Job Details
**Warehouse & Household Goods Associate**
* **Job Tracking ID**: 512###-####16
* **Job Location**: Van Buren Township, MI
* **Job Level**: Entry Level (less than 2 years)
* **Level of Education**: High School/GED
* **Job Type**: Full-Time/Regular
* **Date Updated**: June 09, 2021
* **Years of Experience**: Less Than 1 Year
* **Starting Date**: ASAP
* **FLSA**: Yes
* **Travel Availability**: 0
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**Job Description:**
**Position Description:** Summary of the job
Under the direction and supervision of the Warehouse Leader, Supervisor and Manager, the Warehouse Associate is responsible for performing General Warehouse & Household Goods functions including housekeeping, preparing and checking shipments, unloading and loading, and counting inventory and oversees operation by assisting supervisors and managers. Operating a forklift and other warehouse equipment to stack and move products is required. Certification of OSHA Forklift training is required.
**Responsibilities/Essential Functions:**
* Handles in loading, unloading, picking, staging, stacking, and moving of product.
* Assists management with issues related to vendor compliance and inventory control and training warehouse temp staffs.
* Prints and reviews reports to monitor warehouse performance and compliance with customers requirements.
* Responsible for proper use of all company equipment, packing materials, and proper maintenance of company vehicles while in transit, at a customer site, return to Nissin, or while visiting other facilities for delivery, pickup, etc.
* Tracking and tracing of shipments and ensures shipments and deliveries arrive in a timely manner
* Inspects, maintains, and performs minor maintenance on warehouse equipment and make sure warehouse is clean and safe.
* Comply with customer requirements and procedures, periodic inventories, and offsite operations as well as monitoring and comply with Nissin, US Customs, HAZMAT, OSHA and CTPAT rules and regulations.
* Unload, label, and prepare manifest for containers and/or any manifest required shipments
* Unload, label, inventory and various customer containers and or freight.
* Eliminate product overflow by putting freight away by using WMS and/or warehouse system.
* Notify supervisors of any damage, irregularities and any safety concern and safety violations at warehouse immediately.
* Checks product picked for shipment, verifies models and quantities against packing slip, and brings discrepancies to managements attention.
* Takes inventory by counting and verifying model numbers and quantities.
* Drives forklifts and prepares all necessary documents.
* Ensure forklift and other equipment are fully operational. Inspects supplies such as tires, lights, brakes, gas, oil, and water.
* Ensure accurate product inventory for clients
* Communicate with our Warehouse Manager & Supervisor & Leader about current stock and potential issues with orders
* Conduct daily analyses to forecast potential inventory issues
* Report on inventory activities and variances
* Assess new inventory to ensure it is ready for shipping or delivery
* Develop and implement inventory control procedures and best practice
* Communicate with other sections to complete their jobs.
**Experience and Skills:**
**Skills & Qualifications:**
* Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Minimum GED, High School Diploma preferred.
* Able to operate forklift, handjack, pallet lift.
* Must possess current forklift certification
* Previous experience with RF scanners and WMS systems
* Must be able to work in a rapidly changing environment.
* Must be able to work in a warehouse environment which may be subject to noise, heat, cold, chemical odors, dust, and other similar conditions.
* Possess knowledge of safety and security procedures including Forklift operation, in accordance with US Customs, HAZMAT, OSHA and CTPAT manuals.
* Ability to lift a minimum of 50 lbs unassisted.
**Job Benefits:**
**Nissin Benefits**
Nissin offers a robust benefits package for our employees. It includes health, dental, life and AD&D, short term and long term disability, along with 2 types of voluntary vision plans, additional voluntary life and AD&D, FSA (medical and dependent care), 401k, vacation, sick days and pet insurance.