Warehouse Associate Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Two years of work experience preferred.
• Work safely and follow Border States safety program guidelines and policies.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills in English, including reading, writing, and speaking.
• Ability to plan and organize effectively.
• Customer service skills, including competence, accuracy, responsiveness, and engagement.
• Ability to perform job duties accurately, efficiently, and safely.
• For employees who drive: must be at least 21 years old and hold a valid driver’s license to operate a company vehicle; current medical certification may be required.

Nice To Haves

• Prior warehouse distribution experience, including forklift operation.
• Knowledge of electrical products or systems.
• Working knowledge of Windows, the internet, email, and SAP software.

Responsibilities

• Receive incoming freight and check materials for damage or shortages.
• Distribute material to the proper stock locations and maintain assigned inventory locations, correct locators, and orderly shelves.
• Fill special orders, backorders, and customer orders for delivery.
• Follow up with departments, carriers, and vendors regarding receiving discrepancies, damage, and shortages.
• Check and pack material for delivery.
• Understand truck routes and coordinate deliveries using company trucks, freight companies, or other carriers as appropriate.
• Maintain shipping equipment and keep the work area clean and safe.
• Accurately label and inventory batched managed material as needed.
• Maintain delivery vehicles in clean, good working condition and monitor maintenance and mileage data as appropriate.
• Maintain daily driver logs and vehicle inspection sheets as appropriate.
• Operate and maintain equipment safely and follow local, state, and federal traffic and safety regulations.
• Inform appropriate departments of stock-outs, inventory discrepancies, and other inventory problems or concerns.
• Support warehouse operations.
• As needed, assist City Desk and Will Call areas with customer service, order entry, order fulfillment, returns, expediting, technical assistance, and related functions.
• May deliver material to customer sites and assist with loading and unloading trucks.
• Notify a supervisor of building or equipment maintenance or repair needs and security concerns.
• Perform other duties assigned by a supervisor or designate.

Benefits

• Health benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity coverage
• Flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA)
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Disability benefits
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid holidays
• Paid volunteer time
• Personal leave time
• Bonuses upon achievement of branch and company goals