Warehouse

Betts Company; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Betts Company is seeking a warehouse associate to direct and perform warehousing activities, verify shipments, and maintain current inventory. You will check in deliveries, unload trucks, and prepare paperwork.

Responsibilities include shelving stock, filling orders, and ensuring warehouse organization. There is collaboration with sales and delivery teams, plus potential back-up for drivers and handling core returns.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED with 6–12 months related warehouse experience or training.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Microsoft Office skills preferred with prior warehouse computer experience considered.

Responsibilities

• Direct and perform warehousing activities including verification of shipments and inventory.
• Check in and unload inbound deliveries and complete paperwork.
• Place stock on shelves and fulfill customer orders for delivery or shipment.
• Maintain organized warehouse and conduct daily cycle counts.
• Inspect warehouse and equipment; coordinate with managers and other functions.

Skills

Basic math

Reading & writing

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Forklift operation

Job description

SUMMARY

Directs and performs warehousing activities for organization by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Follows operational procedures for activities such as verification of incoming and outgoing shipments, handling and disposition of materials, and keeping warehouse inventory current.
• Checks in and unloads all receiving from incoming trucks, including UPS, and complete appropriate paperwork.
• Place stock on shelves, racks or other appropriate designated location.
• Fills customer orders for delivery, will call or shipment.
• Maintains warehouse in a neat and orderly fashion keeping inventory in proper bin locations.
• Inspects physical condition of warehouse and equipment.
• Confers with department manager to ensure coordination of warehouse activities with activities of other functions such as sales and deliveries.
• Directs salvage of damaged or used material, including cores.
• Inspect all cores coming in from deliveries, making sure they are acceptable. Prepares core returns in accordance with current standards.
• Enters bin location on product that comes in without current bin location.
• Complete daily cycle counts.
• Process negative inventory report and corrections as needed.
• Assist or load vehicles for deliveries.
• Complete appropriate paperwork associated with all warehouse transactions.

Responsible to back-up delivery drivers as needed. This will include completing all driver tasks including, but not limited to, driving company vehicle to deliver parts to customer's place of business. Check load prior to leaving for delivery route. Obtain signature of customer when parts are delivered and collect payment if necessary. Maintain delivery record of sales and parts delivered. Maintain company vehicle to standards, including cleaning, inspecting and completing appropriate paperwork for repairs.

Other duties as assigned by manager.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and prior related experience of six to 12 months and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. Microsoft Office skills preferred with prior warehouse computer experience considered.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Must be forklift certified or able to be certified to operate forklift. Must maintain a valid drivers' license in the state of employment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of

those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.