Warehouse Associate

Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc; Santa Fe Springs (CA); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc. is hiring a Warehouse Associate 1 to support evening operations in our Santa Fe Springs facility. You will package products for shipping, stage finished goods for loading, and verify orders for accuracy.

The role includes inventory tasks, loading/unloading, and quality control to prevent damaged items from leaving the warehouse. Responsibilities also include operating a pallet jack, performing routine maintenance, and training new staff, with overtime as needed on the

Qualifications

• Ability to organize and prioritize multiple tasks.
• Strong knowledge of warehouse procedures and safety.
• Able to read and follow written and oral instructions.
• Physical capability to lift objects over 50 pounds.
• Experience with pallet jacks and light machinery is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Package finished products for shipping and stage for loading.
• Check orders to ensure correct quantities and readiness for delivery.
• Assist in inventory counts and movement of stock.
• Load/ unload products from trucks and stock in designated areas.
• Maintain quality control and ensure no damaged items are sent out.
• Provide on-the-job training for new employees and support other departments.

Skills

Physical strength

Pallet jack operation

Stocking and handling

Inventory management

English literacy

Safety awareness

Team collaboration

Heavy lifting

Job description

Work Schedule: Monday to Friday 4:00 PM - 12:30 AM (with overtime)

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.

• 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.