Warehouse Team Member
About The Position
Western States is hiring a Warehouse Team Member at its Butler Corporate HQ in Butler, Wisconsin. This full-time position is in a manufacturing warehouse and works the first shift, Monday through Friday, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The role supports warehouse and production operations by moving, sorting, storing, and distributing materials and stock items; maintaining inventory records; and using warehouse vehicles and computer systems. The listed pay is $20.00 per hour, and the posting offers a sign-on bonus of up to $1,000. The role requires frequent standing and walking during an eight-hour shift, along with handling materials and performing physical tasks such as bending, reaching, crouching, climbing, twisting, and lifting. The position may require lifting up to 50 pounds. Sensory requirements include touch, visual acuity, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
Requirements
- Proven warehouse, shipping, or receiving experience in a manufacturing environment.
- One to two years of computer knowledge.
- Strong organizational and memory skills.
- Prior power industrial truck experience in a production environment.
- Proficiency with shipping software and inventory systems.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- Ability to maintain accurate records of inventory levels and locations.
- Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
- Competence with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, including calculations with whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Ability to walk and stand frequently during an eight-hour shift.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to stand, bend, reach, and crouch during an eight-hour shift; frequently lift up to 30 pounds and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds; and perform repetitive grasping, frequent climbing, twisting, lifting above shoulder height, and occasional bending, reaching, crouching, or stopping.
- Sensory capabilities including tactile touch with hands and digits, near and far visual acuity, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
Responsibilities
- Read production schedules, customer orders, work orders, shipping orders, or requisitions to determine which items to move, gather, or distribute.
- Move materials and items from receiving or production areas to storage or other designated locations.
- Sort and place materials or items on racks, shelves, or in bins according to established sequences such as size, type, style, color, or product code.
- Fill requisitions, work orders, or requests for materials, tools, or other stock items and distribute items to production workers or assembly lines.
- Record quantities of materials or items received or distributed, manually or using a computer.
- Weigh or count items distributed within the plant to ensure they meet company standards.
- Drive warehouse vehicles to transport stored items between the warehouse and plant or collect items from multiple locations for shipment.
- Maintain inventory records and receive, count, and record stock items.
- Communicate with coworkers and others to carry out job duties.
Benefits
- Sign-on bonus of up to $1,000
- Regular pay raises
- Comprehensive benefits package
- 401(k) with company match
- Nine paid holidays
- 80 hours of paid time off
- Sick days starting in the first year
- Employee development and growth potential
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
