, or personally from customer or company employee. This role requires the ability to operate various RF scanners, pallet jacks, forklifts, and cherry pickers safely and efficiently. The selector is responsible for identifying and selecting the correct product and quantity, determining partial cases when necessary, and assembling products on pallets for transportation while minimizing damage. They also contact Forklift Operators for replenishment, locate supervisors for product substitutes, and check for product "in transit" nightly. Additional duties include opening and closing containers, picking and assembling orders, verifying product against picking lists, sorting and placing materials on racks using "First In-First Out" rotation, moving product with forklifts or pallet jacks, loading trucks securely, assisting with warehouse maintenance and cleaning, performing inventory functions, receiving trucks, and inspecting received products for quality, rotation, and expiration dates.

Requirements

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

Operate a variety of RF scanners to track all product movement.
Operate a pallet jack, forklifts, and cherry picker in an efficient and safe manner.
Identify and select the correct product and quantity.
Determine partial cases items when necessary.
Assemble all products on a pallet in a manner which will enable transportation of product to customers while minimizing damage to boxes and product.
Contact Forklift Operators to replenish product in empty pick bins.
Locate supervisors to determine appropriate product substitutes when an item is out of stock.
Check for product "in transit" at the end of each night.
Open and close boxes, bales, and other containers.
Pick and assemble orders from stock carefully verifying information and quantities.
Place products on pallets, transfer to staging area and load on trucks.
Verify product against picking list to insure accuracy.
Sort and place materials on racks or shelves according to predetermined slot assignment and rotate product to insure "First In-First Out".
Operate forklift, pallet jack, or hand trucks to move product from one location to another.
Load and stack product on trucks in such a manner that the load is stable and product is secure to prevent damage.
Assist in warehouse maintenance and cleaning.
Perform various inventory related functions as necessary.
Receive trucks on an as needed basis.
Inspect received products for quality, proper rotation, and expiration dates.