Warehouse Operator

Brenntag•Greensboro, NC

About The Position

The Warehouse Operator safely and efficiently handles liquid and dry chemical products while maintaining accuracy, quality, and compliance across warehouse and transfer operations. This hands-on role includes loading and unloading trucks, tankers, and railcars; operating industrial equipment; repackaging and labeling materials; and maintaining inventory records. The work involves a variety of products, equipment, and processes in a fast-paced environment. The operator receives, prepares, transfers, stages, packages, stores, and tracks products; performs quality checks and sampling with lab personnel; maintains safe and orderly work areas; and supports inventory and general maintenance activities. Other duties may include mixing and blending. The position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or U.S. military experience. Candidates with at least 2 years of experience in chemical operations may be considered if education or service requirements are not fully met.
Possess or be able to pass an exam to obtain forklift operator certification and demonstrate safe forklift operation.
Ability to read, understand, and carry out detailed and simple instructions in English and write simple correspondence.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in all units of measure.
Ability to learn and use technology-based devices such as smartphones, tablets, computers, PLCs, and operational technology equipment.
Ability to meet production requirements based on information or equipment used in the work.
Availability to work any day of the week on an assigned 8- to 12-hour shift, and willingness to work overtime or weekends as needed.
Good safety and attendance record.
Must pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check and pass E-Verify.
Must be capable of attaining a TWIC card for participating MTSA facilities within Brenntag; applicable only at MTSA sites.
Ability to pass the company physical and all training requirements, including wearing required personal protective equipment, which may include a respirator.
Ability to perform loading, unloading, packaging, stacking, palletizing, storage, and material-movement functions and use the tools and equipment necessary for the work.
Ability to stand and walk for extended periods, up to 95% of the day; climb stairs and ladders to the tops of tanks, tankers, and railcars; and operate standing and sit-down forklifts, pallet jacks, and drum pickers.
Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions, sometimes extreme, for approximately 10% to 75% of the time.

Responsibilities

Receive and unload, and prepare and load, liquid and dry chemical products to and from trucks, tankers, and railcars.
Connect and disconnect transfer hoses; climb tanks, tankers, and railcars to open or close hatches and monitor loads; and inspect transport equipment before and after operations.
Verify products against receiving and shipping documents, report discrepancies or damage, take product samples and support quality control with lab personnel, and maintain accurate logs and computer records of quantities received or distributed.
Pick and stage products for delivery according to customer orders and other instructions.
Operate powered and manual industrial lift trucks to move products in the warehouse, maintain daily forklift checklists, move raw materials to production, and move finished products to the warehouse.
Lift and carry bags, pails, boxes, and pallets, and stage or remove packaging in storage racking and operating areas.
Repackage products into appropriate containers; fill cylinders, drums, totes, pails, or tankers; and label, route, store, stack, or palletize products according to company and regulatory requirements.
Pay special attention to packaging, loading, and storage of food-grade and USP items; operate electronic scales and process devices; and store hazardous-waste drums in designated areas in compliance with regulations.
Examine stored products for deterioration or damage, report issues, rearrange materials, and assist with physical inventory counts.
Keep the warehouse clean, accessible, and safe; immediately report and clean up spills; and protect property from theft or damage.
Perform other assigned duties, including mixing and blending as required.
Meet production requirements, wear prescribed safety equipment, comply with placarding rules when loading or unloading trucks, and participate in ongoing safety meetings and training.
Work cooperatively with other departments and personnel and observe, follow, and enforce company policies and procedures.