Warehouse Associate

Royalbrassandhose; Benton (IL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated warehouse associate to join their team. This role involves a variety of tasks including order pulling, shipping, receiving, and quality control, all while ensuring safety and efficiency. The ideal candidate will possess a strong attention to detail and the ability to work well in a team environment. With a commitment to employee ownership and a competitive benefits package, this opportunity offers a chance to grow within a supportive and dynamic workplace. If you’re ready to contribute to a successful team and thrive in a fast-paced setting, this position could be the perfect fit for you.

Benefits

401K match

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Voluntary group insurance

Company profit sharing

Qualifications

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment for long periods.
• Knowledge of industry safety standards is essential.

Responsibilities

• Perform general warehouse duties including order pulling and shipping.
• Ensure accuracy of orders through quality control inspections.

Skills

Warehouse work experience

Attention to detail

Team spirit

Ability to work independently

Basic keyboard knowledge

Education

High school diploma or GED equivalent

Tools

Forklift

Pallet jack

Job description

Since 1949 Royal Brass and Hose has been a distributor of high-quality mobile equipment products like hydraulic and pneumatic parts, hoses, fittings, fasteners, adapters, and more. Our solutions, expertise and service excellence empower customer success.

We are employee-owned! Royal Brass and Hose has been an ESOP since 2018. In addition, we offer a competitive benefits package including 401K match, health, vision and dental insurance, voluntary group insurance and company profit sharing.

Job Purpose

The warehouse associate performs general warehouse duties such as but not limited to, working with heavy equipment like forklifts and pallet jacks to move freight. The warehouse worker completes paperwork, ensures tasks are completed safely with the highest quality and on time, and must make decisions regarding the transfer of incoming and outgoing inventory. The warehouse associate works as a team to complete tasks safely with the highest quality and on time for our customers. They must be able to lift and carry heavy objects and work in hot or cold weather. A warehouse worker should be alert, ambitious, hard-working, detail-oriented, and able to follow instructions while working as a team.

Essential Job Functions

1. Order Puller: Includes but not limited to pulling customer orders, warehouse stock orders, various kits, and completing discrepancy sheets.
2. Shipping: Includes but not limited to packing boxes, shipping labels, and documents for UPS, FedEx, and motor freight.
3. Receiving: Receive and verify shipments from vendors via UPS, FedEx, and motor freight. Put stock in appropriate locations and sign for shipments.
4. Quality Control: Through visual inspection, verifies accuracy of every order before shipping.
5. Dispatch: Dispatch orders to include correct quantity, freight costs, tracking numbers, and weight of packages.
6. Inventory/Control/Cycle Counting: Includes but not limited to counting, measuring, and recording as a team with other warehouse associates.
7. Hose Assembly: Includes but not limited to assembling and crimping hose and fittings in small and large quantities for customer orders.
8. Kitting: Includes but not limited to packaging various components to customer specifications.
9. Front Counter: Includes but not limited to receiving customer inquiries at the front counter and working as a team to identify correct replacements. This may require fabrication of hose, fittings, and other components.
10. Year-end Inventory: Includes but not limited to counting, measuring, and recording as a team with other warehouse associates.
11. Other Job Duties as Assigned: Includes but not limited to housekeeping, preventative maintenance on equipment, team meeting participation that results in continuous improvement, posting performance metrics, organization of various celebrations, and attending training meetings or classes.

Qualifications

1. Ability to work independently and safely.
2. Warehouse work experience a plus.
3. High school diploma or GED equivalent.
4. Certified Forklift Driver a plus.
5. Knowledge of industry safety standards.
6. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment for long periods.
7. Great team spirit.
8. Excellent attention to detail.
9. Able to work alone and self-motivated.
10. Basic keyboard knowledge.

Working Conditions

Minimal climate-controlled environment.

Physical Requirements

1. Below waist lift: 70lbs.
2. Above waist lift: 50lbs.
3. Pull: 100lbs force.
4. Overhead reach occasionally.
5. Stooping/work bent over occasionally.
6. Climbing (stairs, ladder, equipment step-up) occasionally.
7. Repetitive hand movements: stapling, using tape gun, grabbing bags, typing.