Warehouse Associate - Route

VETERINARY SERVICE INC; Beaver Dam (WI); On-site; USD 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterinary Service Inc. is seeking a warehouse associate at Beaver Dam, WI. You will pull and pack products for route shipments, load trucks, and maintain delivery paperwork. Forklift operation and scanning equipment are used daily, with an emphasis on accuracy and safety.

Requires a high school diploma and basic math/computer skills. Experience with pick tickets and light assembly is a plus. This role offers hourly pay in the $19–$20 range and steady daytime hours.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required, with math and computer operations coursework.
• Ability to read and interpret pick tickets and write emails.
• Forklift certification preferred or required.
• Farm experience and animal health knowledge a plus.

Responsibilities

• Accurately pull products from shelves.
• Apply RX labels to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Pack and scan products for shipment to customers.
• Stage customer orders on pallets for delivery.
• Load trucks using pallet jack and drum cart.
• Maintain pick tickets and delivery paperwork.

Skills

High school diploma

Read pick tickets

Math skills

Computer operations

Forklift certification

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Forklift

IPod scanner

Pallet jack

Job description

Job Location: Beaver Dam Branch - Beaver Dam, WI 53916, Salary Range: $19.00 - $20.00 Hourly

Under the guidance of the Route Supervisor, this associate will be responsible for accurately pulling and packing products for route shipment to customers. This position also requires the loading of the trucks, organizing of pick tickets, want lists, and other paperwork for delivery.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Accurately pulling products from shelves
• Applying RX labels to applicable product to ensure regulatory compliance
• Carefully scan and package product to be shipped to our customers
• Stage customer orders on pallets for delivery
• Wrap pallets by hand and using the wrapping machine
• Load trucks using pallet jack and drum cart
• Organize pick tickets, want lists and other paperwork for delivery
• LEAN processes: dusting, sweeping, organizing boxes, rotating ice packs and filling chest freezer

Marginal Functions

• Pull orders for shipping department
• Labeling and stocking shelves with newly received products
• Pull and pack store orders and carryout orders for customers as necessary
• Perform light assembly / light production work and other projects
• Assist with inventory and inventory prep
• Other duties as assigned

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

Requires a high school diploma with courses in math and computer operations.

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret pick tickets. Ability to write business correspondence via email. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, customers, and other employees.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Must maintain a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

Other skills and Abilities

Ability to operate a computer, forklift certified, work with minimal supervision, follow directions, and work under pressure. Farm experience and animal health knowledge a plus. Ability to follow directions, prioritize work, manage multiple projects, and work independently.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required stand and walk for long periods of time; bend/squat, use hands to finger, handle or touch objects; reach above shoulders; talk and hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move objects up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds up to waist level with assistance. The employee must be able to move up to 700 pounds with a barrel cart. The employee must be able to maneuver a manual or motorized pallet jack with a pallet of product weighing up to 2600 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distant vision.

Tools/Equipment Used

Forklift, IPod scanner, Box knife, push cart, hand jack, two wheel cart, barrel cart, ladders, tape gun, pallet wrapper and computer.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moderate cold/heat conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually mid-level to loud.

Protective clothing/equipment required

Closed toe shoes, gloves when handling sharp or abrasive objects.

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