** Schedule: Monday - Friday 6:00 am - 3:00 pm **
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Inventory Associate will maintain smooth operations of all day-to-day operations as they relate to receiving, order selecting, bin slotting, and sanitation. The Inventory Associate provides exceptional customer service and supports first-shift receiving and Operations programs as needed.
Adhere to PACT values. (Purpose: Using our strengths passionately to contribute to our mission. Accountability: Choosing to rise above one’s circumstances and demonstrating ownership to achieve results. See It. Own It. Solve It. Do It. Courage: Standing up for what’s right and acting. Transparency: Doing things openly and honestly).
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Reliable, consistent, attendance is a requirement. This position requires punctuality and dependable attendance to meet the needs of the business, including attending and taking part in meetings and presentations.
- Assists with the physical count process, as directed by the Manager.
- Cycle Counts products, purchased donations, and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) commodities.
- Identifies all products not received into the system before inventory cutoff time and tags with do not count tags.
- Ensures all products are tagged, with barcode tags and pallets in bin locations.
- Completes the racking of products from the receiving area into the warehouse.
- Cycle counts pick bins and research all shortages and missed picks.
- Recoups all damaged products found during the cycle counts process.
- Maintains proper recordkeeping of missing product and pallet tags.
- Ensures old products are marked and given to the Produce Movement Specialist to ensure they are distributed on time.
- Supports Volunteer Services in pulling and verifying products for projects and helps with Saturday coverage and coverage during periods when the Houston Food Bank (HFB) has large volumes of volunteers.
- Completes Receiving Order Detail Sheets (RODS) to ensure quantities are recorded correctly.
- Completes all paperwork in a timely fashion.
- Communicates effectively with staff and management on inventory discrepancies and issues.
- Maintains a clean and friendly work environment and warehouse by completing sanitation lists.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
