Warehouse Associate

Johnstone Supply - J Team Group•Winston-Salem, NC

17d

About The Position

(2) - SEASONAL WAREHOUSE POSITIONS Job Duties - Quickly and accurately receives, processes, and stores incoming product shipments. - Ensures shipments are inspected and damages or shortages are noted on trucking company delivery documents. Initiates freight claim procedure when necessary. - Checks incoming delivery contents against the packing list to verify accurate and full delivery. - Prepares the receiving reports and notes any shortages, damages, or overages. Promptly reports any discrepancies to supervisors. - Verifies vendor part number and Johnstone stock number for all incoming products. Determines proper bin number and/or location of incoming products. Stores incoming products in proper location according to bin number or product sequence. - Select products from inventory to fill customer orders. - Prepares, packs, and scans (as appropriate), and stages products for inter-store transfer and customer pick-up and delivery in accordance with established standards (e.g. hazardous materials). Ensures that packaging is sufficient to avoid damage. - Processes documentation necessary to ship inter-store transfers and customer orders, including bills of lading, packing lists, small parcel manifests and other necessary documents. - Loads delivery vehicles and assists customers with will call pickups. 10- Processes customer returns. Ensures returns are in sellable condition per company policy. - Verifies that warranty paperwork has been properly and neatly filled out. Initiates warranty return process, and stages product in warranty area. - Performs periodic cycle counting on assigned items in order to keep accurate records of inventory. Verifies actual counts of stock against computerized records. Investigates and reports discrepancies. - Ensures safety by maintaining cleanliness of warehouse. Ensures that aisles are free of potential hazards. Reports unsafe conditions to management. - Operates hand trucks, pallet jacks, forklifts, order pickers, and other equipment safely and in accordance with organizational procedures. Monitors equipment and promptly reports any safety or maintenance concerns to supervisors. - Always wears protective equipment according to company policies and procedures. Accesses Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) as needed and when appropriate. - Maintains required hazardous materials, forklift, and other internal and external certifications. Education and Experience Requirements: - High School Diploma / GED required OR equivalent combination of education and experience - Valid Driver's License - Clean driving record Job-Specific Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: - Basic computer skills, including knowledge and skill in the use of inventory management systems and office software (e.g. Email programs, Internet browsers) - Basic math skills sufficient to manage inventory, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. - Ability to use computer systems and manual procedures for organizing and identifying products and communicating with coworkers. - Adequate physical strength and stamina to repeatedly lift, carry, move, and set down up to 75 pounds. - Skill in the operation of heavy equipment, including delivery vehicles, forklifts, pallet jacks, and order pickers. - Strict attention to detail

Requirements

High School Diploma / GED required OR equivalent combination of education and experience
Valid Driver's License
Clean driving record
Basic computer skills, including knowledge and skill in the use of inventory management systems and office software (e.g. Email programs, Internet browsers)
Basic math skills sufficient to manage inventory, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Ability to use computer systems and manual procedures for organizing and identifying products and communicating with coworkers.
Adequate physical strength and stamina to repeatedly lift, carry, move, and set down up to 75 pounds.
Skill in the operation of heavy equipment, including delivery vehicles, forklifts, pallet jacks, and order pickers.
Strict attention to detail

Responsibilities

Quickly and accurately receives, processes, and stores incoming product shipments.
Ensures shipments are inspected and damages or shortages are noted on trucking company delivery documents. Initiates freight claim procedure when necessary.
Checks incoming delivery contents against the packing list to verify accurate and full delivery.
Prepares the receiving reports and notes any shortages, damages, or overages. Promptly reports any discrepancies to supervisors.
Verifies vendor part number and Johnstone stock number for all incoming products. Determines proper bin number and/or location of incoming products. Stores incoming products in proper location according to bin number or product sequence.
Select products from inventory to fill customer orders.
Prepares, packs, and scans (as appropriate), and stages products for inter-store transfer and customer pick-up and delivery in accordance with established standards (e.g. hazardous materials). Ensures that packaging is sufficient to avoid damage.
Processes documentation necessary to ship inter-store transfers and customer orders, including bills of lading, packing lists, small parcel manifests and other necessary documents.
Loads delivery vehicles and assists customers with will call pickups.
Processes customer returns. Ensures returns are in sellable condition per company policy.
Verifies that warranty paperwork has been properly and neatly filled out. Initiates warranty return process, and stages product in warranty area.
Performs periodic cycle counting on assigned items in order to keep accurate records of inventory. Verifies actual counts of stock against computerized records. Investigates and reports discrepancies.
Ensures safety by maintaining cleanliness of warehouse. Ensures that aisles are free of potential hazards. Reports unsafe conditions to management.
Operates hand trucks, pallet jacks, forklifts, order pickers, and other equipment safely and in accordance with organizational procedures. Monitors equipment and promptly reports any safety or maintenance concerns to supervisors.
Always wears protective equipment according to company policies and procedures. Accesses Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) as needed and when appropriate.
Maintains required hazardous materials, forklift, and other internal and external certifications.