Warehouse Associate I

SSF Imported Auto Parts LLC•Niles, IL

12d

About The Position

SSF Imported Auto Parts, LLC is seeking enthusiastic full-time Warehouse Associates to pick, check, pack, send, and receive merchandise accurately in a fast-paced warehouse environment. Warehouse Associates support the company’s distribution of European auto parts and contribute to customer service through careful handling, teamwork, and reliable completion of warehouse tasks. The role involves shipping, receiving, put-away, bin maintenance, and returns, as well as following safety guidelines and company policies. Associates may be asked to work overtime or hours outside their normal schedule, including some Saturdays.

Requirements

At least one year of warehouse experience is sought; listed as preferred experience.
Willingness to work overtime or hours outside the normal schedule, including some Saturdays.
Adhere to the SSF Employee Handbook, guidelines, policies, and procedures.
Maintain a professional attitude.
Ability to work effectively in a team-based environment.
Understand and adhere to safety guidelines.
Must be eligible to work in the United States.
Ability to lift items weighing up to 50 pounds.
Ability to stand, walk, climb ladders, and push carts for the duration of the shift.
Ability to read part labels written in English.
Ability to navigate stairs at some locations.

Nice To Haves

One year of warehouse experience.
One year of RF scanner experience.

Responsibilities

Verify the day’s assignment with the manager or department lead each morning.
Handle products in a way that avoids injury and product damage.
Pick assigned parts accurately and efficiently within specified timeframes.
Read pick-pack messages and follow special instructions.
Verify orders and inspect products for damage as needed.
Pack orders securely using best practices.
Update, reprint, and dispatch route manifests.
Ensure drivers depart on time and provide ETAs when requested.
Process common-carrier shipments according to pick-pack instructions and ensure carriers pick up all packages.
Check in stock transfers by the specified in-stock date and receive them.
Check in domestic and foreign vendor shipments, label parts, and complete discrepancy paperwork as needed.
Complete the receiving log and scan check paperwork to Inventory Control.
Stock assigned put-away carts and pallets accurately and efficiently, including secondary locations.
Research discrepancies, build put-away carts as needed, and advise bin maintenance when parts do not fit their assigned locations.
Assign new items to bin locations using product and bin profiling.
Complete warehouse maintenance, stock checks, and clean-up reports.
Research missing merchandise using audit trails, put-away data, and physical searches.
Process customer returns, including customer cancellations and refused shipments.
Process vendor returns, including cores, warranties, and defective items.
Understand the automatic core RA process and apply cores to COD orders.
Perform other tasks as assigned.

Benefits

Up to 19 days of accrued paid time off annually.
Eight paid holidays.
401(k) match up to 4%.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance starting on the first of the month.
Flexible spending account.
Employee Assistance program.
Employer-paid Basic Life Insurance and AD&D coverage.
$1,000 referral reward for each referred employee who remains employed for six months.
Overtime paid at 1.5 times the regular rate.
Career development plan with opportunities for progression.