Warehouse Associate

Wholesale Electric Supply Co. of Houston; Clute (TX); On-site; USD 31,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Wholesale Electric Supply Co. of Houston is hiring a Warehouse Associate to receive, store and distribute materials in our warehouse. You will ensure accuracy and timeliness, assist in shipping and receiving, and help prepare orders for customers.

The role requires at least one year warehouse experience, a high school diploma, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Forklift certification is preferred but not required. This is a full-time on-site position with standard weekday hours.

Qualifications

• One or more years of prior warehouse experience.
• Forklift certification preferred but not required.
• High School diploma required.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Good attitude and time management.

Responsibilities

• Assist in shipping and receiving material, unloading trucks, and checking in merchandise.
• Match purchase orders to sales orders and distribute to sales associates.
• Move materials from receiving/storage to designated areas.
• Sort and place materials on racks by size, type, color or product code.
• Fill requisitions, work orders, or requests for materials.
• Distribute items to shipping or route drivers.
• Ensure warehouse is accessible and safe for salespeople and customers.
• Assemble customer orders from stock.
• Label finished wire cuts with applicable information.
• Log materials received or distributed and assist inventory counts.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Good attitude

Organizational multi-tasking prioritiz

Basic mathematics skills

Fast-paced environment

Time management

Education

High School diploma

Tools

Forklift

Job description

Job title:

Warehouse Associate

Reports to:

Warehouse Manager

Classification:

Non-exempt

Schedule:

Work hours may vary by location. Mon - Fri, 40 hours per week

Summary/Objective:

The Warehouse Associate position is responsible for receiving, storing, and distributing material, tools, equipment, and products within the warehouse, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of all job functions.

Essential Functions:

• Assisting in shipping and receiving material, unloading trucks, checking in merchandise.
• Matching purchase orders to sales orders and distributing to sales associates for processing.
• Moving materials and items from receiving or storage areas to other designated areas.
• Sorting and placing materials on racks, shelves, or in bins according to predetermined sequence such as size, type, style, color, or product code.
• Filing requisitions, work orders, or requests for materials.
• Distributing items to shipping or other designated areas for route drivers.
• Ensuring the warehouse is accessible and safe for salespeople and customer traffic.
• Assembling customer orders from stock.
• Placing orders on pallets or shelves.
• Relocating orders to a holding area.
• Marking materials with identifying information using assigned methods.
• Logging materials received or distributed.
• Assisting in counting of physical inventory.
• Maintaining the warehouse facilities to ensure cleanliness.
• Performing additional assignments per supervisors direction.
• Correctly measure wire, load wire on machine and operate all machinery in a safe manner that is in compliance with company safety standards.
• Properly label all completed wire cuts with applicable information, including customer label.

Competencies:

• Strong communication skills.
• Must have good attitude.
• Organizational, multi-tasking, and prioritizing skills.
• Basic mathematics skills.
• Able to work in a fast pace environment.
• Time management.

Supervisory Responsibility:

The Warehouse Associate position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

Working conditions:

Work Environment

This position works in a warehouse setting, with some outdoor exposure during the workday. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines, and standard warehouse equipment such as hand trucks, box cutters and tape dispensers.

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move objects up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move objects up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move objects that weigh more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m (hours may vary by location and/or business needs). The employee must work 40 hours each week to maintain full-time status.

Education and Experience:

• One or more years of prior warehouse experience.
• Forklift certified preferred but not required.
• High School diploma required.