Warehouse Associate

CENTRAL NATIONAL GOTTESMAN INC•South Bend, IN

43d•$22 - $23

About The Position

The Warehouse Associate safely and accurately receives, stores, picks, and ships products and orders using company inventory policies and order-picking systems. The role includes inspecting and operating assigned material-handling equipment, preparing products for order fulfillment and shipment, receiving and stocking merchandise, and assisting warehouse colleagues and other contacts as needed. The position requires following safety rules, reporting hazards and work-related injuries, and using computer and radio-frequency equipment. The work involves frequent standing, walking, sitting while operating a sit-down forklift, and looking up to pick or put away products in upper rack levels. It also includes occasional lifting and carrying of up to 70 pounds, pushing or pulling products of up to 160 pounds, and frequently moving loads with a hand truck or manual pallet jack. The role requires reading orders and labels and scanning products to verify items.

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.
Basic math skills, 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

Complete the required safety check of assigned power industrial equipment at the beginning of the shift.
Inspect, fill, and stage products for order fulfillment using radio-frequency equipment.
Count paper sheets manually or use a scale to measure quantities, and repackage loose sheets in boxes or paper wraps.
Transfer full or partial boxes onto shipping pallets.
Verify picked quantities against orders and check for shortages or damage.
Prepare products for shipment by labeling, packing, and wrapping as needed.
Use power industrial and material-handling equipment to move pallets to the dock or delivery truck.
Receive merchandise, check it, and place stock in the appropriate location daily.
Assist warehouse team members, customers, couriers in the call area, and sample staff as needed.
Follow safety rules and regulations and immediately report safety hazards or work-related injuries to a supervisor.
Maintain simple logs and records.
Read orders and product labels and scan products 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.