Warehouse Associate

East Coast Metal Distributors, Inc.; Conyers (GA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

East Coast Metal Distributors, Inc. is seeking a warehouse associate to support branch operations by expediting customer orders and maintaining a clean, efficient warehouse.

You will verify shipments, document arrivals, and integrate items into branch inventory while ensuring accurate pickup and packing processes. Responsibilities include receiving, packing, staging, and shipping orders, operating handheld devices and office machines, and maintaining safety with forklift operations.

Qualifications

• Must have a HS diploma or GED.
• Prior counter sales, HVAC, and customer service experience is preferred.
• Must be computer literate and proficient with Microsoft Office.
• Fork truck safety certification or willingness to obtain certification.

Responsibilities

• Represents East Coast Metal Distributors by wearing clean, company provided uniform.
• Obtains products for counter sales orders and greets customers with their orders.
• Validates correct items and quantities on pick tickets and transfer requests with proper initialing and dating.
• Notifies Warehouse Manager of discrepancies to leaving shipments.
• Secures, stages and ships orders via LTL, UPS, and East Coast Metal Distributors delivery vehicles.
• Unloads incoming inventory, documents its arrival and verifies items and quantities via Vendors Packing List with proper initialing and dating.
• Submits packing list for entry of items into warehouse inventory.
• Incorporates inventory shipments into warehouse inventory.
• Becomes proficient and certified in Fork Truck Safety and Operations.
• Uses all material handling equipment safely and correctly.
• Notifies Warehouse Manager and Branch Operations Manager of any needed service, repairs or unsafe conditions observed concerning material handling equipment or East
• Immediately reports any injury.
• Maintains a clean, neat and orderly warehouse.
• Completes other duties assigned by Warehouse Manager.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Inventory coordination

Education

HS diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Objective: Provide support to branch operations by expediting customer orders while

maintaining a clean, orderly warehouse environment. Verify and distinguish inventory

shipments, documenting their arrival and incorporating into branch inventory.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Represents East Coast Metal Distributors by wearing clean, company provided uniform.
• Obtains products for counter sales orders and greets customers with their orders.
• Validates correct items and quantities on pick tickets and transfer requests with proper initialing and dating. Notifies Warehouse Manager of any discrepancies to leaving shipments.
• Helps other warehouse personnel by verifying correct items and quantities with proper initialing and dating.
• Secures, stages and ships orders via LTL, UPS, and East Coast Metal Distributors delivery vehicles. Notifies Warehouse Manager of any discrepancies to leaving shipments.
• Unloads incoming inventory, documents its arrival and verifies items and quantities via Vendors Packing List with proper initialing and dating. Notifies Warehouse Manager of any discrepancies to incoming shipments.
• Submits packing list for entry of items into warehouse inventory.
• Incorporates inventory shipments into warehouse inventory.
• Becomes proficient and certified in Fork Truck Safety and Operations.
• Uses all material handling equipment safely and correctly.
• Notifies Warehouse Manager and Branch Operations Manager of any needed service, repairs or unsafe conditions observed concerning material handling equipment or East
• Immediately reports any injury.
• Maintains a clean, neat and orderly warehouse.
• Completes other duties assigned by Warehouse Manager.

Special Requirements: Willing to work overtime, holidays and weekends as requested by the Branch Operations Manager.

Minimum Education/Experience: HS diploma, or GED equivalent, is required. Related

experience and/or advanced training or any equivalent combination of education and experience

may be substituted. Previous counter sales, HVAC, and customer service experience is desired.

Must be computer literate with knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Must be able to useOctober 22, 2018

general office machines and multi-line telephone. Strong communication and interpersonal skills

are required.

(ADA) Minimum Qualifications or Standards Required to Perform

Essential Job Functions

Language Skills

Requires the ability to read and comprehend a variety of informational documentation, procedures and correspondence. Requires the ability to read to write correspondence with proper format, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Requires good voice quality that is conversational and professional. Requires the ability to follow verbal and written instructions, guidelines and objectives.

Numerical Aptitude

Must be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide.

Reasoning Ability

Requires the ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out written or oral instructions.

Manual Dexterity

Requires the ability to use a variety of office machines and equipment. Must have average levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.

Physical Demands

Must be able to operate computers, calculators, copy machines, facsimile machines and other general office equipment. Extensive use of computer monitor, keyboard and telephone is required. Must be physically able to lift equipment components, parts and machinery. Occasional standing bending, stooping and/or walking are required. Must be able to use body members to work, move, and lift or carry moderately heavy objects, equipment or materials up to 20 pounds. Physical demand requirements are at levels for moderately active work. Specific visual abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and color vision for reading.

Physical Communication

Must have the ability to talk (expressing and/or exchanging ideas by means of spoken works) and hear (perceiving sounds of nature by ear). Physical appearance to the public and internal employees must be positive.

Working Conditions and Hazards

Work is mostly performed in a warehouse setting. Must also be able to perform work in a warehouse that may be dimly lit with exposure to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes and airborne particles. There is some risk of exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals and gases, outside weather conditions, extreme cold or heat and loud noises.

Status

Full-Time

Position Type

Hourly

Company

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