Warehouse Specialist

ERIE MATERIALS INC.•Village of Horseheads, NY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

ERIE MATERIALS Exceptional Service, Integrity, Care for People, Excellence: Erie Materials, a Certified Great Place to Work and privately owned and operated company since 1973, has been built on these values. We care about our people and teams. For more than five decades, Erie Materials has provided high-quality products and exceptional service at the best value to professional contractors. Today, we are the leading distributor of building products in upstate New York and northeast Pennsylvania. SUMMARY: The Warehouse Specialist responsible for the distribution of building materials (primarily roofing and siding products) to residential and commercial builders and contractors. We look for dynamic people who: are hard working, team-oriented and take initiative have great attitudes, high energy and enjoy focusing on customers can communicate well, set good examples and comfortably take the lead will hold themselves accountable for doing a great job everyday are interested in elevating their career with a company who genuinely cares about them

Requirements

Strong work history
Excellent customer service and communication skills
Ability to move or lift up to 100 lbs., frequently
High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read, write and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s.
Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
All applicants must submit to a pre-employment drug screening. Any offer of employment will be conditional on passing this exam. In addition, all those hired will be subject to additional drug testing as outlined by The Erie Materials, Inc. Drug-free Workplace Policy.

Nice To Haves

Forklift experience preferred;
A valid driver’s license is preferred.

Responsibilities

Work with customers, managers and other employees in a team environment.
Read work orders/ invoices to determine materials needs for customer pick-up or delivery.
Lift and carry heavy materials, by hand, weighing up to 100 pounds, frequently.
Operating a forklift to load a customer’s vehicle, load an Erie Materials delivery truck, unload a vendor truck, move material in stock, etc.
Cleaning warehouse area(s) including organization of materials, sweeping warehouse floors and parking lot areas, emptying trash cans, etc.
Perform additional responsibilities, as assigned.