CA- Associate, Warehouse

General Summary

The CA-Warehouse Associate is responsible for ensuring small parcel shipments ship out same day or otherwise within specefied shipping windows. He/She will ensure that all items are packed, labeled, and recoreded appropriately in preparation for transport. This role involves the lifting and placement of both small, light packages as well as large, team-lift boxes that may contain textiles, furniture or other such products. Working closely with the warehouse and logistics teams, you’ll play a critical role in maintaining efficiency and accuracy in our order fulfillment process. Your attention to detail and commitment to quality will be essential in delivering exceptional service to our customers. 

Primary / Key Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Prepare and complete orders for delivery or pickup, according to schedule (load, pack, wrap, label, ship)
• Ensure all outbound shipments are accurate, properly packaged, labeled, and shipped on time – usually 24 hours or same day
• Verify shipping documents including bills of lading, packing slips, and carrier paperwork
• Maintain a line of communication with supervisor as well as organizing the workspace. 
• Keep a clean and safe working environment and optimize space utilization
• Complete daily logs into inventory.
• Report any discrepancies
• Assist with cycle counts, audits, and inventory reconciliation activities
• Ensure compliance with safety policies, OSHA requirements, and company procedures 

Education and/or Experience and Qualifications

Minimum Education: High school diploma or GED

Minimum Experience: One to three (3) years’ experience in a warehouse environment experience, pallet jack, shrink wrapping, standing long hours, heavy lifting. Basic PC skills

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• General Computer Literacy, MS Office Suite experience preferred
• Familiar with warehouse processes such as container receiving and rack loading. Picking out bound orders and accurately handle PO/set checks before trailer load
• Interpersonal and critical thinking skills
• Calm disposition and ability to work under fast-paced and stressful workloads
• Ability to stand/walk/ majority of shift
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to work independently on assigned tasks as well as to accept direction on given assignments

Financial Responsibility

n/a

Management / Supervisory Authority

n/a

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear. The employee demonstrates proper lifting techniques, be able to lift 35 lbs. alone, and up to 110-150 lbs. team-lift and sometimes with machine assistance. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is exposed to outside weather conditions.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions. External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled, must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with assistance of a reasonable accommodation as determined on a case-by-case basis.

Job Type

• Full-time/hourly

Pay 

• $18 per hour - $21.50 per hour

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with Safe Harbor Match
• Dental Insurance
• Employee discount
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid time off: Accrual of up to 80-120 hours per year based on tenure
• Paid Holidays: 12 Paid Holidays per year
• Parental Leave
• Retirement plan 
• Vision insurance

Schedule

• 8-hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Some weekends may be required

Work Location:

• On-site

Standard Specifications

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed and represents minimum levels of knowledge, skills, and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent will possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. 

A review of this description has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties and is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Employees will be required to perform any other job-related duties assigned by their supervisor. 

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" employment relationship.