Warehouse Associate
- Kitchener, ON, Canada
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Job details
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Warehouse Associate Responsibilities:
- Picks stock from zone locations (upper and main levels) to complete orders for customers
- Utilizes an RF scanner for picking requirements
- Prints labels and places identifiable totes containing orders on the conveyor through our inventory management system
- Receives product efficiently and accurately, collaborating with purchasing department for any discrepancies
- Prints labels and places bulk items in smaller containers for put away
- Organizes and puts away products using predetermined zones
- Places products into zones using a dolly or pallet jack
- Conducts daily cycle count of inventory as per reports
- Confirms number of items picked into inventory system using a handheld device
- Packs product ensuring accuracy of contents and professional appearance of shipments
- Builds skids to be sent to customers
- Communicates daily progress to Warehouse Managers/Executive Management team
- Observes safety regulations i.e. working in a safe manner and wearing the required safety attire at all times
- Maintains good housekeeping including reports of any safety hazards or equipment malfunctions
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Highschool (current student or graduate)
- WHMIS and Safe Lifting knowledge is an asset
- Forklift experience is an asset
- Excellent communication skills both oral and written
Physical/Mental Demands:
- Regularly lift/move objects that range from 10-55 lbs
- Frequent walking, crouching, climbing, carrying, reaching, standing, pushing, and pulling of skids via a pump truck and products via a dolly
- Capable of learning new skills and transferring that knowledge immediately and accurately
More about this job
Responsibilities
Pick, receive, label, organize, and put away products; maintain inventory accuracy through cycle counts and system updates. Pack customer orders, build skids, communicate progress, and follow workplace safety and housekeeping requirements.
Requirements
A high school education is required, and WHMIS and safe-lifting knowledge are assets. Forklift experience is an asset; candidates should have strong oral and written communication skills, be able to handle the stated physical demands, and learn and apply new skills accurately.
Skills
- Order Picking
- RF Scanner Operation
- Inventory Management
- Receiving
- Inventory Organization
- Cycle Counting
- Packing
- Skid Building
- Pallet Jack Operation
- Dolly Operation
- Safety Compliance
- Housekeeping
- Communication
- Safe Lifting
- Forklift Operation
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Logistics
- Transportation
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- Warehouse Operations
- Order Picking
- RF Scanner
- Inventory Management System
- Inventory Receiving
- Product Put-Away
- Zone Locations
- Cycle Counting
- Handheld Device
- Order Packing
- Skid Building
- Pallet Jack
- Dolly
- Forklift
- WHMIS
- Safe Lifting
- Safety Regulations
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Housekeeping
- Customer Orders
- Purchasing Department
- Inventory Discrepancies