Warehouse Associate

Summary This position is responsible for receiving customer-owned inventory, cycle counting, database management, pulling customer-owned inventory for shipment, and other duties as assigned. Skills in the areas of organization, warehousing, inventory audit, word processing, automated cycle counts, and barcoding are inherent to this position.

• Studies shipping notices, bills of lading, invoices, orders, and other records to determine shipping priorities, work assignments, and shipping methods required to meet shipping and receiving schedules.
• Oversees incoming and outgoing shipping activities to ensure accuracy, completeness, and condition of shipments.
• Determines incoming requirements and position of shipments.
• Determines routing and legal load limits of trucks and lays out the position of shipment.
• Inspects loading operations to ensure compliance with shipping specifications, and seals loaded containers.
• Directs movement of shipments from shipping and receiving platform to storage and staging areas.
• Compiles records of unfilled orders. Posts weights and shipping charges. Prepares bills of lading.
• Verifies and keeps records on incoming and outgoing shipments and prepares items for shipment.
• Compares identifying information and counts, weighs, or measures items of incoming and outgoing shipments to verify information against bills of lading, invoices orders or other records.
• Determines the method of shipment.
• Affixes shipping label on packed cartons identifying shipping information.
• Assembles cardboard containers or selects pre-assembled containers.
• Places