Warehouse Associate

locations

Madison Heights, MI, USA

DME

time type

Full time

posted on

Posted 9 Days Ago

job requisition id

R-2831

Shift 1 (United States of America)

Job Summary:

The warehouse associate will work as part of the warehouse team.  In this position, the warehouse associate will receive, store, and retrieve materials, tools, equipment and products within the warehouse ensuring accuracy and timeliness of all orders to support business operations. This position requires computer knowledge and manual dexterity.  This position requires the ability to read instructions represented in manuals and follow these instructions.  This position may require the operation of a forklift, man-lift, or pallet jack.  This position exists in a temperature controlled environment.

Essential/Key Functions:

• Read and comprehend instructions and follow established procedures
• Correspond with internal customers as needed
• Assist shipping and receiving unloading trucks, checking in merchandise, matching purchase orders to sales orders and distributing to sales associates for processing.
• Read customer orders, work orders, shipping orders or requisitions to determine items to be moved, gathered or distributed and/or shipped.
• Move materials and items from receiving or storage areas to shipping or to other designated areas.
• Sort and place materials or items on racks, shelves or in bins according to predetermined sequence such as size, type, style, and color or product code.
• File work orders or requests for materials, tools or other stock items and distribute items to shipping or to designated storage area.
• Ensure warehouse is accessible and safe for employee or customer traffic.
• Assemble customer orders from stock and place orders on pallets or shelves, or relocate orders to a holding area or shipping department.
• Mark materials with identifying information using appropriate method.
• Open skids, crates and other containers.
•  Record amounts of materials or items received or distributed via appropriate computer program.
• Assist in counting of physical inventory.
• Weigh and count items for distribution within plant to ensure conformance to company standards.
• Prepare parcels for mailing as needed
• Sweep, dust and mop. Organize warehouse and work area for orderliness at all times.
• Wear the proper safety equipment.
• Participates on committees and special projects and seeks additional responsibilities.
• Prepares reports as needed
• Performs in a manner that will prevent errors and omissions. 
• Provides advisory support and assistance to the department manager as needed. 
• Responsible for meeting team targets and key performance indicators
• Participate in activities needed to support the management functions of the team.
• Follow all safety guidelines and operate in a safe manner
• Physical presence on the job is essential and necessary including weekends and holidays if deemed
• Other duties as assigned by management

Management Responsibilities:  This position oversees the human resource function of the business units and provides direction, support, and advice to senior leadership

Minimum (Required) Qualifications:

Education and Experience

• High School Diploma preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Must be well organized
• E1 Experience a plus (JD Edwards program)
• Forklift License required
• Must manage time well
• Must support mission and purpose of the company and be committed to professional and personal growth
• Must take initiative
• Must be results driven
• Ability to work as part of a team and interface with other departments.
• Good analytical skills
• Ability to prioritize in the face of multiple tasks

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Who we are: 

For seven decades, DME has been a mold technologies leader. Our catalog remains the industry’s broadest and our products are the benchmark of high quality. We continue to provide customers with knowledge, expertise, and service that can’t be matched. However, we aren’t satisfied because our customers’ needs keep evolving and we’re determined to help them succeed.

At DME, we’re confronting the ever-changing marketplace by reinventing the way we do business. For products we can make better and faster, we’re focusing our manufacturing operations on specialized centers of excellence around the world. For other offerings, we’re building strategic global partnerships to bring customers the highest-quality products at the lowest cost. Meanwhile, we’re standardizing global product platforms to provide consistency to our customers, wherever they’re located. No matter the product, no matter the supplier, we’re working harder than ever to ensure the superior design and quality our customers count on.

 The evolution of DME continues. After all, we’re more than a manufacturer. More than a distributor. We’re an essential resource. Our customers’ challenges keep changing and we’re helping them adapt every step of the way. DME is a Operating Company of Hillenbrand.

Hillenbrand (NYSE: HI) is a global industrial company that provides highly-engineered, mission-critical processing equipment and solutions to customers in over 100 countries around the world. Our portfolio is composed of leading industrial brands that serve large, attractive end markets, including durable plastics, food, and recycling. Guided by our Purpose — Shape What Matters For Tomorrow™ — we pursue excellence, collaboration, and innovation to consistently shape solutions that best serve our associates, customers, communities, and other stakeholders. To learn more, visit: www.Hillenbrand.com.

EEO: The policy of Hillenbrand Inc. is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.  Additionally, Hillenbrand Inc. and our operating companies are committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities.  If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us at recruitingaccommodations@hillenbrand.com .  In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.  At Hillenbrand, everyone is welcome to apply and "Shape What Matters for Tomorrow".