About this position
Do you have experience working in a warehouse, specifically operating Powered Industrial Vehicles, and ready to take the next step in your career? Well then, Vertical Cold Storage is looking for you to join our team as a Warehouse Specialist!
Vertical Cold Storage is a leader in our industry and an employer of choice because we offer a competitive wage and a benefits package that includes health and welfare benefits, a 401k match, PTO, a referral bonus, and more.
Why Vertical Cold Storage Needs You:
We need you to help us provide top-notch service by being cross-trained and performing a wide range of warehouse duties accurately and in a timely manner.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Verify items received and being shipped by checking to identify information about items, inspecting their condition, and recording the count/measure of items following established procedures.
- Maintain inventory by identifying, labeling, and placing materials and supplies in stock; record the location of inventory using recognized practices.
- Prepare the product for shipment by identifying, pulling, packing, loading, and securing it according to defined procedures.
- Document product shipment by recording units shipped using defined processes.
- Drive and use Powered Industrial Vehicles to perform jobs that typically include forklifts, power jacks, and high lifts.
- Maintain certifications to use powered equipment through safe work practices and following procedures
- Maintain material-handling equipment by completing pre-use inspections, following appropriate operating procedures, and requesting repairs.
- Use hand-held scanners and vehicle-mounted units to maintain accurate inventory control by properly recording the locations of pallets and/or cases.
- Monitor the condition of cases and integrity of pallets. Report substandard or out-of-specification items to Supervision.
- Place labels on cases or loads in accordance with customer specifications.
- Process inventory by stacking, un-stacking, restacking, wrapping, and unwrapping pallets and cases of products according to customer specifications.
- Insert or remove dividers between cases as instructed.
- Complete general housekeeping that includes sweeping and emptying garbage.
- Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related tasks as needed.
- Communicate positively and effectively within a Team environment.
- Meet attendance requirements of the position.
- Stretch wrap pallets using either manually or using a powered machine
- Maintain a safe working environment by following safety rules and regulations.
- Safely perform job duties by maintaining a safe working environment, following safety rules and regulations, being aware of surroundings, not using machines unless trained, and using other techniques.
- Support assigned duties of the warehouse supervision to assist in facility operations.
- Other duties to be assigned as business necessitates.
Job Qualifications - Education and Experience:
- Prior warehouse/distribution experience desired.
- Prior use of forklift and other motorized equipment preferred.
- Use strong math skills to count and multiply accurately.
- Use a non-motorized pallet jack.
Physical Requirements:
- Regularly stand and walk for 8 or more hours in a day.
- Must be able to work in a freezer/refrigerator environment.
- Effectively handle lifting, pushing, and pulling up to 60 pounds frequently.
- Frequently bend, twist, stoop, grip, climb, or balance, and reach with hands and arms.
Vertical Cold Storage is an EOE/M/F/D/V
Drug-Free Workplace
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