Lumper

A F Wendling Inc; Buckhannon (WV); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A F Wendling Inc is seeking a motivated Lumper to join our warehouse team. You will unload packages, palletize items, and prepare goods for storage and distribution. The role requires standing, lifting, and operating equipment such as reach trucks and pallet jacks as needed.

The ideal candidate has prior warehouse experience, can work independently, and maintains high accuracy under deadlines. This physically demanding position emphasizes safety and efficiency throughout the shift.

Qualifications

• HS Diploma or equivalent required.
• Strong communication and organization skills.
• Able to multitask and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience operating reach trucks and pallet jacks is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Unload packages, materials, and pallets from arriving trucks.
• Prepare items for distribution and storage in the warehouse.
• Palletize products and move freight safely.
• Verify products, quantities, and order numbers.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work area.

Skills

Communication skills

Independent work

Multitasking

Urgency to meet deadlines

Education

HS Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Reach truck

Pallet jack

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY:We are seeking an energetic, motivated individual to join our warehouse team as a Lumper. You will unload packages, materials, and pallets from arriving trucks and prepare all items for distribution and storage in our warehouse. This is a physically demanding position, and you need a keen eye for detail and a self-starting personality. Our ideal candidate has worked in a warehouse and has experience with loading, packing, and trucking. Experience as a forklift or pallet jack driver a plus. You must be able to stand, lift heavy items, and crouch for several hours a day.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:• Sort and segregate items per pallet into appropriate Ti/Hi• Palletizing products• Other tasks as assigned.• Transporting all products and materials.• Verify products, quantities, and order numbers correctly.• Move freight safety throughout the warehouse.• Other duties as assigned.• Operation reach truck.• Stacking products throughout warehouse as needed.• Put away pallets from the receiving dock.• Transporting product safely through the warehouse.• Storing pallets on warehouse shelves.• Maintaining clean, orderly workstation-returning supplies and merchandise to assigned locations• Adhere to all workplace safety guidelines• Maintain a safe and organized loading/unloading areaEducation and/or Work Experience Requirements:• HS Diploma or equivalent,• Basic math skills required• Proven ability to juggle multiple tasks simultaneously.• Must have very strong urgency in meeting objectives and deadlines.• Requires the ability to apply common sense and understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, verbal, or diagram form.• Ability to complete tasks under standardized situations with occasional variables.• Ability to work independently.• Great communication skills.• Must have previous experience driving reach trucks and pallet jacks.Physical Requirements:• Physical ability to lift, carry, and position: up to 20 lbs. regularly, up to 50 lbs. frequently, and up to 100 lbs. occasionally.• Must be able to constantly bend, reach above shoulder, grasp objects, climb, kneel, squat, twist and stand throughout shift.• Must be able to push/pull up to 150 lbs. occasionally• Confident and comfortable operating equipment at heights up to 30 feet• Regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle objects, tools, or controls.