Warehouse Associate/Generalist (Part Time)

Global Industrial - Desoto, TX

Full-time - Entry Level

Desoto, TX

Furniture, Home Furnishings, Electronics, and Appliance Retailers

About the position

Global Industrial has been an industry leader for over 70 years, providing private label and brand name industrial equipment and supplies to businesses throughout North America. We carry over one million industrial, material handling, and business products that are sold through our website, corporate salespeople, and full-color catalogs. Our customers include small to large corporations, institutions, government agencies, and consumers across North America. The position involves using an RF scanner to determine the proper products to be moved, gathered, or distributed for completing customer orders, as well as operating machinery such as forklifts and pallet jacks in a warehouse environment.

Responsibilities

• Uses an RF scanner to determine the proper products to be moved, gathered, or distributed for completing customer orders.
• Assembles customer orders from stock and places orders on pallets, shelves or conveyor belts based on the necessary route for either the packing station or shipping department.
• Operates a riding powered pallet jack and/or forklift to move products efficiently in a productive environment.
• Receives processed orders, verifies accuracy of order and scans order into computer system.
• Banding product securely to respective pallet using company standards to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Utilizes machinery to shrink wrap products on pallets.
• Operates forklift and pallet jack to stage or load products as necessary.
• Loads orders safely and efficiently.
• Receives merchandise into the warehouse daily upon delivery.
• Unloads trucks and verifies inventory.
• Records and reports discrepancies and/or damages as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Must have previous experience operating a gas forklift and electric pallet jack.
• Minimum of 1 year experience working in a Warehouse environment required.
• Minimum of 1 year experience operating an electric pallet jack required.
• Minimum of 1 year experience utilizing an RF Scanner required.
• Ability to lift up to 75 pounds on a frequent basis required.
• Able to stand, walk, pull and bend 100% of the day on a continuous basis in a fast-paced environment.
• Must have organizational and multi-tasking skills in a fast-paced environment.
• Utilize various types of packing supplies to protect product on pallet for shipping.
• Reading and comprehension skills required.
• Must possess computer exposure.
• Strong initiative and self-motivational skills.
• Strong verbal communication skills.