Employee-Owned Warehouse Associate – Receiving & Shipping

Border States Industries, Inc.; Buda (TX); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and Vision Benefits

401(k) Retirement Plan

Disability Benefits

Life Insurance

Paid Holidays

Paid Volunteer Time

Personal Leave

Job summary

Border States Industries, Inc. seeks a Warehouse Associate to support warehouse operations, receiving freight, checking for damages, and distributing material to stock locations. The role handles special orders, stock discrepancies, and coordinates with carriers.

Responsibilities include packing, route planning for deliveries, maintaining inventory organization, and ensuring safe, compliant operations in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 2 years of work experience preferred.
• Prior warehouse distribution experience including forklift operation and knowledge of electrical products/systems is also preferred.
• If the employee will be driving, the following criteria must be met: candidate must be at least 21 years of age; possess a valid driver’s license to operate company vehicle and a current medical certification may be required.
• PC working knowledge for Windows, internet, email and SAP software is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Receives incoming freight and checks the material for damages or shortages.
• Distributes material to the proper stock locations.
• Fills special orders and/or backorders as material is received.
• Follows-up with appropriate departments, carriers, and/or vendors on receiving discrepancies, damages, and shortages.
• Checks and packs material to be delivered.
• Possesses a full understanding of truck routes and may coordinate deliveries with our own trucks, assigned freight companies, or other carriers based on special requests or the best way to ship material.
• Maintains shipping equipment and keeps work area clean and safe.
• Maintains assigned inventory stock locations making sure material put away has the correct locator and the shelves are kept neat and orderly.
• Fills orders for delivery to customers.
• Assures all batched managed material is labeled accurately and inventoried, as needed.
• Maintains delivery vehicle in clean, good working condition and monitors maintenance and mileage data, as appropriate.
• Maintains daily driver logs and vehicle inspection sheets, as appropriate.
• Operates and maintains all equipment in a safe manner and adheres to all local, state, and federal traffic and safety regulations.
• Supports the operations functions of the warehouse.
• Informs proper departments of “stock outs”, inventory discrepancies and other inventory problems or concerns.

Skills

Forklift operation

Interpersonal communication

Planning & organizing

Customer service

Safety awareness

Tools

SAP

Job description

Border States Industries, Inc. seeks a Warehouse Associate to support warehouse operations, receiving freight, checking for damages, and distributing material to stock locations. The role handles special orders, stock discrepancies, and coordinates with carriers.

Responsibilities include packing, route planning for deliveries, maintaining inventory organization, and ensuring safe, compliant operations in a fast-paced environment.