Responsibilities:

• The Warehouse Operator II is responsible for operating forklift, pallet jack, and/or other material handling equipment as part of the distribution process within a fast paced warehouse setting
• The Warehouse Operator will utilize equipment while performing tasks to include shipping, receiving, unloading, scanning, moving, staging, loading, locating, relocating, and stacking product
• Reads production schedule, customer order, work order, shipping order, or requisition to determine items to be moved, gathered, and/or distributed
• Pulls and prepares product for shipment, ensuring that the exact number and type of product is loaded
• Sorts and places materials or items on racks, shelves, or in bins according to predetermined sequence such as size, type, style, color, or product code
• Assembles customer orders from stock, stage orders and/or conveys orders to packing station or shipping department according to OH or customer pick sheet
• Loads, unloads, moves, stacks and stages products and materials using a fork lift, pallet jack, clamp truck or other power equipment
• Maintains equipment by keeping it clean and safe, reporting service requests as needed
• Assists in maintaining the security of the warehouse by conducting operations in a manner which promotes safety
• Checks orders for exactness and neatness according to ISO 9001 procedures
• Marks materials with identifying information
• Records amounts of materials or items received or distributed
• Weighs or counts items for distribution within warehouse to ensure conformance to company standards
• Efficiently moves and loads product from staging and/or storage areas into trailers often using power equipment
• Unloads inbound freight safely and moves products to storage locations
• Performs picking duties in an efficient manner that meets both company and customer standards
• Assists with physical inventories and cycle counts, ensuring proper stock rotation
• Assists in distribution center/warehouse cleanup as required
• Assists new employees in understanding policies and procedures of the warehouse or distribution center
• Other duties as required and assigned by supervisor
• For food accounts, incumbent is responsible to report food safety problems to senior management to initiate action
• This position will be regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and can be exposed to extreme heat and extreme cold including climates consistent with outside weather conditions

Requirements:

• High school education or GED (General Education Diploma) equivalency
• 1 to 2 years of experience and/or training in a warehouse environment
• Experience using minimum of 4 pieces of warehouse equipment
• Exposure to Tier 1 or 2 warehouse management system or comparable system
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos
• Ability to learn proper operations of warehouse equipment