WAREHOUSE WORKER - LOADOUT
About The Position
Smith & Loveless is seeking a Warehouse Worker – Loadout to join its warehouse team. The role operates material-handling equipment to move, load, and unload materials, and manually moves materials and finished products to storage, production, and loadout. The position works from verbal instructions, bills of material, material requisitions, and other documents while preparing items for shipment and maintaining a safe, clean, and orderly work area. Smith & Loveless has served the water industry for over 80 years, providing engineered pumping, treatment, and headworks systems to customers worldwide. Its products serve municipal, development, industrial, governmental, and military facilities.
Requirements
- Previous warehouse experience is required.
- Previous forklift experience and certification are required.
- Ability to read work orders, pull material, and count inventory.
- Demonstrated good work attendance.
- Ability to work diligently and maintain urgency to complete tasks on time.
- Good attention to detail and ability to follow instructions.
- Ability to read and use a tape measure.
- Ability to sit, stand, and walk; use hands and fingers to feel objects, tools, or controls; stoop, bend, pull, push, and reach; and talk and hear consistently.
- Ability to occasionally lift, carry, or drag up to 50 pounds if necessary.
- Sufficient visual acuity, manual dexterity, and hand-eye coordination to safely operate equipment and inspect products while wearing required personal protective equipment.
- Ability to ascend and descend two flights of stairs.
Nice To Haves
- High school diploma preferred.
- Manufacturing warehouse experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Move and inventory materials within factory areas or outside production facilities as assigned, and prepare materials for shipping.
- Observe safety rules and regulations and keep equipment and the work area clean and orderly.
- Work from verbal instructions, bills of material, material requisitions, and other documents.
- Load and unload purchased materials and manufactured products from or onto trailers and rail cars.
- Manually move materials, secure loads with chains, binders, and straps, and perform hooking operations.
- Report abnormal conditions involving materials or equipment to the supervisor daily.
- Operate material-handling equipment for rigging, pickup, or delivery of materials and equipment.
- Construct crates, boxes, and forms.
- Check equipment before operating, including tires, gas, oil, and water.
- Weigh and label items as required for shipment or storage.
- Store or issue materials to or from designated areas as directed.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Warehouse Supervisor and Warehouse Manager.
Benefits
- 401(k) retirement plan beginning the first quarter after one year of employment.
- Company contribution of $0.95 per hour worked, up to 40 hours per week, after two years of employment.
- Paid time off: 40 hours prorated in the first year and 80 hours starting the second year, earned January 1.
- 10 paid holidays.
- Medical plans with PPO and high-deductible options.
- Dental insurance with preventive care covered at 100%.
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
- Company-paid group life and AD&D insurance.
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
- Health Savings Account (HSA) for high-deductible health plan participants.
- Voluntary life and AD&D coverage for employees and dependents.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
