Job Information
Texas State Job Bank Warehouse Worker in Abilene, Texas
Job Summary:
This position requires the receiving, staging, transferring, placing, returning, and overall responsibility for raw materials, packaging materials, load trucks, unloading trucks, driving forklifts, and finished goods in compliance with company standards and procedures
Responsibilities and Duties:
Receive raw materials, WIPs, or packaging materials from the respective vendors, departments, or staging areas in compliance with the departments procedures for receiving and returning materials
Efficiently and safely move product to the proper area for use following all department and QA procedures
Keep a proper inventory of the material received for inventory accuracy and quality control
Place material in the areas following department and QA procedures
Sorting, wrapping, packing, repacking as needed.
Transfer finished goods pallets to the holding freezer
Load and Unload raw materials, WIPs and finished goods in accordance with company policies
Return raw materials, WIP or packaging materials to the respective department or location in accordance with the departments procedures for receiving and returning materials
Inspect Power Industrial Truck (PIT) before usage, keep equipment, tools, and company property neat and clean. Change and charge PIT batteries as needed
Proper housekeeping throughout the shift and in all departmental areas
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications and Skills:
Less than high school education; minimum 6 months related Training. Previous Forklift experience preferred
Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers. Ability to print and speak simple sentences
Ability to add and subtract numbers and to multiply and divide and understand percentages. Ability to perform these operations using units of weight measurement and quantity measurements
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations
Must be punctual and regular attendance is required
While performing the duties of this job, you will be required to stand and walk; use hands to feel; and reach with arms. Occasionally required to sit and talk or hear. Required to lift up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds without assistance. Additionally, you must be able to lift and or move more than 50 pounds with assistance.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include peripheral vision. You will be regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, extreme cold, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud
We offer great benefits and perks:
Paid vacation and sick hours
Company-paid holidays, 7 per year
Low-cost medical insurance
Competitive dental, vision, and supplemental insurance. Plus, discounted pet insurance!
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