Regional Distribution Center - Warehouse Associate

Are you looking for an opportunity to turn your ambition and your people skills into a rewarding career with an industry leader? Join our team at American Tire Distributors! As the nation's premier tire distributor, ATD’s coast-to-coast distribution network provides approximately 80,000 customers across the U.S. and Canada with rapid and frequent delivery of high quality tires, custom wheels and shop supplies.

Position Description:

Pay Rate: $20.00/hour The Regional Distribution Center (RDC) - Warehouse Person's primary duties include prioritizing and picking material to fill orders, loading, and unloading product on delivery trailers/containers and maintaining, handling, and moving the physical inventory within the RDC. He/she loads and unload trailers/containers, keeps facility organized by physical alignment and by allowing sufficient space for overflow. Checks all incoming and outgoing orders for accuracy. Performs periodic facilities maintenance and/or custodial/housekeeping tasks, such as cleaning the loading dock and area surrounding building; keeping floors clear of debris and assisting in daily shift closures.

Key Responsibilities

• Arrange RDC stock by product line and physical alignment, allowing sufficient space for overflow; may train and support new associates.
• Assist with administrative tasks, including handling and preparing paperwork as needed.
• Load and Unload Trailers/Containers: Physically move and lift products weighing up to 150 pounds; stage, count, and systematically put away inventory using powered industrial equipment.
• Perform maintenance and housekeeping tasks, such as cleaning the loading dock and surrounding area, and keeping floors clear of debris.
• Prioritize and pick materials to fill orders, stage products for outbound loading, and handle all units with care.
• Report overages and shortages to the Lead Person/Operations Supervisor; submit regular reports of damaged and defective products.
• Safely operate powered industrial equipment, including forklifts, pallet jacks, and order pickers, while adhering to safety standards.
• Verify all incoming and outgoing products for accuracy in quantity, size, and type; inform management of inventory and supply shortages and assist with periodic inventory counts.

Competencies

• Collaboration- Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
• Communicates Effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Customer-Focused - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions
• Drives Results - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
• Ensures Accountability - Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Equipment Utilization - The ability and skill to ensure the optimum utilization of warehouse or production plant, equipment and materials.
• Health and Safety - The ability and skill to manage and apply safe systems of work.
• Inventory Management - The ability and skill to design, implement and manage inventory control systems.
• Logistics - The ability and skill to ensure the optimum movement and storage of warehouse & production plant, equipment and materials.
• Optimizes Work Processes - Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Plans & Aligns - Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
• Policy & Procedures - The ability and skill to monitor, interpret and understand policies and procedures and ensure their alignment with organizational strategies and work objectives.
• Production Quality - The ability and skill to ensure that all production operations are carried out to ensure the required quality of outcomes.
• Self-Development - Actively seeking new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels.
• Storage - The ability and skill to ensure the optimum storage of warehouse, plant, equipment, materials and supplies.
• Verbal Communication - Ability to express ideas, request actions, formulate plans, & policies by means of clear and effective verbal communications.

Qualifications

• High School or GED degree
0-1 year of related experience preferred

Skills

• Policy & Procedures
• Storage
• Verbal Communication

Physical Demands/Working Conditions

Physical Demands Category: Warehouse

Physical Demands/Work Environment/Travel Requirements:

• Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk, hear, taste and/or smell; the employee must occasionally lift products weighing up to approximately 50 pounds. Handling of tires (e.g., rolling, destacking, team lifting) greater than approximately 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Travel required: 5% of the time

Our people are passionate about what they do, the product they sell, and the customers they serve. If you're looking for an opportunity to be a part of a work family that values collaboration, innovation and dedication, we're the right company for you.

RDC-Warehouse Associate

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American Tire Distributors is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace