About WaterSaver Faucet Co.
For over 75 years, WaterSaver Faucet Co. has set the standard for quality in faucets, valves, and safety equipment for science laboratories. Our products are carefully designed and manufactured to provide exceptional durability and performance, with a product line that includes laboratory service fixtures and safety equipment. Our operations are guided by four fundamental values:
- Safety: We never sacrifice safety for speed or money.
- Quality: Durability is our standard, and we never rush orders at the expense of performance metrics.
- Service: We strive to get our customers the products they need when they need them.
- Efficiency: We achieve competitive pricing through waste reduction and lean manufacturing.
Job Description: Receiver II
Job Title: Receiver II
Department: Shipping/Receiving
Reports To: Warehouse Supervisor
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Pay Range: $22.50
Location: Chicago, IL (On-site)
About WaterSaver Faucet Co.
For over 75 years, WaterSaver Faucet Co. has set the standard for quality in faucets, valves, and safety equipment for science laboratories. Our products are carefully designed and manufactured to provide exceptional durability and performance, with a product line that includes laboratory service fixtures and safety equipment. Our operations are guided by four fundamental values:
- Safety: We never sacrifice safety for speed or money.
- Quality: Durability is our standard, and we never rush orders at the expense of performance metrics.
- Service: We strive to get our customers the products they need when they need them.
- Efficiency: We achieve competitive pricing through waste reduction and lean manufacturing.
Proud to Call Chicago Home
We love Chicago and have always been here. We have two state-of-the-art facilities totaling 200,000 square feet in River North. WaterSaver Faucet is at Erie and Halsted Streets, while Guardian Equipment is at North Branch and Division Streets on Goose Island. Both companies have gated off-street parking, are close to the Kennedy Expressway (I90), and have easy access to public transportation.
Position Summary
The Receiver II is responsible for checking, weighing, and counting incoming parts, materials, and supplies, verifying against purchase orders, and managing material flow and storage.
Essential Job Functions & Responsibilities
- Receiving: Check, weigh, and count a wide variety of incoming parts, materials, and supplies.
- Verification: Check against purchase orders or packing lists for proper shipment, shortages, damage in transit, broken packages, and obvious defects.
- Material Handling: Move material to the proper department, stockroom or place in temporary storage.
- Inspection Support: Open cartons and select samples for inspection; deliver to the inspection area, and move to quarantine or stockroom.
- Equipment Operation: Operate walk-behind stacker and standup lift truck, hoists, and other equipment in unloading, moving, or storing materials.
- Safety Adherence: Comply strictly with all company safety policies, including the mandatory and continuous utilization of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as safety glasses, steel-toed boots, and specific hand protection.
Job Qualifications & Requirements
Education & Experience
- Education: High school diploma or equivalent.
- Experience: 2-3 years of related warehouse training or experience.
Skills & Competencies
- Basic mathematical proficiency for inventory counting and verification.
- Foundational computer literacy to navigate systems or utilize RF scanners.
- Familiarity with WaterSaver Faucet/Guardian Equipment products and the parts, materials, packaging, or shipping requirements relevant to the position, including item numbering and nomenclature, preferred.
- Be able to demonstrate understanding of the role and show efficiency in completing required tasks and responsibilities.
Physical Demands & Work Environment
- Physical Activity: Regularly required to stand, walk, and maintain physical balance for the entire duration of an 8-hour shift. Continuous use of hands and fingers to handle, manipulate, align, or feel small industrial parts. Frequent reaching, pushing, and pulling actions are necessary.
- Lifting Constraints: Must possess the consistent physical capacity to lift, carry, and move items weighing up to 50 pounds unassisted throughout the workday.
- Environment: Position is located entirely on an active manufacturing floor. The work area is climate-controlled but subject to localized temperature variations.
Benefits
- Pay increases after a 90 day probationary period.
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield Health Insurance plans; HMO, PPO, and HSA options after 90 days
- Vision and Dental insurance.
- Short- and long-term disability benefits.
- Life insurance.
- 401(k) plan with company match.
- Paid vacation.
- Ten (10) paid holidays.
- Five (5) paid sick days per year.
- Opportunities for advancement.
- Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities.
Equal Opportunity & EEO Statement
WaterSaver Faucet Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to maintaining an inclusive environment for all personnel. All employment selections are decided based on business necessities, job specifications, merit, and operational performance, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status under the Illinois Human Rights Act and Federal Title VII.