Warehouse Picker - Day Shift

Myers Industries Inc; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Myers Industries Inc. is seeking a warehouse associate to support production through safe, accurate material movement between staging areas and warehouses.

You will handle product transfers, maintain documentation, and participate in 5S and cycle counts to ensure inventory accuracy and efficient warehousing operations. The role requires forklift certification, a GED or high school diploma, and prior warehouse or shipping experience.

Qualifications

• Barcode scanning experience preferred.
• Ability to communicate clearly with team members and peers.

Responsibilities

• Operate forklift safely and use attachments as needed.
• Maintain and utilize all required documentation.
• Ensure product transfers are accurate and timely between locations.
• Remove/deliver products to designated locations promptly.
• Report incidents to leadership.
• Participate in 5S program for a clean, efficient facility.
• Join cycle-counts as directed.
• Maintain inventory accuracy in assigned zone.
• Apply consolidation principles for efficient warehousing.
• Escalate issues to department leadership when needed.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Skills

Barcode scanning experience

Clear communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Forklift certification

Warehouse/shipping experience

Job description

Job Overview:

Ensures the smooth, accurate, and consistent flow of materials to and from the staging lanes to support production, receiving, and shipping operations.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Works safely to prevent on-the-job injuries by following Buckhorn policies and OSHA standards.
• Maintains and utilizes all documentation required.
• Ensures all product transfers are performed properly and accurately to and from designated locations.
• Ensure timely removal/delivery of product to/from designated locations.
• Reports all incidents & accidents immediately to leadership.
• Participation in 5S program to ensure a clean and operational facility.
• Participation in cycle-counts as directed.
• Maintains inventory accuracy in assigned warehouse zone.
• Ensures consolidation principles are being practiced for effective warehousing.
• Safe operation of a forklift and various attachments.
• Escalate issues as needed to department leadership.
• Completes other duties as may be assigned.

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); required
• Previous warehouse and/or shipping experience; required
• Forklift certification; required

• Ability to communicate in a positive & clear way with team members and peers.
• Ability to accept change and adapt to organizational change and shifting priorities.
• Barcode and handheld scanner experience; preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Language Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to draft routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers, vendors or employees of our organization.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to do two mathematical operations to arrive at the solution.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is regularly required to walk, climb, or balance, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to fifty pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described herein are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to extreme heat and the risk of electric shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.