Job Description - Warehouse Associate

Business Unit: Houston, TX

Department: Warehouse

FSLA: Non-Exempt

Schedule: Full time/8:00 am - 5pm Mon. - Fri.

Purpose & Scope:

Receives, stores, and distributes material, tools, equipment, and products within the Warehouse

Warehouse Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist with shipping and receiving, loading & unloading trucks, and scheduling freight carriers to pick up and deliver freight.
• Checking in merchandise matching purchase orders to part numbers (descriptions) as well as customer returned parts and non-inventoried items.
• Reading customer orders, work orders, shipping orders, or requisitions to determine items to be moved, gathered, or distributed and/or shipped.
• Moving materials and items from receiving or storage areas to shipping or to other designated areas.
• Sorting and placing materials or items on racks, shelves, or in bins according to predetermined sequence such as size, type, style, color, or product code.
• Filling sales orders, work orders, or requests for materials, tools, or other stock items and distributes items to shipping or to designated assembly area.
• Ensuring warehouse is accessible and safe for associates and customer traffic.
• Assembling customer orders from stock and places orders on pallets or shelves, or relocating orders to a holding area or shipping department.
• Marking materials with identifying information using appropriate method
• Opening bales, crates, and other containers.
• Recording amounts of materials or items received or distributed via appropriate computer program
• Assisting in counting of physical inventory.
• Weighing and counting items for distribution to ensure conformance to company standards.
• May be assigned facilities maintenance duties as needed.
• Completing requisition forms to order supplies from other departments.
• Preparing parcels for shipment.
• Organizing warehouse and work area for orderliness/cleanliness at all times.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Assembly Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assemble fittings, tubing, houses, and other products by following drawings and instructions.
• Prepares work t be accomplished by studying assembly instructions, drawings, and parts lists.
• Inspects, adjusts, repairs, and tests products as necessary to meet customer requirements.
• Gathers and positions parts and subassemblies by using templates or reading measurements.
• Verifies specifications by measuring completed component.
• Resolves assembly problems by altering dimensions to meet specifications and/or notifying Team Leader or Lead to obtain additional resources.
• Keeps equipment operational by completing preventive maintenance requirements, following manufacturer's instructions, troubleshooting malfunctions, and calling for repairs when required.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Conserves resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
• Documents actions by completing production and quality forms.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to read and interpret documents.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide all units of measure.
• Ability stand; walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to tem pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to fifty pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than one hundred pounds
• Vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to drive company vehicle when necessary and a valid driver's license is required.
• Experience and ability using computer programs preferred.

Physical Demands:

• May be required to stand for long periods of time.
• May involve some repetitive motions.
• Must be able to lift and/or move up to 70 pounds.
• May also engage in frequent bending, stooping, squatting, pushing and pulling of parts and part containers.
• Do to the open environment of the warehouse, must be able to work in various weather and temperature. conditions to include extreme heat, humidity and cold.

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
• 1 year experience required