Warehouse Associate (Template-Larson FBIN)

A warehouse associate will perform tasks involved with shipping and receiving finished goods and raw materials at a central distribution center or cross-dock facility. A warehouse associate is responsible for accurately picking products for customer orders including any of Larson Companys products or service parts. Duties include preparing orders for shipment loading and unloading trucks processing finished good inventory receipts from other locations and industry practices of distribution operations.  The warehouse associate is cross trained to work and different jobs in the warehouse.

Qualifications :

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Picks items and prepares finished good and service parts for fulfillment to Larson customers both dealers and consumer direct orders.
2. Follows directed fulfillment prompts for order fulfillment and inventory control using technical tools including a hand-held PC/scanning device and tablet.
3. Follows proper procedures for interplant material and transfers to designated storage locations and areas.
4. Prepares outbound shipments to ship safely and without damage. Follows cargo securement procedures.
5. Counts receive and records shipment information upon receipt using PeopleSoft system. Matches packing lists to verify physical receipts to identify discrepancies of finished goods and materials or supplies.
6. Operates a pallet jack forklift or be trained to operate other material handling equipment for handling bulk finished goods and operation during the order fulfillment pick process and staging items for put-away.
7. Performs and has an understanding of internal quality assurance verification procedures to assure customer service inventory accuracy mitigation of product damage and general product quality.
8. Utilizes required safety equipment including Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required to assure safe work practices which eliminate or reduce workplace hazards to employees.
9. Performs job requirements outlined in procedures. Operates equipment within safety guidelines. Reports any nonconformance issues to management.
10. Cooperates and anticipates moving to other work groups within the distribution center as business needs dictate flexibility. May occasionally be scheduled for overtime and adjustments to work schedules or shifts to accommodate staffing requirements due to business volume.
11. Read and comprehend simple instructions from production standards memos or other correspondence.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred.
• Reading and writing skills are essential. Ability to read and comprehend simple correspondence read numbers and letters facilitating order requirements.
• Ability to process specified instructions.
• Ability to add subtract in all units of measure using whole numbers.
• Ability to measure read and understands a tape measure.

Additional Information :

Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is x USD - x USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range or be above or below the range based on factors including but not limited to education training experience            professional achievement business need and location.  In addition to base salary employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance or a role-based sales incentive plan.

At Fortune Brands we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates unique needs. This includes robust health plans a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution product discounts flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays per policy) inclusive fertility / adoption benefits and more. We offer numerous Employee Resource Groups to support inclusivity and our associates feeling of belonging at work.

Fortune Brands is a brand innovation and channel leader focused on exciting supercharged categories in the home products security and commercial building markets. Our portfolio of brands includes Moen House of Rohl Aqualisa SpringWell Therma-Tru Larson Fiberon Master Lock SentrySafe and Yale residential.

Fortune Brands is headquartered in Deerfield Illinois and trades on the NYSE as FBIN.

Equal Employment Opportunity

FBIN is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant based on race color religion sex gender identity or expression national origin ancestry age disability marital status protected veteran status sexual orientation genetic history or information or any other legally protected characteristic.

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