Warehouse Associate

Depatie Fluid Power Company•Portage, MI

20d

About The Position

As a Warehouse Associate, you will help keep the warehouse organized, accurate, safe, and efficient. You will receive, store, pick, pack, scan, and distribute materials, tools, equipment, and products throughout the facility. You will work with warehouse, shipping, receiving, and customer service teams to ensure products are available and customer orders are accurately prepared for pickup or delivery. The role involves handling incoming shipments, tracking inventory and material movement, documenting receiving and shipping activities, preparing orders, and maintaining clean, accessible, and safe warehouse areas. You will operate forklifts and other material-handling equipment safely, care for company equipment and assets, follow established procedures, and support other warehouse and operational activities as needed. Your work will help ensure materials are in the right place, orders are accurate and on time, and the team can work efficiently and safely. Previous warehouse experience is valuable, though the employer also emphasizes a dependable attitude and willingness to learn.

Requirements

Warehouse, distribution, shipping/receiving, or material-handling experience is sought; previous warehouse experience is valuable, but willingness to learn is also emphasized.
Ability to learn and adapt to warehouse technology, scanners, inventory systems, and computer-based processes.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
Strong initiative and work ethic.
Ability to work independently while contributing to a team.
Dependable attendance and punctuality.
Strong organizational skills.
Ability to adapt to changing priorities and business needs.
Effective verbal and written communication skills in English.
Commitment to working safely and following established procedures.
Ability to stand and walk for extended periods.
Ability to regularly lift, move, and carry up to 70 pounds.
Ability to repeatedly bend, reach, lift, and move materials.
Ability to safely mount and dismount from the back of a truck.
Ability to work in an active warehouse around inventory, equipment, forklifts, and other material-handling activities.

Nice To Haves

Forklift experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Read and interpret customer orders, work orders, shipping documents, requisitions, and picking tickets to identify required materials and products.
Pick, pull, pack, stage, and ship customer orders according to established procedures.
Receive incoming materials and verify quantities, product information, and documentation.
Move materials and products among receiving, storage, picking, staging, and shipping areas.
Organize and store inventory in designated locations using established systems and product identifiers.
Use scanners, warehouse technology, inventory systems, and other tools to track material movement and customer orders.
Mark, label, and identify materials using appropriate methods.
Open and process bales, crates, boxes, containers, and other incoming shipments.
Record received quantities and information, and complete required warehouse, receiving, shipping, and inventory documentation.
Prepare accurate, properly packaged customer orders for pickup and delivery.
Maintain inventory organization so materials can be located efficiently.
Safely operate forklifts and other material-handling equipment.
Maintain clean, organized, accessible, and safe warehouse areas.
Care for company equipment and help protect company property, inventory, tools, and other assets.
Follow company health, safety, environmental, warehouse, and material-handling procedures.
Support other warehouse and operational activities as needed.