NJ5000 - Warehouse Associate

Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc.•Carlstadt, NJ

About The Position

Warehouse Associate 1 supports efficient warehouse operations by performing general and specific tasks that can be learned on the job, including receiving, stocking, assembling, staging, loading, and unloading products. The role includes preparing customer orders and finished products for delivery, maintaining inventory, supporting quality control, operating and maintaining pallet jacks, training new employees, and providing fill-in support to other warehouse departments. The position requires physical exertion, including lifting objects over 50 pounds. Some associates 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, overtime, and weekend hours are common in some branch offices. Pre-employment drug testing is required, and applicants must be authorized to work full-time in the United States for any employer.

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.
Ability to follow a given rule or set of rules to arrange things or actions in a certain order.
Ability to perform considerable and strenuous physical exertion, including lifting heavy objects over 50 pounds.
Ability to operate material handler equipment proficiently.
Ability to read, speak, and write in English.
Physical strength, agility, and dexterity, and comfort working at heights and in adverse climatic conditions.
Positive work history and ability to maintain solid attendance.
Availability to work extended hours.
Authorization to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer.
Completion of required pre-employment drug testing.

Responsibilities

Package finished products for shipping by shrink-wrapping, boxing, and labeling them.
Stage finished products for loading.
Check purchase orders and work orders to ensure products are correctly assembled and ready for delivery.
Check items to confirm the correct number of products are being assembled.
Assist with inventory level maintenance and inventory counts.
Load finished products onto trucks.
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.
Perform preventive maintenance on pallet jacks.
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.