Warehouse Associate

Colony Hardware Corporation; Mokena (IL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the distribution of construction tools is seeking a Warehouse Associate to manage incoming merchandise and ensure accurate inventory management. This role emphasizes attention to detail and the ability to work independently in a team-oriented environment. Union employees are rewarded through a culture that encourages performance and offers various benefits such as medical plans, 401(k) with a company match, and competitive vacation time.

Benefits

Competitive salary and quarterly bonuses

Multiple medical, dental, and vision plan options

401k retirement plans with generous company match

Tuition reimbursement

Company-paid training and certifications

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience in warehouse, shipping, receiving, or packaging.
• Able to lift up to 50 lbs unassisted.
• Experience with RF Scanners and navigation of computer applications.

Responsibilities

• Handle incoming merchandise: receiving, sorting, and organizing.
• Verify items are free of defects before shipment.
• Perform inventory cycle counts and manually enter data.

Skills

Attention to detail

Results-driven

Ability to follow procedures

Tools

RF Scanners

Forklift

Pallet jack

Job description

Warehouse Associate

As a Warehouse Associate with Colony Hardware, you will begin the journey of bringing customer orders to life. To do this you will utilize your willingness to produce high-quality, detailed, and accurate work to ensure the mission to provide excellent customer service is completed.

A Little About Your Day:

• From day to day, you will handle all incoming merchandise by receiving, examining, sorting, organizing, and labeling them with appropriate stock and inventory control codes.
• You will send all picked orders to the packing department after verifying all items are free of defects or damage, and then move the completed orders to appropriate shipment locations.
• Operating with strong attention to detail, you will perform scheduled cycle counts of products for inventory and enter all data manually to ensure all information is updated.
• To maximize accuracy, you will unpack items to be stocked on shelves and load trucks with packed orders following a set of specific instructions and/or procedures in an organized and specified sequence.

This Might Be the Opportunity for You If:

• It’s important to you to have a career where there is a lot of variety in your day
• You love being on your feet, thinking on your feet, and working in a stable work environment.
• You are results-drivenand able to follow directions, guidelines, and procedures.
• You pay attention to details to ensure accuracy.
• Doing your work right is as important as doing it with a sense of urgency.
• You enjoy working independently as part of a highly successful, goal-oriented team.
• Your curiosity drives you to look for better, more efficient ways of doing things.

What You’ll Need for Success:

• A minimum of 1 year of experience in a warehouse, shipping, receiving, or packaging environment
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs unassisted.
• Ability to work on your feet and perform physical work
• Experience working with RF Scanners
• Ability to navigate computer applications and websites
• Prior experience operating one of the following: Sit-down forklift, stand-up forklift, cherry picker, or pallet jack.

We Can Offer You:

Colony Hardware provides a performance-based culture where all employees are rewarded for theachievement of both personal and company goals. This includes:

• Competitive salary and quarterly bonuses.
• Multiple medical, dental, and vision plan options
• Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance.
• 401k retirement plans with a generous company match.
• Tuition reimbursement
• Competitive sick, vacation, and PTO time as well as paid holidays
• Company-provided PPE as required
• Company-paid training and certifications
• Generous discounts on the best products from leading industry vendors

About Colony Hardware:

With nearly 50 locations and 1,000 employees, Colony Hardware is the leading distributor of Tools, Equipment, Fasteners, Supplies, and Safety Products to commercial construction and industrial accounts throughout our markets.

At Colony, our people are our most valuable asset. Success as a Colony Associate means being reliable, conscientious, and passionate. With our direction centered on teamwork, every employee at Colony will not only find their work to be meaningful but will have the opportunity to grow alongside Colony, both professionally and personally.

If you possess a will to win and would like to join a culture where integrity and collaboration are integral to success, apply to Colony Hardware today to join our growing family!

Colony Hardware’s Commitment to Equal Opportunity

Colony Hardware Corporation is an equal-opportunity employer. We enthusiastically accept our responsibility to make employment decisions without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, religion, marital status, victim of domestic violence, familial status, genetic predisposition or information, disability, Family and Medical Leave, military or veteran status, citizenship, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws and ordinances. Our management is dedicated to ensuring the fulfillment of this policy with respect to hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, recruitment advertising, pay, and other forms of compensation, training, and general treatment during employment.