Warehouse Associate

Royal Brass and Hose; Madisonville (KY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Voluntary group insurance

Profit sharing

Job summary

Royal Brass and Hose is seeking a Warehouse Associate to perform general warehouse duties in a fast-paced environment in Kentucky. You will move freight with forklifts and pallet jacks, handle receiving and shipping, and support inventory control with accuracy.

The role requires independence, safety awareness, and the ability to work well in a team. Prior forklift experience and a high school diploma are preferred; this full-time position offers benefits and opportunities for growth.

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
• Basic keyboard knowledge

Responsibilities

• Pull customer orders and warehouse stock orders including kits and discrepancy sheets.
• Pack boxes and prepare shipping labels/documents for UPS, FedEx, and motor freight.
• Receive and verify shipments; place stock in correct locations; sign for shipments.
• Perform quality checks to ensure accuracy of orders before shipping.
• Dispatch orders with correct quantities, freight costs, and tracking numbers.
• Assist with inventory control and cycle counting as part of a team.
• Assist with hose assembly, kitting, and front-counter inquiries as needed.
• Participate in year-end inventory and other duties as assigned.

Skills

Independent worker

Team player

Attention to detail

Lifting ability 70 lbs

Stamina for long shifts

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift operation

Pallet jack

Inventory control systems

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

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
• 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
• Basic keyboard knowledge

Working conditions

• Minimal climate-controlled environment

Physical requirements

• Below waist lift 70lbs
• Above waist lift 50lbs
• 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