Putaway Trainer

Position: Putaway Trainer

FSLA Status: Full-Time/Non-Exempt

Location: Pooler, GA

Pay Rate: $20.75/hr

Scope of the Role

The Putaway Trainer is responsible for onboarding new hires to ensure they understand all warehouse and safety regulations within the Putaway operations. This position is expected to perform all Putaway job duties correctly in compliance with all Company policies and procedures and meet quality and productivity expectations.

Essential Functions & Key Responsibilities

• Train and orientate new employees in Putaway operations, policies, and procedures.
• Oversee the responsibility for the safety, quality, and productivity of all trainees.
• Communicate with Putaway Lead on trainee’s progress.
• Communicate inventory errors with Putaway Lead and Management as needed.
• Ensure product is stored quickly, efficiently, and accurately at all times.
• Secure product and safety of employees is ensured.
• Ensure distribution center space utilization is maximized.
• Collect product data and input in WMS to ensure all product is being collected accurately and efficiently to reduce errors and reduce overhead.
• Monitor storage capacity and space availability using WMS.
• Actively monitor order volume and frequency on an ongoing basis and adapt as major shifts occur.
• Actively use direct Putaway strategy to move product from receiving area to final location to avoid staging phase and reduce handling and space requirements in the distribution center.
• Maintain distribution center’s overall cleanliness and organization, avoid clutter to ensure safety hazards are in place and reduce risk of compromising integrity of product and avoid employee incidents.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Required Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Must have 1-3 years of recent experience in a similar role within the manufacturing, production, or distribution environments.
• Excellent attendance required; must be able to work on a regular and predictable basis or as schedule due to changes in the business needs and/or during peak season.
• Able to sufficiently read and comprehend freight instructions.
• Basic mathematical skills.
• Ability to walk or stand for long periods of time and walk the distribution center and surrounding areas as needed.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a warehouse environment with variable noise levels, lighting conditions and temperature variation.