Warehouse Specialist Inventory Control Clerk

Travis Association for the Blind/Austin Lighthouse•Taylor, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Austin Lighthouse for the Blind, a non-profit organization founded in 1934, is dedicated to providing opportunities for economic and personal independence for individuals who are blind, visually impaired, or deaf-blind. The organization focuses on creating, sustaining, and improving employment for these individuals and continues to grow its services for blind Texans. Their core values are LIGHT: Leadership, Integrity, Growth & Innovation, Heart, and Teamwork. Austin Lighthouse offers a variety of benefits including a 403(b) retirement plan, health, dental, and vision insurance, an employee assistance program, life insurance, paid time off, paid holidays, and employee appreciation events.

Requirements

Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective protection of data & property.
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
Basic Mathematics
Knowledge of SCALE
Actively looking for ways to help people.
Communicating effectively in writing and orally as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Basic computer skills in using Microsoft Excel.
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing or in alternate form.
The ability to communicate effectively with supervisor, coworkers, and other departments.
Have strong dexterity capabilities to grasp, assemble, and manipulate objects.
The ability to stand or sit for 7-8 hours a day.
The ability to lift 10-50lbs items/products repeatedly.
The ability to endure extreme temperatures in a warehouse setting.
The ability to navigate safely in small or large areas/environment.
High School Diploma or Equivalent

Nice To Haves

The ability to become forklift certified within the company.

Responsibilities

Receives, stores, merchandise, compiles stock records of items in warehouse.
Counts, sorts, or weighs incoming articles to verify receipt of items on requisition or invoice.
Examines stock to verify conformance to specifications.
Stores articles in bins, on pallet or on shelves, according to Austin Lighthouse for the Blind.
Prepares periodic, special or perpetual inventory of stock.
Requisitions articles to fill incoming orders.
Compiles reports on use of stock, adjustments of inventory counts and stock records, damage to stock, location changes, and refusal of shipments.
May cut stock to site to fill order.
Transfer product for replenishment or deadstock, etc.
Research product for resolving discrepancies.