Warehouse Specialist

Warehouse Specialist- Monday-Friday

American Wire Group (AWG), the leading material supplier and manufacturer of wire and cable, hardware, equipment, and accessory solutions, has earned its reputation by offering exceptional customer service, delivering products of the highest quality, and ensuring timely deliveries.

We maintain the largest extensive inventory of wire and cable products utilized in the power transmission & distribution, substation, solar, wind, battery energy storage (BESS), and electric vehicle (EV) hydrogen-powered vehicle infrastructure markets across the country. AWG offers comprehensive services to our customers around the world, including cable management, cable engineering and design, supply chain management, emergency services, and more.

Our Technology & Innovation division (EVs, hydrogen-powered vehicles infrastructure) is committed to supporting customers material products of switchgear, transformers, wire, and cable in the implementation of innovative technologies within the energy and infrastructure markets. AWG has grown steadily and ventured into new markets, and we continue to do so.

At AWG, we are proud to be ISO 9001:2015 certified for quality management. From this foundation, we have expanded to provide emergency response services to everyone from government agencies to utilities worldwide.

AWG seeks a Warehouse Specialist to report to the Receiving Supervisor. The WS will come in with excellent people, machine and team skills and will work hard to improve productivity.

Core Responsibilities:

The WS will:

• Receive, store, select, pack, and ship wire and cable inventory (COILS, REELS)
  • Perform any and all physical requirements necessary to lift and move inventory around the warehouse.
  • Comply with company attendance point system
  • Move material within the facility with RF scanners
  • Operate and maneuver warehouse equipment and any material(s) contained thereon safely and in the manner consistent with the intended purpose of the equipment and the manufacturers’ instructions and company policies.
  • Maintain the warehouse in an orderly and clean state; follow all Company safety procedures; perform daily safety inspections.
  • Receive incoming material in accordance with company processes, accurately identify and break down the material, note discrepancies, and make the product ready for storage.
  • Store and locate product in accordance with company processes within facility.
  • Stage product for shipment and loading via LTL or Flatbed trailers.
  • Accurately select, check, and pack orders following designated company processes for shipment, weighing, manifesting, palletizing, and loading.
  • Sort and pack LTL and truckload shipments in accordance with company procedures, customer requirements, and carrier requirements.
  • Consolidate inventory as needed; follow company procedures for handling stock discrepancies.
  • Participate in company inventories
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• “Safety is Number 1” attitude
• Ambition: will ask questions, will take notes, and will show interest in learning new things, once tasks assigned have been mastered
• Work Ethic: dependability, punctuality, and willingness to have a good relationship with others
• Ability to read and understand written/verbal instructions and to accept coaching as needed
• Positive Attitude: we are looking for candidates who want to learn, have fun, and do an excellent job at work with their team members
• Mechanical Skills: ability to fix equipment preferred
• People Skills: builds strong relationships with colleagues at all levels
• Ability to maintain calmness under pressure
• Familiarity with measuring equipment
• Basic computer skills: Microsoft products
• Ability to lift 50 lbs. or more; the ability to stand, be mobile and physically able to manage and transport materials during 8-hour shift
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

AWG provides competitive salaries and hourly compensation. AWG offers eligible employees a full menu of benefits, including 401(k) (matched), health, dental, vision, life insurance, pre- and post-tax savings options, and paid time off. While working, the AWG team enjoys a safe, secure workspace that focuses on achieving maximum productivity. The company rewards those who show diligence and initiative about completing their tasks and welcomes innovative solutions and suggestions from the team.

AWG employees have plenty to do after hours and on the weekends.

Perris, California, an old railway city, has access to San Diego and world-famous Los Angeles. Perris offers fun, athletics, fine dining, and a taste of Southern California history. You can skydive, do a full day wine tasting tour in Temecula Valley or take a hot air balloon flight over Temecula wine country in Perris. On a hot afternoon, you might want to wander through the Southern California Railway Museum or sip a lager at Good Day Brew.

You might want to take a tour bus and head into the entertainment capital of the world. Los Angeles, home of Redondo Beach, Hollywood, Griffith Observatory, the Getty Center, the Huntington Library and Grand Central Market, highlights music, drama, and theater every day of the week. It is hard to match LA’s glamorous options for enjoying life.

Not too far away for Perris, in another direction, San Diego offers Sea World, Legoland, the San Diego Zoo and Safari Park. Visitors like to Whale Watch and visit the Birch Aquarium at Scripps to enjoy watching sea-life. Of course, San Diego’s restaurants provide opportunities to sample local and exotic fare. Jeune et Jolie, and Soichi Sushi are among the most celebrated dining places. Coasterra, located right on the bay, tempts with modern Mexican selections and a dazzling view of downtown San Diego. Café Coyote, El Indio, TJ’s Oyster Bar, Tacos El Gordo, Fernandez, and Lola 55 serve up traditional Baja-style seafood, burritos, birria and blue corn tortillas accompanied by tasty cocktails and beverages.