Washington DC Branch - Warehouse Associate

Wismettac Asian Foods•Hanover, MD

About The Position

Warehouse Associate 1 supports efficient warehouse operations by performing general and specific tasks, including receiving, stocking, assembling, staging, loading, and unloading products. The role also supports order preparation, inventory maintenance, quality control, and other warehouse departments as needed. Some associates may work in refrigerated cooler and freezer areas. Machinery operation requires safety equipment, including steel-toed boots. The typical workweek is Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week, though evening, night-shift, overtime, and weekend hours are common in some branch offices.

Requirements

Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under various time constraints.
Knowledge of warehouse principles, practices, and procedures.
Ability to follow written and/or oral instructions and apply rules in a specified order.
Ability to perform considerable and strenuous physical exertion, including lifting objects weighing over 50 pounds.
Ability to operate material-handling equipment proficiently.
Ability to read, speak, and write in English.
Physical strength, agility, and dexterity, and willingness to work at heights and in adverse climatic conditions.
Positive work history and ability to maintain solid attendance.
Availability to work extended hours.

Responsibilities

Receive, stock, assemble, stage, load, and unload products.
Package finished products for shipping by shrink-wrapping, boxing, and labeling.
Stage finished products for loading and load them onto trucks.
Check purchase orders and work orders to confirm products are correctly assembled and ready for delivery.
Verify that the correct number of products are being assembled.
Assist with inventory level maintenance and inventory counts.
Unload products from trucks and containers and stock them in designated areas.
Perform quality control to ensure damaged products are neither shipped nor stored.
Operate pallet jacks according to standard operating procedures and perform preventive maintenance on them.
Provide on-the-job training for new employees.
Handle inventory movement into and out of controlled locations.
Prepare customer orders for delivery.
Provide fill-in support for other warehouse departments.
Perform other duties as assigned.