Warehouse Associate

Perform entry level warehouse operations including one or more of the following: shipping, receiving, material handling, inventory control, cycle counting, or purchasing.

**Day-to-Day Role**:

- Follow and commit to meet Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) for safety, quality, production, efficiency, and service requirements
- Follow practices and processes intended to provide safe products that comply with appropriate laws and regulations, meet the company quality standards
- Follow and commit to safety and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)
- Load or unload freight or product manually or via forklift, lift truck or pallet jack
- Move materials to appropriate storage space
- Coordinate and schedule work for dock management, routing and sequencing of trailers or rail freight
- Perform cycle counts and inventory control responsibilities
- Prepare, process and distribute shipment documentation for all inbound and outbound services
- Liaise with internal and external transport companies and departments to coordinate, prioritize and expedite in-coming and out-going shipments
- Track and maintain appropriate documentation
- Create, compile, and deliver required reports
- Record, control, and monitor information in ERP or other computer systems
- Prepare and pack goods for shipment
- Verify, compare, and confirm type and quality of shipped or received goods against Bill of Lading, invoices, or pick tickets
- Weigh, count, and inspect the state of incoming and outgoing products
- Report and record any discrepancy, damaged items, shortages, broken or unidentified packages to the supervisor
- Assist in training new employees on warehouse procedures

**Core Skills and Qualifications**:

- Excellent verbal and written skills necessary in order to communicate intricate job-related processes
- Experience using Microsoft Office, including the ability to create reports, documents, and spreadsheets in MS Word and MS Excel
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Organizational skills including the ability to prioritize workload to meet deadlines
- Ability to effectively manage and execute multiple tasks, projects and priorities
- Ability to utilize and train employees on technology, processes and procedures
- Ability to obtain and maintain Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) license
- Ability to demonstrate basic math calculations and dimensional counting skills
- Demonstration of minimum proficiency with the English language in order to ensure effective new hire training and on-going communications about safety and quality issues

**Preferred Skills and Qualifications**:

- One (1) year prior warehouse or material handling experience preferred
- Experience using ERP or other shipping and receiving software preferred
- Prior SAP experience preferred
- Experience in a manufacturing or high-volume warehouse environment, preferred
- Paper converting, chemical/plastics processing and packaging industrial experience, preferred

**_ Overview: _**_Dart makes everyday products that give people the freedom to enjoy the food & drinks they love, wherever they are. From to-go containers and dinnerware to tamper-evident food packaging and even the red Solo cup, Dart products have been keeping people on the go and having fun for more than 50 years. Dart is a family-owned, family-focused company of 13,000 employees united by a shared set of values. Headquartered in Mason, MI, Dart has 30 locations in four countries._

**_ Benefits:_**_ Dart Container full-time employees enjoy great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) with company matching contributions, paid vacation, paid holidays, short-term disability, tuition assistance, product discounts and more._
- THC testing ONLY when such testing is required by law.