Warehouse Specialist

Erie Materials Albany Inc•Roessleville, NY

7d•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, is built on these values. We care about our people and our 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 is 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
Forklift experience preferred
Ability to move or lift up to 100 lbs., frequently
All applicants must submit to a pre-employment drug screening. Any offer of employment will be conditional on passing these exams. In addition, all those hired will be subject to additional drug testing as outlined by The Erie Materials, Inc. Drug-free Workplace Policy.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.
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 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.
Employee must have valid driver’s license.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include peripheral vision.

Nice To Haves

Forklift experience preferred

Responsibilities

Working with other employees in a team environment.
Read work orders/ invoices to determine materials needs for customer pick-up or delivery.
Moving / lifting heavy materials by hand - up to 100 lbs, 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 duties and responsibilities, as assigned.