Warehouse Operations Associate - Sorter/Depal 2Nd Shift

The Warehouse Operations Associate is responsible for the accurate, timely and safe handling of incoming and outgoing stock and operates industrial lift trucks to collect and place specific material into designated locations, while ensuring efficient store productivity by providing day-to-day implementation of operating standards.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Operate packaging and material movement equipment as needed.
• Verify receiving/shipping documents and accurate product counts.
• Receive, place and load incoming/outgoing stock which requires lifting and carrying items weighing up to 50 pounds without assistance on an intermittent basis for up to eight hours per day.
• Able to use RF scanning devices for scanning of storage and retrieval transactions.
• Certified to operate industrial lift trucks.
• Ability to team lift items 51 to 99 pounds through course of the day.
• Effectively communicate verbally and written with all business partners.
• Create and maintain informational records, reports and filing systems.
• Read itemized lists of materials and locate, collect and place specific material into a designated location.
• Additional duties as assigned by manager.

Scope:

• Work closely in a team environment to complete daily tasks and goals
• No supervisory responsibility

Job Qualifications – Education and Experience:

• Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) Experience preferred
• Basic math skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
• Understand basic warehousing operations – receive, inventory, process and ship
• Multi-tasking ability and customer service oriented attitude
• High School diploma/GED equivalent
• Distribution experience preferred
• Reading comprehension and ability to communicate in writing
• Intermediate computer skills including e-mail, word processing, spreadsheets and the ability to learn warehouse specific applications and report creation as needed

Physical Requirements:

• Lifting and carrying items weighing up to 50 pounds without assistance on an intermittent basis for up to eight hours per day.
• Standing and walking continuously for up to eight hours per day.

• Grasping, pushing and pulling of materials on an intermittent basis for up to eight hours per day.
• Bending, squatting, kneeling, twisting and reaching heights on an intermittent basis for up to eight hours per day.
• Work with and around forklifts and conveyor systems.
• Reaching and working above and below the shoulder level on an intermittent basis for up to eight hours per day.

Safety:

• The Warehouse Operations Associate must be able to perform this job safely in accordance with standard operating procedures and good manufacturing practices, without endangering the health or safety of self or others.

The anticipated rate for this position is $22.50 per hour depending on location, knowledge, skills, education and experience. In addition, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits to Associates (and their families) such as medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability. Eligible Associates are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan. Associates will accrue paid time off up to 120 hours per year, including 56 hours of Floating Holidays and paid sick time up to 64 hours per year unless otherwise required by law. The Company observes two (2) Company paid holidays.

We're a 45 year-old, $6.5 billion national tool retailer with the energy, enthusiasm, and growth potential of a start-up. We have over 1,300 stores in 48 states across the country and are opening several new locations every week. We offer our customers more than 7,000 tools and accessories, from hand tools and generators to air and power tools, from shop equipment to automotive tools. We provide our customers with the right tool for the right job at the right price, always delivering quality and value.