The purpose of this classification is to perform the daily shipping and receiving activities for the Company Distribution Department. The person in this position will load/unload trucks and trailers, tag and sort merchandise, verify that merchandise shipped out and/or received in is correct and free of defects; and operate light and heavy equipment in order to fulfill assigned job duties.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- The following duties are normal for this position.
- The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification.
- Other duties may be required and assigned.
- Loads/unloads trucks in order to distribute merchandise in the warehouse.
- Loads/unloads merchandise to/from trailers; unpacks and moves merchandise to designated shipping or receiving area; checks for damaged merchandise.
- Ensures orders ready for shipping are accurate; check for defective merchandise.
- Matches stock keeping unit (SKU) numbers to loads ready for shipment in order to verify quantity and type of merchandise.
- Applies stock location labels with appropriate warehouse zone to merchandise to ensure proper inventory control.
- Covers and secures loads for delivery.
- Checks in and signs for in-bound freight.
- Verifies freight received against packing slips and/or bills.
- Checks and verifies out-bound merchandise to stores.
- Stocks and/or picks merchandise on shelves, bins and locations utilizing various pieces of equipment and reports/documents.
- Maintains the work area in a safe and orderly manner by performing various maintenance duties such as picking up trash, sweeping, dusting, etc.
- Operates light and heavy equipment such as forklift, order picker, tow motor, squeeze press, pallet jack, hand truck, tugger, spotting tractor, etc. to complete essential job functions.
- Performs light maintenance on department equipment as needed.
- Performs cycle count inventory.
- Meets Standard Performance Percentages as assigned by function Upholds and promotes our H.O.M.E. values: Helping others, developing Ordinary people to do extraordinary things, being a Motivated owner that cares, and Ensuring that excellence is a habit personally and for those entrusted to them to lead.
- ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS Substitutes for co-workers in temporary absence of same.
- Performs other related duties as required.
