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Job Summary:

As the Warehouse Associate, you will be working with our team of in-house shop technicians to provide general warehouse support including shipping and receiving, verifying customer orders, moving forklifts on the premises, basic maintenance tasks on forklift batteries, and performing basic forklift inspections for quality assurance and/or damage evaluations.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Load and unload forklifts onto delivery trucks
• Pull and stage customer forklifts prior to shipment
• Check customer forklift orders against shipping paperwork
• Transfer and store items in the warehouse using a forklift
• Perform basic industrial battery maintenance (charging, watering, cleaning, testing)
• Perform basic forklift inspections for quality assurance and to identify any damage
• Ensure cleanliness of all aisles, passageways, and work areas in the warehouse
• Movement of company vehicles as necessary to accommodate warehouse operations
• Additional duties as required or assigned.

Core Competencies:

Commitment: Consistently providing dedicated effort in a position or with a plan of action until the desired objective is obtained and guaranteeing a high quality of work product is achieved.

Collaboration: Uses diplomacy and tact to maintain harmonious and effective work relationships with team members and partnering departments; adapts to changing priorities and demands; shares information and resources with others to promote positive and collaborative work relationships; supports diversity initiatives by demonstrating respect for all individuals.

Continuous Improvement: Originating action to improve existing conditions and processes; identifying improvement opportunities, generating ideas, and implementing solutions.

Customer Focus: Ensuring that the customer’s perspective is a driving force behind business decisions and activities; crafting and implementing service practices that meet customers’ and own organization’s needs.

Communication: Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook) and CRM, computer programs
• Detail orientated with strong problem-solving skills
• Customer focused philosophy.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Ability to work with all levels of personnel within the organization as well as customer operations

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED required
• 1-3 years working in a material handling environment
• Experience working with forklifts and lift truck batteries highly desirable
• Valid driver’s license with clean driving record

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and meet high performance demands

• Ability to stand and walk for 8 hours

• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at times

• Must be able to lift, bend, twist, kneel, crouch, crawl continuously

Work Environment:

Works in a variety of customer environments including manufacturing, distribution, cold storage, and out of doors with exposure to elements. Potential exposure to equipment movement hazards and dangerous chemical/solvents if proper safety procedures are not followed. This position also entails the necessity to work after normal working hours or on weekends based on customer need. Works under normal office conditions were required to sit for extended periods of time. Regularly spend significant amounts of time working in front of a computer terminal or in interactions with various people. Some travel may be required. Needs to be able to cope with stressors and demands that are associated with the job and/or the work environment so that acceptable and defined levels of performance are maintained.

STATEMENT OF INTENT

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the person assigned to this position. Essential job duties and responsibilities are intended to describe those functions that are essential to the performance of this job under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

The physical demands and work environment described in the job description are representative of conditions which must be met or encountered while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job description does not state or imply that the above are the only duties and responsibilities assigned to this position. Associates holding this position will be required to perform any other job-related duties as requested by management. All requirements are subject to possible modification to accommodate individuals with a disability.

Arbor- Pengate is dedicated to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We promote and celebrate a diverse workforce and do not tolerate any discrimination. Any and all human relations decisions will not be based on persons’ race, color, religion, sex, national original, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, veteran status, or citizenship.