Warehouse Associate

Description

The Warehouse Associate is responsible to safely operate in a warehouse environment, completing shipping, receiving and inventory management tasks. They will put-away received products, pick and stage orders, and load shipments for overseas destinations. This role will retrieve product for packaging / sorting operations, complete inventory counts and assist with various inventory movements as required. The successful person in this role will enjoy attention to detail and have a can-do attitude to help achieve the MedShare mission.

Position Type: Full Time
On-Site, Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm, Saturday availability as needed (up to twice a month)
Reports To: Warehouse Supervisor

Duties & Responsibilities:

Warehouse Operations

• Accurately use mobile scanner to properly select and move product
• Unload delivery vehicles, and assist with dock and inventory organization
• Put-away product or supplies into designated storage bin locations
• Retrieve and stage product and supplies from warehouse bins to support sorting / packing operations
• Accurately pick designated product for orders, building the appropriate-height pallet for the assigned shipment type
• Scan and add labels to case-lot pallet items prior to staging
• Create, wrap and label pallets of product with Order # for order staging
• Support inspection and preparation of containers for loading
• Load pallets and equipment onto containers, including down-stacking of pallets as needed; ensure all required items are loaded
• Accurately complete bin to bin movements to consolidate bin locations
• Complete assigned inventory audit tasks, including periodic counts, culling of unusable product, and the annual physical audit.

Safety / GMP

• Safely operate material handling equipment (MHE), including sit-down and/or standup forklift and pallet jack
• Safely operate pallet wrapping equipment
• Maintain warehouse conditions by regularly cleaning and sweeping warehouse storage areas
• Observe safety regulations
• Properly dispose of waste, including unused sharps
• Refrain from eating in any warehouse area
• Quickly identify, contain and clean spills and leaks
• Report any problems with equipment or racking to Manager

Administrative / Other

• Complete sorting and packaging of case-lot materials as assigned
• Help with special event set ups
• Assist donors when they deliver product to warehouse and assist recipients that come to pick items up, as needed
• Work on special projects as needed and other duties as assigned
• Manually record donation receipts, as needed
• Utilize WMS to receive donated product, as needed
• Provide accurate weights and measurements for receipts, Airfreight and/or LTL shipments, as needed

Minimum Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent GED Certificate
• 2+ years’ experience in distribution center, warehouse and/or production operation environment
• Forklift certified with demonstrated ability to safely operate basic warehouse equipment (forklift, pallet jack)
• Able to work steadily and independently with minimum supervision and to follow standardized procedures
• Able to perform regular physical activity on a daily basis in a non- climate-controlled environment.
• Able to regularly lift 50 lbs; occasionally lift 100 lbs.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule including occasional weekend
• Experience working in culturally diverse organizations
• Passion for community service, international development and MedShare’s mission

Application Instructions
Interested applicants should submit a resume, cover letter and salary requirements to: jobs@medshare.org with “Warehouse Associate, Southeast Region” in the subject line. A slate of successful candidates will be invited for interviews. Due to the large number of resumes generated, only successful candidates will be contacted. Phone calls are discouraged.

MedShare is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on age, gender, race or ethnic origin, religion, veteran status, physical or medical condition, political affiliations or sexual orientation.