Specialist-Warehouse (Contractor)

Alpine Electronics of America, Inc.•Auburn Hills, MI

About The Position

The Specialist-Warehouse coordinates customer orders and sample shipments, processes receiving and inventory transactions in JD Edwards or SAP, conducts cycle counts and physical inventories, and completes scrapping processes. The role ensures shipping documentation, labels, and data entry are accurate. The position maintains safe, clean, and efficient storage systems and supports improvements to warehouse layout, material flow, and space utilization. It may operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and other material-handling equipment and schedules or performs routine equipment maintenance. The role also supports certification and compliance with customer-required quality management systems, including TISAX, TS16949, and IATF. Additional duties may include raising and lowering flags, maintaining pool vehicles, inspecting and servicing forklifts, and performing building repairs. Supervision is typically received from the General Affairs Director; the role typically does not supervise others.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
General warehouse experience.
Valid U.S. driver’s license.
Forklift certification.
Problem-solving skills.
Verbal communication skills, including communicating with coworkers or customers and responding to upset individuals.
Written communication skills.
Technical skills in the SAP MM module.
Basic arithmetic skills.
Computer skills with database/contact management, internet/email, presentation, spreadsheet, and word-processing software.
Ability to drive and coordinate a forklift.
Ability to concentrate, manage multiple projects and tasks, exercise independent judgment and discretion, comprehend instructions and work orders, respond to unpredictability, organize and prioritize, and relate to others.
Ability to stand, sit, communicate orally, hear and engage in conversation; walk; perform repetitive finger movements; use both hands; perform repetitive wrist or hand twisting or pressure; and lift light to medium loads such as boxes.
Ability to work in dry atmospheric conditions, indoors and outdoors, in cold conditions sometimes below 55 degrees and hot conditions above 90 degrees, around noise above 85 dB, dust and non-toxic chemical smells, moving vehicles and forklifts, and on ladders and scaffolding.
Use required personal protective equipment: safety glasses, safety gloves, hearing protection, and safety vest. Steel-toed shoes are preferred.

Nice To Haves

Steel-toed shoes are preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and prioritize customer orders and prepare and ship sample orders using spreadsheets and customer internet portals.
Process receiving functions in JD Edwards or SAP, maintain inventory, perform cycle counts, and conduct physical inventory.
Conduct the scrapping process through SAP and internal processes.
Ensure shipping labels, documentation, and data entry are accurate.
Maintain clean, safe, and efficient warehouse storage systems.
Support optimization of warehouse layout for material flow and space utilization.
Operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and other material-handling equipment as needed.
Schedule and perform routine maintenance on warehouse equipment.
Support certification and compliance with customer-required quality management systems, including TISAX, TS16949, and IATF.
As needed, raise and lower flags; clean and arrange service for pool vehicles; inspect and service forklifts, including safety checks and battery charging; and perform building repairs.