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POSITION TITLE: Distribution Warehouse Material Handler

LOCATION: Buena Vista, VA

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY:

This position is primarily responsible for supporting the Buena Vista DC’s operational requirements and initiatives. This position is scheduled to work from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. This position performs all processes and activities that support receiving, stocking, replenishment, order processing, shipping, and inventory control. Primarily responsible for wrapping, staging, loading and unloading all trucks inbound / outbound.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Receives work direction from the Lead or other designated person performing various warehouse duties throughout the operational area.
• Participates in activities designed to support the NIBCO safety system including pre-shift stretching programs, safety meetings, and accident prevention while ensuring safe work practices.
• Ensures product is shipped and handled with the highest quality standards while achieving maximum productivity.
• Schedules all carriers through use of phone system, handles paperwork from inbound shipments.
• Ensures small parcel line is monitored for a steady flow of work, also offloads full pallets to be wrapped when full.
• Responsible for corner boarding, wrapping, banding and documentation of all international shipments.
• Performs the job in a safe manner, as a team member, with integrity, and strives to continuously improve the business.
• Will be trained to operate powered industrial vehicles (PIV) including a stand up order picker, forklift, reach truck, pacer, pallet jacks, or other order selecting equipment to safely move product. (Including performing daily operator’s checklist and inspections before using any PIV equipment and may include changing electrical batteries.)
• Moves (loads or unloads) product to proper location for next step in the process or prepares goods for shipment (boxing, weighing, wrapping, etc.)
• Must be capable of using a RF Scanner and demonstrate a commitment to accuracy and quality.
• Ensures compliance with approved operating policies, procedures, and schedules.
• Possess willingness to work in all areas of the Buena Vista DC and be flexible to daily job assignments, as well as working outside his/her normal work schedule. (I.E. Overtime and weekends as required.)
• Reports all safety hazards and unsafe working conditions. Keeps work area neat and organized.
• Treats all associates with dignity and respect.
• Flows to available work – Associates may be expected to work in other areas of the distribution center as dictated by the flow of new orders. Assignment to other work areas can last for an indeterminate period of time.

EDUCATION: High School diploma, or GED certificate required

EXPERIENCE: Experience in a distribution center or manufacturing operation preferred.

COMPETENCIES:

• Customer Focus
• Ability to work in a team-based production system
• Attention to detail
• Quality Focus
• Continuous Improvement Focus
• Problem Solving
• Adaptability
• Initiative
• Planning and Organizing
• Teamwork and Cooperation
• Strong Communication Skills

NIBCO is committed to equal opportunity employment. It is the policy of NIBCO to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.