Warehouse Associate

Serena & Lily is seeking General Warehouse Associates to provide full-scope of operational support for our new Distribution Center in Rincon, GA. Responsibilities including but not limited to: Shipping, Receiving, Order Picking, Order Packing, Returns Processing, Report Generation, Quality Control, Item Put-Away, Inventory Control and general workplace maintenance.

Shift Schedules:

• 1st shift: 5am-1:30pm, Monday- Friday
• 2nd shift: 3:30pm-12am, Monday-Friday

Goals and Objectives:

• Work as directed by warehouse operations supervisors and managers and in support of the Serena & Lily mission, goals and values.

• Increase order picking and packing efficiency through use of best-practices and ever increasing product knowledge.

• Processing of customer returns, special projects, and incorporating technology to streamline supply chain processes.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assist shipping and receiving, unloading trucks, checking in merchandise, matching purchase orders to sales orders and distributing to sales associates for processing.

• Reading customer orders, work orders, shipping orders, or requisitions to determine items to be moved, gathered, or distributed and/or shipped.

• Moving materials and items from receiving or storage areas to shipping or to other designated areas.

• Sorting and placing materials or items on racks, shelves, or in bins according to predetermined sequence such as size, type, style, color, or product code.

• Filling requisitions, work orders, or requests for materials, tools, or other stock items and distributes items to shipping or to designated route driver storage area.

• Ensuring warehouse is accessible and safe for salespeople and customer traffic.

• Assembling customer orders from stock and places orders on pallets or shelves, or relocating orders to a holding area or shipping department.

• Marking materials with identifying information using appropriate method.

• Opening bales, crates, and other containers.

• Recording amounts of materials or items received or distributed via appropriate computer program.

• Assisting in counting of physical inventory.

• Weighing and counting items for distribution within plant to ensure conformance to company standards.

• May be assigned facilities maintenance duties as needed.

• Completing requisition forms to order supplies from other departments.

• Preparing parcels for mailing.

• Sweeping, dusting, and mopping.

• Organizing warehouse and work area for orderliness at all times.

• Wearing the proper safety equipment.

• Complete assignments with the use of RF equipment.

• Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above and below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability, as well as physical demands required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED);

• Three months or more related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

• Ability to use and understand carrier and company computer shipping, receiving, and replenishment equipment utilizing RF

• Forklift, Reach Truck, and Order Picker equipment certification a plus. Must have the ability to learn and become certified

• Written and verbal English language skills required

Physical Demands:

• The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance.

• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to ten pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to fifty pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than one hundred pounds.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Compensation:

• $20-21/hr depending on shift

• Employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance should they choose to participate in Serena & Lily's benefits. Employees can enroll in our company's 401k plan. During the first year of employment, full-time employees can accrue fourteen days of PTO.