Warehouse Associate 3

Who We Are:Great Northern Equipment Distributing Inc. manufactures and distributes top-quality equipment that you can trust and count on at an exceptional value. We provide quality products and trusted brands to the hardwarelawn & garden rental agriculture and power equipment industries. We continue to strategically partner ourselves with quality products and incorporate smart business solutions that we can utilize across our business to provide our customers exceptional we started in 1983 our goal has always been to understand our customers business and develop a complete product and support solution that delivers exactly what you need.

Why Choose GNE

We provide an industry leading benefits package to cover healthcare retirement and wellness programs to help you be your best self financially and physically. On top of that we have:

• Competitive Pay: $23/hr with your exact compensation personalized based on your skills experience and location. We believe in rewarding top talent with pay that reflects your value.
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Holiday pay
• Referral bonus
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401K with employer match
• Excellent work/lifebalance
• Employee Discount & Free Rental Equipment Program
• Opportunityfor internal growth and employee advancement

Basic Function:This individual will be involved in all aspects of warehouse operation. Primary duties will include: picking shipping staging receiving freight processing inventory control and general warehouse cleanliness.

Essential Functions:

• Order Selection and Shipping:
  • Operates forklift reach truck or order picker to pick product orders (majority).
  • Operates cart or pallet jack to pick product orders (minority)
  • Picks product for salesperson needs and assists with truck/trailer loading.
  • Picks orders from designated locations as required per pick lists. Ensures all product picked matches pick list.
  • Safely and efficiently organizes products into appropriate container and location for shipping process.
  • Efficiently and thoroughly packs products to minimize damage.
  • Prepares both company required shipping documentation per order and carrier manifests before product leaves premises (i.e. FedEx SpeeDee Truck and end of day postings).
  • Perform ship Sales Order functions and shipment tracking.
• Inventory Control and Receiving:
  • Loads/unloads freight from outbound/inbound carriers
  • Alerts management of inventory discrepancies. Takes action to locate inventory and/or correct system.
  • Performs cycle counts on a scheduled basis records results and makes placement adjustments as necessary.
  • Receives inbound product makes labels and puts away in appropriate location.
  • Controls demo product movement from warehouse.
• Keeps supervisor informed of important developments potential problems and related information necessary for effective management.
• Keeps work area clean and organized. Actively participates in general warehouse cleaning and organization.
• Develops and maintains effective working relationships with personnel in other departments to ensure the proper coordination of inventory and orders.
• Performs related work as apparent or assigned.
• Attends training as directed byGNE

Secondary Functions:

• Customer Service:
  • Assists Will Call customers with product loading (according to warehouse policy).
• Facilities Assists with general facilities tasks and repairs.
• Assists with equipment upkeep battery watering and charging.
• Assists with inventory replenishment.
• Assists with customer returns.

Qualifications and Experience:

Required

• At least 1 year of previous forklift experience. Current ability to operate forklift and reach truck.
• Computer skills including navigation of ERP use of Microsoft Suite including Outlook and Excel.
• Speak write and read English.

Preferred

• High School education or equivalent strongly preferred
• Experience with RF scanners.
• Experience with small package freight and/or LTL

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to stand for long periods of time.
• Regularly required to use hands to handle objects talk and hear.
• Regular wrist and/or hand movement is required.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. frequently.
• Regularly required to stand walk and reach with hands and arms.
• Regular bending twisting stooping reaching and lifting.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision distance vision peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.