Warehouse Specialist Retained Issue

TRAVIS ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND; Taylor (TX); On-site; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

403(b) retirement plan

health insurance

dental insurance

vision insurance

employee assistance program

life insurance

paid time off

paid holidays

employee appreciation events

Job summary

Travis Association for the Blind/Austin Lighthouse (TAB) seeks a Warehouse Specialist to manage warehousing duties, verify materials with receiving documents, and move goods safely within the facility. The role involves counting stock, labeling, packing, and preparing items for shipment in a fast-paced non-profit warehouse environment.

Ideal candidates will have experience with RF scanning, basic computer use, and strong attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Experience in warehousing or receiving environments.
• Knowledge of storage methods and inventory control processes.
• Ability to operate RF scanning equipment and basic computer systems.
• Basic math skills and attention to accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Verify materials against receiving documents and report discrepancies.
• Count and verify incoming stock for accuracy.
• Pack and prepare products for shipment following specifications.
• Fold and package products as required by SOPs.
• Operate hand or power trucks for moving goods within the warehouse.
• Maintain safe and clean work environment and follow TAB policies.

Skills

RF gun operation

Pallet jack operation

Inventory counting

Basic math

Computer literacy

Teamwork

Safety awareness

Tools

RF gun

Pallet jack (electric)

Job description

About Tab

Travis Association for the Blind/Austin Lighthouse (TAB) a non-profit organization, was founded in 1934 by Dr. Henry L. Hilgartner and other civic-minded citizens of Austin to provide a setting where blind men and women could come to learn skills and create products that were sold door to door.

About Tab

Travis Association for the Blind/Austin Lighthouse (TAB) a non-profit organization, was founded in 1934 by Dr. Henry L. Hilgartner and other civic-minded citizens of Austin to provide a setting where blind men and women could come to learn skills and create products that were sold door to door.

Today, Travis Association for the Blind stays true to the mission established in 1934 by providing opportunities for economic and personal independence for people who are blind, visually impaired, or deaf blind by creating, sustaining, and improving employment. We continue to grow and expand the services we provide to blind Texans.

Light

• Leadership
• Integrity
• Growth and Innovation
• Heart
• Teamwork

Benefits

• 403(b) retirement plan
• health insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• employee assistance program
• life insurance
• paid time off
• paid holidays
• employee appreciation events
• and more

Job Summary

The Warehouse Specialist performs a variety of warehousing duties that require an understanding of the establishment's storage plan. Work involves most of the following: verifying materials (or merchandise) against receiving documents, noting, and reporting discrepancies and obvious damages, routing materials to prescribed storage locations; storing, stacking, or palletizing materials in accordance with prescribed storage methods, rearranging and taking inventory of stored materials, examining stored materials, and reporting deterioration and damage, removing material from storage, and preparing it for shipment. This worker may operate hand or power trucks in performing warehousing duties.

Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of warehousing duties which require an understanding of TAB's storage plan.
• Verifying materials and/or merchandise against receiving documents, noting, and reporting discrepancies and obvious damages.
• Count incoming stock for verification and after classification of the product.
• Fold and/or package product according to specifications
• May operate hand or power trucks in performing warehousing duties
• Verify correctness by comparing items and quantities against placard and SCALE; checking for damaged goods; insuring that goods are appropriately identified for routing to warehouse locations; preparing and keeping records of goods received.
• Count quantities of materials, parts, or products received.
• Confirm stock in the correct location with the proper condition code, and with the correct quantity.
• Perform cycle counts weekly, monthly, and quarterly.
• Counting all inventory to know the exact quantity in the entire warehouse (usually performed annually)
• Noting and reporting discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Ensure production orders are pulled correctly, properly documented, and placed in the designated location for pick up.
• Inspect product load for accuracy and safely move it around the warehouse.
• Maintain and operate all TAB equipment and property in accordance with accepted TAB practices.
• Transfer product from different locations in the warehouse.
• Follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Mechanically load or unload materials from with electric pallet jack.
• May operate hand or power trucks
• Preserves safe and clean work environment
• Complies with and assists other employees understand and comply with TAB's Safety and Security policies and guidelines.
• Behaves in accordance with the key behaviors aligned with TAB's Core Values of Leadership, Integrity, Growth and Innovation, Heart and Teamwork (LIGHT).

Core Values

Leadership, Integrity, Growth and Innovation, Heart and Teamwork (LIGHT).

Other Duties

• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control and techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

Ability to operate and read a RF gun and computer

Electric and nonelectric pallet jack skills

Possesses basic math skills

Basic computer skills

Ability to work independently as well as part of a team