Essential Function: Responsible for pulling, lifting, moving, storing, and placing merchandise as determined by purchase orders and the Warehouse Manager, utilizing defined warehouse processes and procedures.
● Primary Tasks:
1. Prepare staging area before pulling customer orders.
2. Wear the proper safety equipment.
3. Sort and place product (merchandise) and materials (paperwork, invoices, pick up estimates, etc.) on racks/shelves or in bins according to organizational standards.
4. The warehouse worker will frequently stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Will frequently use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects. Should be able to constantly perform physical effort by lifting up to a height of 5-6 feet and push, pull or carry materials weighing between 10-50lbs and occasionally weighing more than 50lbs.
5. Assist shipping and receiving, loading and unloading trucks and checking in all merchandise going out or coming into the warehouse.
6. Pull orders from storage areas and compare them with customer orders.
7. Pull and place orders in the proper staging area to avoid confusion and delays while loading the trucks.
8. When needed, transport merchandise to customers/sales representatives' vehicles.
9. Always treat merchandise with care and concern.
10. Check products from incoming containers to ensure correct quantity and product and confirm the company’s purchase order. Before unloading any merchandise, make sure that the container came sealed.
11. Identify damaged, lost or missing merchandise from current inventory and from incoming containers and notify supervisor immediately.
12. Optimize space by ensuring that everything is in its correct place.
13. Throw out damaged wood pallets to avoid backed up in the warehouse.
14. Unload and load trucks as it relates to shipping and receiving. Count all incoming containers orders before truck and driver leaves. Sign documentation.
15. Stack items in the warehouse neatly and correctly from incoming trucks (Terroir trucks and carrier trucks).
16. Keep all safety gears in the proper location when not using.
17. First thing in the morning, scheduled a worker to secure the cords that plug in trucks overnight.
18. In the morning, unload any trucks that came in overnight with wine that was refused or returned from any of the customers.
19. Assist and cooperate with daily inventory counts and quarterly physical inventory counts regulated by the State.
20. No cellphones are allowed in warehouse while operating machinery at any time during working hours, only emergency calls can be taken.
21. Clean the pickers at least once a week.
22. Sweep and mop the warehouse floor at least twice a week or as needed.
23. Clean the bathroom at least once a week.
24. Wash exterior and clean interior of all company vehicles every 2 weeks.
25. Service the pickers and forklift once a month, fill the battery with water.
26. Empty garbage container both in the warehouse and the kitchen and replace garbage bags in container.
27. Maintain clean and safe work environment, keeping shelves, pallet area and workstation neat and clean for shipping/receiving.
28. Remove completed or defective products or materials for the work area, to avoid any accidents. Place them on marked areas or outside the warehouse.
29. Immediately report any accidents or injuries while working to your supervisor or the Human Resources department.
30. Contribute to team effort in getting the job done quickly and effectively, be a team player.
31. Before leaving the workplace, always check with your supervisor before clocking out.
