Warehouse Associate

Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc.; Fairbanks (AK); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life & accident insurance

Pet Insurance

401(k) with company matching

19 days of paid time off

Wellness program and EAP assistance

Job summary

Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc. is seeking a Warehouse Associate to support daily warehouse operations in Fairbanks, AK. You will perform receiving, stocking, assembling, staging, loading, and unloading tasks with opportunities for overtime.

The role requires physical stamina, ability to lift 50+ pounds, operate pallet jacks, and work with accuracy on orders and inventory. Training and benefits are provided to keep operations efficient and safe.

Qualifications

• Must be able to organize and prioritize numerous tasks under time constraints.
• Knowledge of warehouse principles, practices, and procedures.
• Able to lift heavy objects over 50 pounds.
• Able to operate material handling equipment.
• Able to read, speak, and write in English.

Responsibilities

• Package finished product for shipping (shrink wrapping, boxing, labeling).
• Stage finished product for loading.
• Check purchase orders/work orders for correct assembly and delivery readiness.
• Check items to ensure correct quantities are assembled.
• Assist in inventory maintenance and counts.
• Load finished product onto the truck.
• Unload products from trucks and stock in designated area.
• Ensure quality control and avoid damaged goods.
• Operate pallet jack per SOP and perform preventive maintenance.
• Provide on-the-job training for new employees.
• Handle inventory movement into/out of controlled locations.
• Prepare customers’ orders for delivery.
• Provide fill-in support for other departments in the warehouse.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Task prioritization

Warehouse procedures

Follow instructions

Heavy lifting

Operate material handling equipment

English literacy

Attendance reliability

Extended hours availability

Tools

Pallet jack operation

Job description

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM (with OT)

Warehouse Associate 1 contributes to the efficient operation of the warehouse by providing labor support to the Branch Office. Warehouse Associate 1 in this job performs a range of general and specific warehouse tasks that can be easily learned on the job such as receiving, stocking, assembling, staging, loading, and unloading products.

Key Responsibilities:

• Package finished product for shipping (Shrink wrapping, boxing, labeling).
• Stages finished product for loading.
• Check purchase orders/ work orders to ensure that products are correctly assembled and ready for delivery.
• Check items to ensure that the correct number of products are being assembled.
• Assists in inventory level maintenance and inventory counts.
• Load the finished product onto the truck.
• Unload products from trucks, containers, and stock them in the designated area.
• Responsible for quality control. Ensure that no damaged products are sent out, and no damaged products will be stored.
• Operate pallet jack within standard operating procedures.
• Perform preventive maintenance on palette jacks.
• Perform on-the-job training for new employees.
• Handle inventory movement into and out of controlled locations.
• Prepare customers’ orders for delivery.
• Provide fill-in support for other departments in the warehouse.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Ability:

• Must be able to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under various time constraints
• Knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures of the warehouse environment.
• The incumbent should be able to follow written and/or oral instructions
• Correctly follow a given rule or set of rules to arrange things or actions in a certain order;
• Require considerable and strenuous physical exertion so incumbents should be able to lift heavy objects over 50 pounds.
• Ability to operate material handler equipment proficiently.
• Ability to read, speak, and write in English.
• Physically strong, agile, dexterous, and undeterred by heights and adverse climatic conditions.
• Positive work history and ability to maintain solid attendance.
• Available to work extended hours.

Working Conditions:

Some Warehouse Associates will spend time in the warehouse's refrigerated (Cooler and Freezer) section. Machinery operation requires using safety equipment including but not limited to steel-toed boots. The typical workweek is Monday through Friday (standard 40 hours per week); however, evening, night shift, overtime, and weekend hours are common in some branch offices.

Benefits*:

• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life & accident insurance
• Pet Insurance
• 401(k) with company matching
• 19 days of paid time off
• Wellness program and EAP assistance
• and much more!

*Most benefits require employee contribution

Pre-employment Drug testing is required.

Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer.