Warehouse Associate

Bartlett Dairy•Jamaica, NY

79d•Onsite

About The Position

This is an entry-level position within the warehouse operations department. The employee prepares orders by processing requests and supply orders; pulling materials; packing boxes; and placing orders within an assigned area or department. The role involves loading route trucks and semi-trailers with a battery-operated forklift and/or pallet jack, moving product in and out of the warehouse as required. Responsibilities include assisting shipping and receiving, unloading trucks, checking in merchandise, matching purchase orders to sales orders, and distributing them to sales associates for processing. The employee will ensure items are stored in an orderly and accessible manner, assemble customer orders from stock, place them on pallets or shelves, or relocate them to a holding area or shipping department. Assisting in counting physical inventory and loading/unloading materials onto or from pallets, trays, racks, and shelves by hand are also key duties. The role requires performing picks from trays by customer number, reviewing orders for shipment, and determining/assembling the correct types of product to be shipped. Finally, the associate will load materials into trailers and install strapping, bracing, or padding to prevent shifting or damage in transit.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); 1 year or more related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to operate a forklift and electric pallet jacks is a plus.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Possess or obtain a Powered Industrial Equipment Certification from Bartlett.

Nice To Haves

The ability to operate a forklift and electric pallet jacks is a plus.

Responsibilities

Prepares orders by processing requests and supply orders; pulling materials; packing boxes; placing orders within an assigned area or department.
Loads route trucks and semi-trailers with battery-operated forklift and/or pallet jack, moving product in and out of the warehouse as required.
Assists shipping and receiving, unloading trucks, checking in merchandise, matching purchase orders to sales orders and distributing to sales associates for processing.
Ensures items are stored in an orderly and accessible manner.
Assembles customer orders from stock and places orders on pallets or shelves, or relocating orders to a holding area or shipping department.
Assists in counting of physical inventory.
Loads and unloads materials onto or from pallets, trays, racks, and shelves by hand.
Performs pick from trays by customer number reviews orders for shipment, determines and assembles the correct types of product to be shipped.
Loads materials into Trailers and installs strapping, bracing, or padding to prevent shifting or damage in transit.