DC Associate - PA

Summary/Purpose of the Position:

The DC Associate is responsible for performing a variety of tasks related to the receiving, handling, and the shipment of goods. Most tasks are routine and repetitive, requiring the individual to accurately carry out instructions with limited decision making, and certain other tasks include receiving, shipping, and truck shipments that are more complex and require more training, including the driving of Power Industrial Equipment. DC Associates perform their tasks under general supervision and the workload is driven by the volume of incoming and outgoing shipments. Because of this, DC Associates must be able to adapt to fluctuations in workflow.

Essential Duties, Functions and/or Responsibilities:

Picking:

• Pick the required quantity and type of goods from the appropriate storage location and deliver them to the correct location for inspection

• Inspection:

• Inspect picked goods against shipping orders, looking for errors and damages or defective goods
• Update after shipping (lot #'s and serial #'s). Input of shipment for non UPS/RPS

Packing:

• Packing small parcels and preparing appropriate paperwork on hazardous goods
• Comply with Hazard Regulations by ensuring that hazardous goods are properly packaged and stored
• Insert void fill, material safety data sheets, and stuffers; seal and label small parcels

Shipping:

• Scan small parcels using a bar code scanner and follow prompts of small parcel manifest system to ship and route packages
• Inspect, package, and label freight for shipment via truck, and prepare the necessary documentation
• Direct trucker to proper goods for shipment and ensure that driver signs appropriate paperwork

Receiving:

• Verify correctness of incoming goods versus purchase orders, noting discrepancies and damages on the appropriate forms and marking goods as instructed
• Assemble incoming products as required
• Run pre-receiving reports and route packages accordingly

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• High School Diploma + 6 months to 1 year warehouse experience preferred
• Ability to read/write in English required
• Ability to operate/drive power industrial equipment
• Knowledge of Department of Transportation Hazard Regulations
• Familiarity with procedures of major small parcel carriers such as UPS and FedEx
• Product knowledge

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to safely and successfully perform essential job functions in accordance with the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
• Ability to maintain regular and timely attendance in accordance with the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local regulations.
• Ability to lift up to 60 lbs. (assisted) when necessary

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