Distribution Warehouse Associate

About the Role

Woodgrain is seeking a Distribution Warehouse Associate for their location in Sonoma, CA. This role involves receiving, storing, and issuing materials, equipment, and other items from stockroom, warehouse, or storage yard, as well as maintaining records and compiling stock reports.

Key Responsibilities

• Read production schedule, customer order, work order, shipping order, or requisition to determine items to be moved, gathered, or distributed.
• Receive and count stock items, and record data manually or by using a computer.
• Pack and unpack items to be stocked on shelves in stockrooms, warehouses, or storage yards.
• Sort and place materials or items on racks, shelves, or in bins according to predetermined sequence such as size, type, style, color, or product code.
• Verify inventory computations by comparing them to physical counts of stock, and investigate discrepancies or adjust errors.
• Store items in an orderly and accessible manner in warehouses, tool rooms, supply rooms, or other areas.
• Mark stock items using identification tags, stamps, electric marking tools, or to ensure compliance with safety regulations.
• Clean and maintain supplies, tools, equipment, and storage areas to ensure compliance with safety regulations.
• Determine proper storage methods, identification, and stock location based on turnover, environmental factors, and physical capabilities of facilities.
• Keep records on the use and/or damage of stock or stock handling equipment.
• Examine and inspect stock items for wear or defects, reporting any damage to supervisors.
• Provide assistance or direction to other stockroom, warehouse, or storage yard workers.
• Drive vehicle such as a hand truck or forklift to transport stored items from warehouse to plant or to pick up items from several locations for shipment.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Must be forklift certified.
• Computer usage for recording data.
• Hand truck or forklift operation.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, supervisors, and other employees.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Physical Demands: Regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. Frequently required to stand and walk. May be required to frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Work Environment: Noise level is usually moderate. Proper safety equipment such as protective eyewear, earplugs, and steel toe shoes must be worn.