Title: Warehouse Associate
Duration: 9-month contract to hire
Location: Fort Myers, FL
Pay: $16-$18/hr
Job Description
SUMMARY
The warehouse associate receives shipments and restocks orders, keeps track of inventory, ships orders to customers, and maintains the cleanliness and organization of the warehouse space.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Signs for deliveries of company products.
• Organizes and restocks products in the warehouse.
• Takes inventory of all supplies, and reorders materials as necessary.
• Processes and packages orders.
• Operates forklift and other machinery needed to transport heavy items around the warehouse.
• Delivers orders to clients and customers.
• Addresses and resolves any shipment or delivery errors.
• Assists customer service department in addressing customer complaints with regard to shipments and deliveries.
• Inspects all goods being shipped and received, reporting and defective or damaged items.
• Keeps warehouse organized and clean.
• Updates management or supervisor on the status of inventory, shipments, and deliveries.
• Devises new and improved ways to store and ship products.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Must obtain proper certification to operate forklifts or other heavy machinery in the warehouse.
• Prior warehouse experience, min 1 year
• Forklift experience
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
• Possesses physical strength necessary to lift heavy boxes and crates and move them around the warehouse.
• Is capable of maintaining the stamina needed for long hours of physical labor.
• Works well with a team.
• Exhibits effective communication skills, essential to providing instructions and suggestions about warehouse organization to management and other warehouse associates.
• Pays close attention to detail, a skill essential in identifying order discrepancies and product deficiencies.
• Demonstrates strong customer service skills, for the purpose of handling customer complaints.
• Possesses the mental and physical acuity necessary to drive and operate heavy machinery.
• Must be able to multi-task and work efficiently.
• Demonstrates excellent time management skills.
• Possesses clear knowledge of computer ordering systems.
• Has ability to navigate and troubleshoot computer systems as necessary.
• Can think creatively and spatially, in order to efficiently and effectively organize inventory.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
• Workday is a standard 8 hours and is spent in a warehouse setting.
• The position involves a significant amount of physical labor, requiring long hours of lifting, packing, standing, and movement around the warehouse.
• Temperatures in the warehouse are variable, with dramatic increases or decreases in response to weather and the products being stored.