WAREHOUSE/DELIVER DRIVER

Durham NC

Description

Johnstone Supply is hiring for the Warehouse/Delivery driver position. This is a 40hr/wk full time job. Eligible for benefits, 401k, quarterly/annual bonuses after 90 days. Room for advancement for right candidate. Warehouse Duties: 1. Quickly and accurately receives, processes, and stores incoming product shipments. 2. Ensures shipments are inspected and damages or shortages are noted on trucking company delivery document. Initiates freight claim procedure when necessary. 3. Checks incoming delivery contents against packing list to verify accurate and full delivery. 4. Prepares receiving reports and notes any shortages, damages, or overages. Promptly reports any discrepancies to supervisors. 5. Verifies vendor part number and Johnstone stock number for all incoming products. Determines proper bin number and/or location of incoming products. Stores incoming products in proper location according to bin number or product sequence. 6. Selects products from inventory to fill customer orders. 7. Prepares, packs, and scans (as appropriate), and stages products for inter-store transfer and customer pick-up and delivery in accordance with established standards (e.g., hazardous materials). Ensures that packaging is sufficient to avoid damage. 8. Processes documentation necessary to ship inter-store transfers and customer orders, including bills of lading, packing lists, small parcel manifests and other necessary documents. 9. Loads delivery vehicles and assists customers with will call pickups. 10. Processes customer returns. Ensures returns are in sellable condition per company policy. 11. Verifies that warranty paperwork has been properly and neatly filled out. Initiates warranty return process, and stages product in warranty area. 12. Performs periodic cycle counting on assigned items to keep accurate records of inventory. Verifies actual counts of stock against computerized records. Investigates and reports discrepancies. 13. Ensures safety by maintaining cleanliness of warehouse. Ensures that aisles are free of potential hazards. Reports unsafe conditions to management. 14. Operates hand trucks, pallet jacks, forklifts, order pickers, and other equipment safely and in accordance with organizational procedures. Monitors equipment and promptly reports any safety or maintenance concerns to supervisors. 15. Always wears protective equipment according to company policies and procedures. Accesses Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) as needed and when appropriate. 16. Maintains required hazardous materials, forklift, and other internal and external certifications. Alternative Duties: 1. May drive delivery truck or van to transport items to other stores or customer locations. Maintains drivers license and clean driving record. Performs vehicle safety checks before driving. 2. May assist with customer service and sales, including answering phones, greeting customers, and servicing the sales counter. 3. May assist in annual physical count of full warehouse inventory. 4. May assist with special duties and assignments as needed to support the efficient functioning of the store. General Results & Responsibilities: 1. Adheres to all company policies, procedures, standards, and business ethics codes. 2. Maintains professional communications when interacting with customers and coworkers. Treats all customers and coworkers with a helpful and courteous attitude. 3. Keeps communication open to maintain a healthy work environment 4. Report any consistent problems that are not being resolved to supervisor Johnstone Supply believes that each employee’s contribution should not be limited by the assigned responsibilities. Therefore, it is expected that each employee will offer his/her services wherever and whenever necessary to ensure the success of our endeavors. Education and Experience: Required: • High School Diploma / GED required OR equivalent combination of education and experience • Clean driving record • Pass background check • Pass drug test Preferred: • 6 months experience in warehouse operations in a wholesale environment • Experience driving a forklift • Experience with computer or barcode driven inventory management systems Physical Demands: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to lift, carry, and load up to 75 pounds repeatedly throughout the day; climb and balance on ladders and equipment; walk, stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl; and reach, push, pull and manipulate. The employee is also frequently required to lift more than 100 pounds with mechanical assistance or the assistance of coworkers. Work Environment: Most work is performed in a warehouse environment without air conditioning, which may include hot and cold temperatures, dust, dirt, and noise.