Warehouse Associate

Work Hours: Monday - Friday 7:30AM - 4:30PM

Rotating Saturdays during summer season 8AM-12PM

The Job

The Warehouse Worker ensures our customers get what they need for their landscape jobs when they need it - through disciplined inventory management exceptional service and teamwork and a positive attitude. Many of our employees started in this role and went on to become managers at the sales center and even region level so the opportunity for advancement is huge!

Responsibilities:

• Eagerly greets walk-in and phone customers helps them locate product and guides them to an appropriate team member for additional assistance.

• Accurately pulls fills and packs orders for delivery or pickup and communicates effectively with team members and customers throughout the order fulfillment process.

• Assists in loading the delivery truck.

• Receives shipments logs into inventory processes returns accurately and maintains inventory through audits.

• Operates a forklift safely and efficiently maintains required certification performs vehicle safety checks and reports discrepancies to supervisor.

• Assists in keeping shelves and yard stocked and organized.

• Performs housekeeping duties to maintain a clean safe and secure facility with attention on end-of-day equipment storage and closing procedure.

• Helps with customer service and order entry when necessary.

• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Follows and carries out instructions with minimal supervision.

• Maintains composure in a fast-paced environment focused on serving business owners with urgent needs.

• Ability to recognize patterns and discrepancies and make decisions to meet set criteria or procedure.

• A cooperative dependable team player.

• Keen awareness of how actions behind-the-scenes can impact customer service.

• Aptitude to learn ever-evolving computer systems programs handheld technology and processes.

• Ability to frequently lift and move items that weigh up to 20 pounds and occasionally up to 75 pounds.

• Possess or obtain forklift certification.

• Must be 18 years of age or older to apply.

Preferred:

• High school diploma or GED.

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus.

• Prior experience in distribution or warehousing is helpful.

The Company

Horizon Distributors Inc. (Horizon) is a wholly owned subsidiary of POOLCORP the worlds largest publicly traded distributor of swimming pool landscaping and outdoor living products which employs over 6000 team members in more than 445 sales centers worldwide. Horizon operates 90 of those sales centers across the US and is a leading distributor of landscape and irrigation products with a focus on serving the needs of professional landscape contractors. With more than 60 years of industry experience Horizon prides itself in offering the convenience and buying power of a national company with the personalized service and attention to detail of a local store!

Why Horizon

At Horizon our people ARE our priority and there are so many reasons to join our team! Heres a few:

• Career Opportunities: Looking for a career not just a job Then we may be the place for you! We have both the career opportunities and training needed as you grow. We offer continuous learning locally in sales center training sessions virtually in our online learning center in the classroom at our training facility in Dallas TX and through tuition reimbursement. At Horizon the sky is the limit.

• Excellent Benefits: Our generous benefit package includes: group medical prescription dental vision and life insurance; 401(k) offered currently with a company match; an employee stock purchase program; seasonal sales and rewards programs; an Employee Assistance Program exclusive vendor discounts offered to POOLCORP / Horizon employees and more.

• Winning Team: Our history of success is the result of our winning team. At Horizon you will work with some of the best and brightest in a stable environment with predictable work hours and the ability to earn even more through overtime and continuous rewards when targets are metwhich is often the case. Join us and youll join a winning team.

So whether you are new to the business or are a seasoned professional Horizon has a place for you!

Bilingual Military Military Spouses and Veteran applicants are strongly encouraged to apply!We understand the uniqueness of hiring military personnel and veterans and will support him/her in the time of duty or with the transition into new civilian professions.

All offers to external candidates for employment are contingent upon the successful completion of pre-employment drug testing and background verifications before employment is finalized. This position is considered safety-sensitive and includes tasks or duties which could affect the safety and health of the employee performing the tasks or others.

Required Experience:

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