Warehouse Associate - Receiving

Position Overview:

This position will be responsible for the inbound receiving of merchandise from various sources, performing inventory counts and verifying contents against packing slips.

WHY Würth:

• Health, Vision and Dental Benefits for Full-time Employees & their Families!
• Paid Time Off – start accruing on day one!
• Paid Holidays
• 401(K) with Company Match
• Free Life Insurance
• Partner Discounts (Ford, Verizon, Harley Davidson and more!)

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBITLIES include the following and all other duties assigned:

• Receives and inspects incoming merchandise to ensure that delivery matches packing slip.
• Examines incoming stock items for wear or defects, reporting any damage to supervisor or vendor.
• Sorts, organizes, and labels merchandise with appropriate stock/inventory control codes.
• Performs scheduled cycle counts of product for inventory and enters data manually in computer to ensure information is updated.
• Unloads truck and organized and specified sequence by date.
• Reads pick tickets, prioritizing most critical orders, and verifies item picked matches the pick tickets.
• Packs and unpacks items to be stocked on shelves following a set of specific instructions or procedures.
• Sends picked orders to the shipping department after verifying item is free of defects or damage.
• Operates forklift to lift or place merchandise in their appropriate locations on shelves.
• Ensures that warehouse is kept orderly, organized, and clean during production and at the end of the shift.
• Communicates issues to supervisor for resolution.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• High school degree or equivalent required.
• Minimum of 1-3 years’ experience in a warehouse or distribution center.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize work and perform multiple tasks.
• Analytical ability including basic math skills.
• Ability to lift up to 75 pounds and climb stairs, stretch, and bend.
• Ability to navigate websites and able to see, review, and interpret computer images and written documents.
• Must have excellent time management, negotiation, critical thinking, decision making, and organizational skills as well as attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills including speaking, reading, and writing in the English language with the ability to converse verbally with others on the phone and/or in person.
• Must have outstanding customer service skills with the ability to interpret customer needs as well as demonstrate a customer service mindset when dealing with internal and external customers.
• Lifting up to 100 pounds while demonstrating safety techniques
• Moving about the warehouse and loading dock area majority of the day
• Exiting and entering vehicles several times per day
• Must be able to climb stairs, crouch, bend, stoop, kneel, and work in small spaces and various climates.

Equipment Used:

• Desktop computer and mouse/tablet.
• Telephone, cellphone, fax machine, GPS.
• Forklift Order Pickers and Sit-down lifts Scanning equipment, such as RF scanners

Würth Industry North America Key facts:

• 110+ locations across the US, Canada, Mexico, and Brazil
• More than 2,600 employees
• More than 420,000 standard parts
• Part of the Würth Group, $15B+, which operates over 400 companies in more than 80 countries and has more than 79,000 employees

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR COMPANY CULTURE:

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• YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/WurthIndustryNorthAmerica

EEOC STATEMENT:

The Wurth Industry North America group of companies are Equal Opportunity Employers and do not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status, and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. Wurth will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable federal, state and local laws.