Warehouse Associate - Waterworks

FERGUSON•Upper Marlboro, MD

2d•$20 - $30•Hybrid

About The Position

Ferguson is seeking a Warehouse Pipe Yard Associate for its Waterworks location. This role involves working both indoors in a warehouse and outdoors in a pipe yard, handling large piping and other materials. The position requires operating forklifts, preparing customer orders, and adhering to strict safety regulations. Ferguson, a Fortune 500 company founded in 1953, is a leading distributor of plumbing supplies and pipe, valves, and fittings in the U.S., with approximately 36,000 associates across 1,700 locations. The company is committed to making customers' complex projects simple, successful, and sustainable.

Requirements

A background in warehouse operations, including shipping, receiving, delivery, and inventory is preferred.
Comfortable in a fast paced, changing environment.
General computer skills for basic data entry.
Forklift Operator experience is strongly preferred.
Ability to carry objects that are up to 50 lbs. by hand and 50 lbs. or more using equipment.
Pre-employment drug and background screening required.

Responsibilities

Safely operate both a stand-up forklift (order selector/cherry picker) and sit-down forklift to pull and prepare outbound customer orders.
Build, wrap, sort, and transport pallets and large piping.
Work outdoors year-round in a pipeyard, performing duties in all weather conditions.
Accurately and timely receive, verify, stage and stock all incoming material.
Effectively receive and store inventory.
Adhere to all safety regulations, including the correct usage of personal protective equipment (PPE), such as a safety harness with a maximum weight capacity of 400 lbs.