Warehouse Associate

CENTRAL NATIONAL GOTTESMAN INC•Grand Rapids, MI

43d•$22 - $23

About The Position

The Warehouse Associate safely and accurately receives, stores, pulls, and ships products and orders using the company’s inventory policies, procedures, and order-pick systems. The role uses radio frequency equipment and power industrial or material handling equipment to fulfill orders, handle merchandise, and move products for shipping and storage. It also involves checking quantities and product condition, preparing shipments, maintaining safety practices, and assisting warehouse colleagues and others as needed. The work is physically active and includes frequent standing, walking, sitting while operating a sit-down forklift, and use of hand trucks and pallet jacks. Occasional tasks include lifting up to 70 pounds, manipulating products weighing up to 160 pounds, climbing on and off a forklift platform, bending, reaching, and balancing on uneven surfaces. The position is full-time and is identified in the posting as a third-shift role.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education diploma.
Ability to operate power industrial and material handling equipment.
Ability to maintain simple logs and records.
Physical ability to lift up to 70 pounds to load and deliver products.
Proficiency in basic math, including units of measurement, multiplication, division, and subtraction.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
Computer and radio frequency equipment skills.

Nice To Haves

CDL Class A license with at least one year of driving experience.

Responsibilities

Perform the company’s power industrial truck safety check on assigned material handling equipment at the beginning of the shift.
Inspect, fill, and stage products for order fulfillment using radio frequency equipment.
Manually count paper sheets or use a scale to measure the required quantity; repackage loose sheets in boxes or wraps.
Transfer full or partial boxes onto shipping pallets.
Verify picked quantities against actual orders and check for shortages or damage.
Prepare products for safe shipping by labeling, packing, and wrapping when necessary.
Use power industrial or material handling equipment to move pallets to the dock or to delivery trucks.
Receive merchandise, check it properly, and put stock in its proper location daily.
Assist other warehouse members, customers, couriers in the call area, and sample staff as necessary.
Follow established safety rules and regulations and immediately report safety hazards or work-related injuries to a supervisor.
Read orders and product labels and scan product labels to confirm the correct item was picked.
Open and close truck rear doors and operate hand trucks and manual or powered walk-behind pallet jacks as required.