Warehouse Associate II

La-Z-Boy, Inc. • Phoenix, AZ

41d

About The Position

The Warehouse Associate II will assist in the offloading, receiving, shipping, storage and distribution of products in a warehouse environment. Daily tasks involve bar code scan applications that record movement, receipt, and status changes to inventory. Timely and efficient completion of job duties are critical in this position as well as safely operating industrial power equipment such as a forklift and cherry picker.

Requirements

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent experience
• Minimum one (1) year experience in delivery, warehousing, receiving, issuing, packing, shipping and/or storage of goods
• Forklift certification required and experience using a cherry picker is a plus
• Basic computer skills for maintaining inventory logs and databases
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to move heavy items (up to 350 lbs.) for several hours consecutively when pulling and putting away the furniture

Nice To Haves

• Basic knowledge of inventory procedures.
• A thorough understanding of the proper methods and procedures used in safe receiving, storing, requisitions, shipping and delivery
• Understand internal control procedures for process of receiving product against purchase orders and packing slips and actions to reconcile

Responsibilities

• Receive, transport and stock inbound products from manufacturing facilities and suppliers; including but not limited to physical lifting, movement by powered and manual lift and material handling equipment.
• Accurately place and properly stack stock for storage in designated areas including recording of the stock location into the perpetual inventory record using the proprietary system.
• Fulfilling orders by locating, transporting, offloading and scanning of outbound product from storage areas to shipping lanes for distribution to consumers, dealers and other destinations. The process of order fulfillment includes matching of serialized product to orders, uploading items to manifest or transfer of location in the proprietary system using company secure IT network, equipment and procedures. Order fulfillment tasks require physical lifting and the use of both manual and industrial powered equipment.
• Performing inventory cycle counts daily, weekly or monthly as required to meet company compliance requirements
• Other duties as required by management, to include product prep, reuse or recycling of revenue commodities, 5S responsibilities, attending company required training and committee participation.
• Use of heavy industrial power equipment and constantly performing job duties at heights requiring fall protection combined with the physical requirements and heavy lifting increase the risk of injury in the position over other RDC jobs.
• Assist in maintaining a clean and organized warehouse as well as complying with all safety regulations established by the company.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, Dental and Basic Life Insurance available
• 401k retirement plan with company match of up to 6%
• Paid time off includes: 9-11 paid holidays each year, two weeks' prorated vacation as a new hire and either personal time (non-exempt only) or state mandated sick time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees