SUMMARY

Under the direction of the Warehouse Supervisor, this position is responsible for transportation of inventory between facilities, shipment of inventory from warehouses, and transport product/equipment between offsite warehouses. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned that pertain to the classification.  

• Understand and implement all safety rules and policies regarding the use of powered industrial trucks, handling heavy equipment or material, and general warehouse safety
• Inspect truck for defects before and after trips and reports any discrepancies indicating truck condition to supervisor
• ·Move trailers and transport product between local plants and offsite warehousing using tractor trailer
• Ensure that all proper documentation and paperwork are in order to transport product and equipment
• Process, setup and ship products from outside warehouses as well as the plant
• Ensure product integrity is maintained at a high level
• Ensure inventory accuracy is maintained
• Provide assistance in absence of Traffic Coordinator
• Maintain warehouse housekeeping standards
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor
• Follows applicable Food Safety and cGMP polices.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• High School diploma or GED required; previous warehouse experience preferred
• Valid driver’s license, good driving record and current Class A CDL license (or ability to complete requirements for CDL) is required
• 1-2 years OTR driving experience (tractor-trailer) is required 

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Computer proficiency, specifically Lotus Notes, Excel, and JDEdwards
• Powered industrial truck operating experience, particularly fork lift
• Strong problem-solving and interpersonal communication skills (verbal and written)

LANGUAGE SKILLS 

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  

REASONING ABILITY 

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, and talk or hear.  The employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and climb or balance. Employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT  The 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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to extreme cold, extreme heat, and vibration.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.