Warehouse Specialist

Nsi Industries - Fort Worth, TX

Full-time

Fort Worth, TX

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

About the position

The Warehouse Specialist position at NSI Industries involves managing various tasks within a distribution center environment, focusing on the efficient handling of customer orders and inventory. The role requires proficiency in using material handling equipment and warehouse management systems, ensuring that products are accurately picked, packed, and shipped to meet customer standards. This position is essential for maintaining a safe and organized warehouse while supporting the company's growth in the electrical, network infrastructure, and HVAC markets.

Responsibilities

• Comfortable navigating a small, handheld scanner to conduct a high variety of transactions in a Distribution Center environment
• Picks standard customer orders for shipment, ensuring that the correct quantity and type of product is packed and meets standards
• Operates or trains on any material handling equipment safely and efficiently as required
• Able to pick LTL and/or large orders using MHE such as stand-up Reach truck or Order/Cherry Picker
• Cross-trained to process complex eCommerce and Special Handling orders
• Inspects customer orders for shipment, verifying that the correct number and type of product is packed and meets standards
• Packs all customer orders effectively to provide safe handling by carriers, assisting in quality products arriving to end customer
• Ability to process small parcel shipments and troubleshoot address validation and/or ship method issues
• Assists in loading outgoing shipments either manually or with MHE
• Receives incoming product, ability to separate by SKU, apply LPN labels and prepare stock for putaway
• Organizes incoming inventory deliveries for proper storage and placement
• Responsible for placing incoming items into inventory
• Efficiently stocks shelves with newly packaged items from the packaging department
• Consolidates primary and overstock locations to effectively utilize the cubic space of the distribution center
• Responsible for making and ensuring putaway and all pick locations are replenished
• Train new employees on occasion
• Conducts cycle counts as needed
• Always maintains a safe and clean environment
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned.

Requirements

• Experience working with computers, document printers, scanners, label printers, and barcode labels
• Highly flexible with working in various departments
• Experience with warehouse operations and procedures
• Knowledge and experience using Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) - Red Prairie and/or Softeon systems are a plus
• Certification (or willingness to be trained) to drive forklifts, order/cherry picker, or other material handling equipment
• Proven ability to work safely with above average accuracy
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Outlook
• Strong math skills
• Strong decision-making skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Must be able to read, write, and speak English fluently
• Ability to lift up to 60 pounds independently