Inside Pipe Puller

Etna Shared Services; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 33,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

Paid time off

Job summary

Etna Supply in Michigan is seeking an Inside Pipe Puller to accurately pull, package, stage, and load pipe for customer pickup and delivery.

This role unloads incoming shipments, verifies materials, stocks products, and helps maintain a safe, organized warehouse and yard. Experience with Hi-Lo forklift is required or preferred.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent; or six months of warehouse/related experience.
• Ability to learn product locations and warehouse processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide a positive experience for both internal and external customers.
• Accurately pull, package, and stage orders for customer pickup or delivery.
• Unload trucks and receive incoming materials.

Skills

Attention to detail

Fast-paced

Communication

Teamwork

Customer service

Stress management

Basic math

RF scanning

Forklift experience

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Hi-Lo forklift

RF scanners

Barcode equipment

Job description

Etna Supply has been powering growth with an excellent reputation for over 60 years. We are an industry leader in plumbing, heating, underground, municipal, and fire protection wholesale distribution throughout Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin. We are committed to sound financial principles, strong partnerships, continuous improvement, and a culture built on fairness, integrity, and respect.

What We Offer:

• Competitive compensation and benefits package, including quarterly bonuses!
• 401(k) with company match
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Company-provided and Voluntary Life Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Paid time off and more!

The Inside Pipe Puller accurately pulls, packages, stages, and loads pipe and related materials for customer pickup and delivery. This position also unloads incoming shipments, verifies materials, stocks products, and helps maintain an organized and safe warehouse and yard.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide a positive experience for both internal and external customers.
• Follow company procedures and safety requirements.
• Learn the pipe rack layout, bin location system, and the different products stocked by the company.
• Assist customers and coworkers with locating and loading pipe.
• Stock counter pipe bins and place materials in the correct locations.
• Accurately pull, package, and stage orders for customer pickup or delivery.
• Load materials safely and efficiently.
• Unload trucks and receive incoming materials.
• Inspect incoming shipments for the correct address, branch, quantities, and possible damage.
• Document shortages or damaged materials on freight bills.
• Use RF scanners, barcode equipment, and receiving documents to help maintain inventory accuracy.
• Report vendor shipping errors according to company procedures.
• Safely operate material-handling equipment while following all safety regulations.
• Assist the yard and other departments as needed.

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
• Effective communication, teamwork, customer service, and stress-management skills.
• Basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division skills, with or without a calculator.
• Basic computer skills and the ability to learn RF scanning and barcode equipment.
• Ability to operate standard office and warehouse equipment.
• Ability to learn product types, pipe locations, and warehouse processes.
• Previous Hi-Lo/forklift operating experience is required.
• Previous experience operating a 4-directional Hi-Lo is preferred

Education & Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent; or
• Six months of warehouse, shipping, order-picking, or related experience; or
• An equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• Frequently required to talk, hear, walk, stand, push, pull, carry, grasp, handle, bend, stoop, and use fingers.
• Regularly required to climb, kneel, reach, sit, and lift up to 50 lbs.
• Occasionally required to lift up to 100 lbs.
• Must perform essential job functions safely and with consistent alertness.
• Vision requirements include near and far vision, depth perception, and color vision.
• Work is performed primarily indoors with occasional outdoor exposure to extreme weather conditions.
• Noise levels are generally moderate.
• Ability to pass a substance abuse screening.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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