Parts Warehouse Specialist: RF Scan & Forklift

Global Industrial Company; Kentwood (MI); Hybrid; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Industrial in Kentwood, MI, is seeking a Warehouse Operator to perform order fulfillment, pallet assembly, and material handling with a gas forklift and electric pallet jack. You will use an RF scanner to prepare orders, load pallets, and ensure accurate inventory.

Duties include packing, wrapping, loading, unloading, and reporting discrepancies in a fast-paced warehouse environment. The role requires standing for long periods, lifting up to 75 pounds, and maintaining safety and

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year experience in a Warehouse environment.
• Must have experience operating gas forklift and electric pallet jack.
• Experience with RF scanners.
• Ability to lift up to 75 pounds.
• Ability to stand, walk, pull and bend for long periods in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong reading comprehension and basic computer skills.
• Good organizational and multitasking skills.

Responsibilities

• Use RF scanner to determine products to move, gather, or distribute for orders.
• Assemble customer orders from stock and place on pallets or shelves based on route for packing or shipping.
• Operate riding pallet jack and/or forklift to move products efficiently.
• Receive and verify orders, scan into the computer system.
• Band and shrink wrap products to pallets per company standards.
• Utilize machinery to shrink wrap products on pallets.
• Load orders safely and efficiently.
• Receive merchandise daily and unload trucks, verify inventory.
• Record discrepancies or damages as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Gas forklift operation

Electric pallet jack operation

RF scanner operation

Reading comprehension

Verbal communication

Organizational skills

Multi-tasking

Job description

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For over 70 years Global Industrial has been an industry leader providing private label and brand name industrial equipment and supplies to businesses throughout North America.

We carry over one million industrial, material handling and business products that are sold through our website, corporate sales people and full color catalogs. We are constantly increasing our product offerings to meet the diverse and changing needs of our customers. Our customers include small to large corporations, institutions, government agencies and consumers across North America.

• Uses an RF scanner to determine the proper products to be moved, gathered, or distributed for completing customer orders.
• Assembles customer orders from stock and places orders on pallets, shelves or conveyor belts based on the necessary route for either the packing station or shipping department.
• Operates a riding powered pallet jack and/or forklift to move products efficiently in a productive environment.
• Receives processed orders, verifies accuracy of order and scans order into computer system.
• Banding product securely to respective pallet using company standards to ensure our customers satisfaction.
• Utilizes machinery to shrink wrap products on pallets.
• Operates forklift and pallet jack to stage or load products as necessary.
• Loads orders safely and efficiently.
• Receives merchandise into the warehouse daily upon delivery.
• Unloads trucks and verifies inventory.
• Record and report discrepancies and/or damages as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Competencies and skills

• Must have previous experience operating a gas forklift and electric pallet jack.
• Minimum of 1 year experience working in a Warehouse environment required.
• Minimum of 1 year experience operating an electric pallet jack required.
• Minimum of 1 year experience utilizing an RF Scanner required.
• Ability to lift up to 75 pounds on a frequent basis required.
• Able to stand, walk, pull and bending 100% of the day on a continuous basis in a fast-paced environment.
• Must have organizational and multi-tasking skills in fast-paced environment.
• Utilize various types of packing supplies to protect product on pallet for shipping.
• Reading and comprehension skills required.
• Must possess computer exposure.

• Strong initiative and self-motivational skills.
• Strong verbal communication skills.

EEO/AA Statement

Global Industrial provides equal employment opportunities to all employee and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absences, compensation and training.