Warehouse Associate

royalbrassandhose; Hueytown (AL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership (ESOP)

401K match

Health insurance

Vision and dental insurance

Profit sharing

Job summary

Royal Brass and Hose in Hueytown, Alabama is hiring a Warehouse Associate to support daily operations in a fast-paced warehouse environment. You will pull orders, prepare shipments, receive and verify deliveries, and maintain accurate inventory records.

Responsibilities include assembling hoses, crimping fittings, kit packaging, and supporting front-counter inquiries. Candidates should be safety‑minded, detail oriented, and able to work well in a team.

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently and safely.
• Warehouse work experience is a plus.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Forklift certification is a plus.
• Knowledge of industry safety standards.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment for long periods.
• Strong teamwork and communication.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Motivated and self-directed.
• Good math skills.
• Basic keyboard skills.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Drug-free workplace.

Responsibilities

• Pull and prepare customer orders from warehouse stock.
• Package, label, and prepare shipments for carriers.
• Receive and verify vendor shipments; stock in proper locations.
• Inspect accuracy of orders before shipping.
• Dispatch orders with correct quantities and tracking.
• Count and reconcile inventory; assist with cycle counts.
• Assemble hoses and crimp fittings per order.
• Assemble kits and package components per specifications.
• Assist front counter with customer inquiries and fabrication.
• Assist with year-end inventory counts.
• Support after-hours deliveries per schedule.
• Perform other duties to support safety and efficiency.

Skills

Independent work

Safety-conscious

Warehouse experience

Forklift operation

Attention to detail

Team player

Math skills

Keyboard skills

Valid driver’s license

Drug-free

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift certification

Job description

Royal Brass and Hose

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

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 highest quality and on time. and must make decisions regarding the transfer of incoming and outgoing inventory. Warehouse associate works as a team to complete tasks safely with highest quality and on-time to 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

• Order puller - Include but not limited to, pulling customer order, warehouse stock order, various kits, complete discrepancy sheets.
• Shipping - Include but not limited to, packing boxes, shipping labels and documents for UPS, FedEx, and motor freight
• Receiving - Receive and verify shipments from vendors via UPS, FedEx, and Motor freight. Put stock in appropriate locations. Receive and sign for shipments
• Quality Control - Through visual inspection verifies accuracy of every order before shipping
• Dispatch - Dispatch orders to include correct quantity, freight costs, tracking numbers, weight of packages.
• Inventory/Control/Cycle Counting - Include but not limited to counting, measuring, recording as a team with other warehouse associates
• Hose Assembly: Includes but not limited to assembling and crimping hose and fittings in small and large quantities for customer orders.
• Kitting: Includes but not limited to packaging various components to customer specification.
• Front Counter: Includes but not limited to receiving customer inquiries at the front counter and working as a team identify correct replacement. This may require fabrication of hose, fittings, and other components.
• Year-end inventory - Include but not limited to counting, measuring, recording as a team with other warehouse associates
• Customer Delivery - Provide general support to customers after hours and weekends as necessary within scheduled rotation.
• Other Job Duties as Assigned: Include but not limited to housekeeping, preventative maintenance on equipment, team meeting participation that results in continuous improvement, posting performance metrics, organization of various celebrations, attending training meeting or classes.

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently and safely.
• Warehouse work experience a plus
• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• Certified Forklift Driver a plus
• Knowledge of industry safety standards
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment for long periods
• Great team spirit
• Excellent attention to detail
• Able to work alone and self-motivated
• Good math skills
• Basic keyboard knowledge
• Valid driver’s license
• Drug free

Working conditions

• Minimal climate-controlled environment

Physical requirements

• Below waist lift 70lbs
• Above waist lift 50lbs
• Push 100lbs force
• Pull 100lbs force
• Overhead reach occasionally
• Stooping/Work bent over occasionally
• Climbing (Stairs, Ladder, Equipment Step-up) Occasionally
• Repetitive hand movements- stapling, using tape gun, grabbing bags, typing