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Job Title: Warehouse Associate

Who We Are: USCS is dedicated to advancing, innovating, and serving companies seeking \"Best in Service\", facilities, and logistics in the cold chain. We are an employee-focused, equal opportunity employer and would love to have you join our team.

Responsibilities:

Contribute to the overall effectiveness of facility operations through proper product handling, organization, and adherence to safety and sanitation standards.

Unload and load trailers verifying proper product stacking and that product is not being mixed on pallets.

Ensure that all customer product is accounted for, free of infestation, production codes are in check, and product is within its acceptable temperate range prior to placing the product into storage.

Identify and recover any received or shipped damaged product consistent with company policy. Report all shortages and overages to your supervisor.

Assist in physical inventories, when necessary, to ensure the safekeeping of the customers product.

Pull and prepare product for shipment, ensuring that the exact number and @type of product is located and shipped, that product comes from the proper location, and that the lot numbers correspond to the picking documents.

Stack product to build pallets and tape or stretch-wrap them as required to ensure product stability.

Perform picking duties in an efficient manner that meets customer service and/or company standards.

Pallets height can reach up to seven (7) feet.

Efficiently move product from the staging or storage areas into railcars or trailers.

Safety operate various pieces of equipment including forklifts, clamp trucks, slip-sheets, and turret trucks to load, unload, move, stack and stage product.

Maintain equipment and materials in a neat, clean orderly fashion.

Inspect equipment daily to ensure it is operating in a safe manner.

The Job Specifics:

Location and Department: Operations

Reports To: Supervisor

Travel Amount: Minimal

Job Type, EEO, and Job Code: Full-Time, Non-Exempt JOB CODE

What We Are Looking For:

The Ideal candidate will have or be able to complete the below qualifications.

Education: High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.

Other Abilities You Will Need to Have: The requirements described below are representative of those required to perform the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential duties.

Bend and lift up to 50 lbs. regularly.

Lift up to 70 lbs. occasionally, with assistance.

Work in a temperature range from +50F to -30F with moderate noise levels.

Lift overhead when required.

May require physical effort associated with using the computer to access information, or standing, walking, using stairs, and lifting needed to carry out everyday activities.

Stand and walk for extended periods.

Use hands to handle objects, tools, or controls.

Attention to detail.

Effective communication, vision, and hearing are essential for safety and productivity.

Operate scanners, tablets, radios, phones, computers, and other essential warehouse equipment as required.

Additional work hours may be requested by management to help manage employee production, projects, and or special events.

Operate a registered motor vehicle if apart of daily tasks.

Engage in frequent personal interaction and communication.

Possess strong arithmetic and reading skills.

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