Warehouse Associate – Shipping & Receiving

Do you thrive on providing an excellent customer experience? Are you safety and service-oriented?  Do you possess the attention to detail necessary to ensure the accurate fulfillment of customer orders?  If so, we’d like you to join our Warehouse team as a Warehouse Associate – Shipping & Receiving.     About the Role:      You will:  Be responsible for counting, verifying, and receiving incoming vendor shipments and customer return material.  Stock and maintain the warehouse; and pick, document, and pack customer orders in accordance with Company policy and procedure.   Act with a high attention to detail to ensure the highest levels of customer satisfaction.  Handle all shipping discrepancies per procedures or forward appropriate paperwork to designated employee to handle.  Identify nonstock, special-order material, and damaged material and store in proper warehouse locations.  Complete necessary documentation for customer shipments delivered via third-party carrier.  Load and unload trucks, operate warehouse forklift and other material handling equipment safely.  Inform immediate supervisor of stock depletions, count discrepancies, or damaged/defective/nonsaleable merchandise that could impact customer service levels.  Ensure security and controls are in place and upheld to protect Profit Center assets.  Maintain warehouse cleanliness, order, and safety. Remove empty cartons, metal bands, pallets, and other debris. Inform immediate supervisor of safety issues.  Assist co-workers in servicing customers.  Perform all job functions in accordance with the company’s Safety Standards. Successfully complete required safety and compliance training programs as assigned. Perform other reasonably related duties as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required. Shipping and receiving duties are a primary function of this position, and the selected candidate must be willing to assist with all warehouse operations as needed   About You:  1 year warehouse receiving and material handling experience  Knowledge of products sold at the Profit Center preferred  Additional Details: • Training will be conducted in Alexandria, Virginia • Work location: Lorton, Virginia • Schedule: Monday through Friday • Work hours may vary based on business needs • Have a minimum of two (2) years of experience with shipping, receiving, inventory control, order picking, and material handling • Shipping and receiving duties are a primary function of this position, and the selected candidate must be willing to assist with all warehouse operations as needed • Must be experienced in receiving inbound shipments, verifying quantities, inspecting materials for damage, and accurately documenting receipts • Experience in a wholesale distribution, plumbing, HVAC, or industrial warehouse environment is preferred   Our ideal candidate will also:  Possess outstanding customer service and communication skills.  Be able to quickly develop comprehensive knowledge of products sold at the Profit Center.  Possess a high level of attention to detail and accuracy.  Be able to build and maintain a positive working relationship with customers, vendors, and co-workers.  Know of, be able to apply and practice safety precautions in a warehouse and material handling environment.  Be able to learn to safely operate a forklift and other material handling equipment in use at the Profit Center.  Be able to learn and operate the computer-related systems used for warehouse operations.  Read, write, speak, and understand English.  Be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.