Warehouse Order Packer - 1st shift

Join Our Movement

BCI Burke is a growing company that designs and manufactures equipment for playgrounds, recreation, outdoor fitness and classrooms! Using research-based design, that help everyone find the best of themselves through play and movement. Founded in 1920 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, our passion, mission and business is to bring Play That Moves You ® to the communities we serve. With hundreds of dedicated employees, BCI Burke is a leader in the recreation industry and continues the more than 100-year dedication to being a partner to parks and recreation, schools, churches, Homeowner’s Associations, childcares, Landscape Architects, and anyone who is looking to bring play and outdoor recreation to their community. Joining Our Movement as a Warehouse Order Packer will give you the opportunity to be part of something bigger and grow your career with Burke!

What Moves You?

We’re not going to lie; this is an amazing opportunity. It requires hard work, a lot of creativity, enthusiasm and, of course, an abundance of Purple Passion (def. a love of play, bringing play to communities and specific love of Burke and those you work with)!

The Role – What You’ll Do!

• Learning and maintaining working knowledge of parts to assist in accuracy of order preparation
• Pack orders, prepare bills of lading and shipping labels to ensure all orders ship securely and correctly to our customers
• Use a forklift for gathering parts, moving orders and loading and unloading trucks
• Verify stock and provide lists to purchasing

Qualifications That Move Us!

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Strong attention to detail and team player with good verbal communication skills
• Possesses and understands dimensions and can work with numbers
• Able to read a tape measure
• Comfortable using hand tools and other equipment and materials as needed
• Forklift experience preferred
• Ability to follow direction and safe operating procedures

Teamwork

We have an awesome team at Burke and the right individual for this role will fit well within our culture of teamwork, straightforward and open communication. Oh, and you need to have a passion for people and play!

Benefits:

Health:

Comprehensive medical including optional dental and vision insurance and health savings or flexible spending accounts

401(k) with match

Employee assistance program

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Work-Life Balance:

Flexible schedule

Paid time off

Employee Appreciation:

Summer food truck parties every week

New fitness center

Gifts

Referral program

Burke is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Military veterans are encouraged to apply.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Gathers and packages finished materials/products to be shipped out to customers by

• Reading computer generated pick list to locate racks to pull parts for orders.

• Pulling completed parts from bins and racks and places them in boxes or pallets for shipping.

• Recording materials packaged on order pick list to ensure accuracy.

• Regularly using forklifts for pulling parts, moving palletized orders, and loading of orders onto trucks.

• Ensuring all pulled parts are labeled properly.

• Using nylon banding and banding tools to secure parts to pallets for shipping.

• Using shrink wrap and heat gun to shrink wrap pallets to prepare for shipping.

• Labeling all boxes and pallets with proper "ship to" address using computer printed labels and prepares bills of lading.

• Operating company truck/van to transfer material between Sterling Building and Burke Main Campus.

• Unloading trucks and maintain inventory of plastic parts at Sterling Building

• Maintaining excellent working knowledge of parts and part identification for accuracy in pulling of orders.

• Prepares finished stock for shipment by identifying, pulling, packing, crating, loading, and securing product.

• Verifies parts received against packing lists and provides packing lists to purchasing daily.

Completes Receiving Duties by

• Maintaining inventory by identifying, labeling, and placing materials and supplies in stock; recording location of inventory.

• Proper documentation completion by counting and recording units delivered and location of units accurately

• Maintaining in-process inventory by delivering and opening materials and supplies

• Daily monitoring of parcel packages received and distributing them promptly campus-wide

• Receiving credit-return material and supplies from production by verifying materials and supply codes, lot number and quantity; placing materials in stock.

• Prepares finished stock for shipment by identifying, pulling, packing, crating, loading, and securing product.

Contributes to team effort 

• Maintains a clean and safe work environment

• Complies with procedures, rules and regulations

• Performs other duties as assigned

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Basic to Intermediate Math Skills – Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals

• Must be BCI Burke forklift certified.

• Able to operate hand tools such as heat shrink gun, air stapler, electric bander, tape measure

• Must be detail and team member oriented.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Abilities Lift/Carry/Move

Walk and use hands to finger, handle or feel (C) 0 to 25 lbs (C)

Reach with hands and arms, talk or hear (F) 0 to 50 lbs (F)

Stand, sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel (O) 0 to 75 lbs (O)

Crouch or crawl (O) 75 to 100 lbs (O)

Exposed to moving mechanical parts (C)

Exposed to high, precarious places (O)

Outside weather conditions (O)

Vision requirements include close vision and color vision.

Noise level in work environment is usually loud.

(O) Occasionally – Occupation requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0 - 2.5 hrs/day)

(F) Frequently – Occupation requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5 – 5.5 hrs/day)

(C) Constantly – Occupation requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hrs/day)