Facilities Warehouse Technician - (req71887)

Sterling Kohler; Wisconsin; On-site; USD 25,210 - 37,884; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401(k) with company matching

Job summary

Sterling Kohler is seeking a Facilities Warehouse Technician to join their team in Kohler, WI. This full-time position requires a two-year associate degree or a high school diploma with a minimum of three years of experience in warehousing and shipping procedures. Responsibilities include maintaining safety regulations, managing inventory, and utilizing powered lift trucks. This role offers a competitive salary and benefits including health, vision, dental, and 401(k) matching.

The position operates Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm. Successful candidates must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of experience in warehousing and shipping procedures.
• Capability to effectively communicate orally and in writing.
• Knowledge of Kohler Co. product offering is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the work area and follow all safety regulations.
• Receive and respond to phone calls from customers and carriers.
• Manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.

Skills

Warehousing and shipping procedures

Effective oral/written communication

PIV (Powered Industrial Vehicle) training

Drivers license

Education

Two-year associate degree or high school diploma with experience

Tools

Electronic data entry equipment

Job description

Facilities Warehouse Technician

Work Mode: Onsite

Location: Kohler, WI

Responsibilities

• Maintain the work area, practice, and follow all required safety regulations.
• Maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) for work tasks.
• Receive phone calls from customers, carriers, or truck drivers regarding overages and shortages. Investigate and call back with findings.
• Meet schedules, time frames and project deadlines.
• Manage multiple tasks to obtain timely results.
• Demonstrate the ability to prioritize and handle more than one task at a time and is also able to manage interruptions and down time.
• Challenge established work procedures with intent to improve the process.
• Seek other opinions before making decisions; willing to confer with team members to find viable solutions to situations.
• Request or volunteer assistance to others based on workload.
• Share information with team members and others.
• Explore ways to streamline or make the job more effective.
• Effectively manage priorities to meet commitments.
• Generate new ideas/solutions to work situations.
• Apply best practices in innovative ways within the business.
• Using various types of powered lift trucks, transport product from transfer lines or drop zones to locations identified on location ticket. Verify part number, quantity, and location accurately.
• Notify the right personnel of wrong or damaged products.
• Assess staged product for proper loading sequence and consolidate partial pallets of product when needed.
• Using proper equipment, move palletized or loose product from shipping staging area in the warehouse, position the pallets or loose pieces in the warehouse.
• Use the proper dunnage such as air bags, lumber, etc. to brace and/or bulkhead, securing the product.
• Pick, verify and load shipments as assigned by supervision or other leaders.
• Special pack product for export, air freight, and LTL shipments when required, assemble, and palletize.
• Perform re-packing of all damaged carton products in accordance with the non-conforming carton standards provided.
• Confirm all picked shipments and replenishments.
• Perform all inventory transactions necessary.
• Assist co-workers as required.
• Perform minor maintenance and report abnormalities.
• Take initiative to address all process and equipment malfunctions and problems.
• Maintain knowledge of and follow all safety regulations in effect.
• Perform all duties as assigned by supervision.
• Cooperate, collaborate and effectively utilize cross-functional resources.
• Interact with other teams to accomplish goals.
• Communicate, provide feedback and use collaborative decision-making.
• Provide operational information to upper management. Receive feedback from upper management and collaborate to achieve goals.
• Daily parts delivery and conduct inventory activities, including physical counts, picking up items from vendors, and distributing items to appropriate properties.

This is a full-time position, Monday through Friday, from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm.

Skills / Requirements

• Two-year associate degree or a high school diploma with a minimum of three (3) years of experience in warehousing and shipping procedures and methods.
• Knowledge of Kohler Co. product offering is helpful.
• Capable of effective oral/written communication.
• PIV (Powered Industrial Vehicle) Training.
• Drivers license.

Learn and be able to: Operate and load stretch wrapping equipment. Use electronic data entry equipment at a basic level. Have, or learn basic computer skills.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

The hourly range for this position is $18.30 - $27.50. The specific hourly rate offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including candidate's education and work location.

Benefits

Competitive salary, health, vision, dental, 401(k) with company matching, and more.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is Kohler’s policy to recruit, hire, and promote qualified personnel in all job classifications without regard to race, creed, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran. If, as an individual with a disability, you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact [e-mail]. Kohler Co. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We invite you to learn more about equal employment opportunity by reviewing the Federal EEO is the Law and the EEO is the Law Supplement.