Warehouse Associate

Position Title: Warehouse Associate EEO Category: Laborers (31-9198)

Reporting into Title: Shift Supervisor

Business and Department: Visual Pak Companies: Operations

Position Purpose/Summary:

As a Warehouse Associate you will work on an assembly line, packing line, operate packaging machinery, stage product or shipping containers, meet productivity numbers, be assigned to special projects such as inventory cycle counts, re-labeling, or other manual general warehouse or production tasks.

Visual Pak Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Visual Pak does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, gender (orientation or identification), sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other basis covered by federal, state, or local laws. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, skills, individual performance, and business needs.

Direct Reports

NONE

Position Responsibilities-Tasks-Deliverables

An individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty listed below. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

All duties as assigned and the following specific activities.

• Assigned to any of the following activities or tasks or other warehouse/distribution/production duties as determined by business need for assigned location
  • Production line work: pick, pack, release orders
  • Box assembly and staging
  • Labeling
  • Loading and unloading
  • Palletizing
  • Shrink wrap
  • Cleanup tasks
  • Documentation processing
  • Shipping and Receiving tasks
  • Quality
  • Safety
  • Machine Operation

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Accomplishes assigned tasks consistently within guidelines and expectations of business output measurement.
• Participates as a productive co-worker with others at all times
• Able to transition among assignments well and with a positive attitude
• Demonstrates regular interest in the betterment of the business activities and contributes to the efficiency and sustainable objectives for the company
• Is reliable with attendance, communication, and trust.

Knowledge-Skills-Abilities

Education:

• GED required or H.S. Diploma

Experience (years and topics):

• Highly desire to have 1 year experience in a warehouse, distribution, or production facility that is complex and fast paced.
• Accustomed to fast paced and complex manufacturing standards for meeting production goals daily.
• Knowing of fast paced work output procedures respectful to various stages of the production or warehouse process.
• Extremely safety conscience for oneself and others.
• Personal organization expected including on-time for start times, meal and rest periods, proper gear, proper safety glasses, shoes, no jewelry, and dress code.
• Must be able and willing to follow directions including switching workday assignments.
• Must participate successfully within disciplined work setting, embracing the TEAM success mindset, to meet client and customer service levels.
• Reasonable capacity to problem solves or know to ask for help.

Technology/Software:

• Prior use of electronic timeclock.
• RF or electronic inventory tracking highly preferred.

Communication:

• Proficient with taking work direction in English.
• Proficient with reading and writing in English proficiently enough to communicate with co-workers, complete basic topic specific documents, and respond to management as inquired.
• Able to manage oneself when interacting with anyone in a productive and respectful manner at all times.

Physical Capabilities

Environment:

• No allergies to raw material concentrate, bulk finished product, or other chemical fragrance intolerances.
• Able to wear necessary protective gear which may vary based upon work assignment.

Movement:

• Various types of manual labor, including but not limited to extended time periods of standing, walking, rotating, and lifting various weights, use of all limbs on a regular basis and on demand.
• Regular and constant use of finger, hand, wrist, arm, and shoulder.

Hearing:

• Able to properly and safely be aware of surroundings using as many of the five senses as possible to not be in harm’s way of injury to self or injury to others.
• Capable of tolerating warehouse environment noises that are loud, recurring, hurried, and in multiple languages at times.

Vision:

• Able to properly and safely be aware of surroundings using as many of the five senses as possible to not be in harm’s way of injury to self or injury to others.
• Needs to be able to distinguish hazards that are color coded, in multiple languages, or other means to visually identify information.

MISCELLANEOUS

Travel: Able to commute to assigned work location; may change based on labor demand but within a 115-mile radius of primary work address.

Vehicle: whatever means necessary to meet attendance expectations

Tools: n/a

Technology: n/a

Visual Pak Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Visual Pak does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, gender (orientation or identification), sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other basis covered by federal, state, or local laws. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, skills, individual performance, and business needs.