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MPS provides back office support, warehousing, and, fulfillment for Macmillan US, and is their primary distribution facility for North America.\nDescription: Employee must operate all equipment to include Pacer, Turret Truck, Order Picker and Walkie/Rider and work at elevations of 35 feet wearing Personal Protective Equipment - Safety Harness. Unloads trucks, puts away stock in assigned locations, stages stock in assigned P&D locations, and stages full case picks to assigned P&D location. Removes plastic from pallets, breaks down pallets and completes appropriate paperwork. Job requires computer knowledge of WMS. Required to work in other areas and other locations as assigned based on workload.\nESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.\nPicks cartons and loose stock from back-up rack locations and moves product to assigned staging areas for replenishment to forward pick locations and full case/pallet picks to proper staging areas.\nPlaces labels on cartons properly oriented for system scanners.\nLoads cartons on conveyor and/or drop zone.\nPlaces product in designated picking locations.\nPlaces full pallet and partial pallet picks in designated areas.\nAssists in unloading in bound freight and stages in proper staging areas.\nAssists in loading outbound trucks.\nCounts to make sure inbound and outbound freight has correct full pallet, case quantities.\nInspects cartons/pallets for damage.\nPrepares product for shipment, ensuring that the exact number and type of product is loaded for shipment.\nEnsures that receipts/orders are complete and counts verified.\nUses various devices for picking (scanners and Pick-To-Voice).\nInspects all books for damage and corrects quantity that is rejected at the QC scale.\nInspects and packs special orders.\nMaintains various quality control reports that monitor picking accuracy by picker.\nReturns overpicks and mispicks to the Pick Module.\nKeeps lead or supervisor advised of any shortages, problems, and incorrect labels/markings.\nPacks books/components in cartons using various dunnage materials to eliminate damage in transit.\nEnsures that all work instructions are followed exactly and updates the lead or supervisor when completed.\nUses computer systems and instructions to return product to inventory.\nEnsures the accuracy of all receipt/shipping documents.\nEnsures the receipt/shipping counts match all documents and bill of ladings.\nAssists in resolving any discrepancies.\nAssists in cycle counting.\nRetrieves books from Pick Module and rack storage to complete order.\nPuts away stock in assigned locations.\nUnloads trucks with rolling equipment.\nStages stock in assigned P&D locations, full case picks to assigned P&D location using equipment and doing it physically.\nRemoves plastic covering from skids/pallets of books using a box cutter.\nRestacks pallets of books from one pallet to another.\nUses WMS to record moves and transfers stock.\nMaintains a clean, neat, and orderly work area.\nConducts operations in a manner which promotes safety.\nEnforces established safety, health, and housekeeping policies and procedures in order to minimize injuries, loss of production time, and damage.\nConforms to all company policies and procedures (Employee Handbook)\nComplies with all environmental, health, and safety requirements.\nQualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\nEducation and/or Experience: \nHigh school diploma or general education degree (GED).\nLanguage Skills: \nAbility to read and comprehend simple instructions, correspondences, and memos, write legibly and effectively present information one-on-one and small groups situations of employees in the organization.\nMathematical Skills: \nAbility to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.\nReasoning Ability: \nAbility to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one or two-step instructions, and to deal with standardized structure with only occasional or no variables.\nOther skills and abilities: \nComputer skills to include basic knowledge of PCs and keyboarding and a working knowledge of WMS. Must be able to operate a turret truck, order picker, Pacer, forklift, reach truck, walkie/rider, pallet jack, and work at elevations of 35' feet wearing PPE (safety harness).\nHourly Pay Rate: $17.2800 to $23.8400\nPhysical Demands: \nThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\nWhile performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk, or hear; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, or reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to sit, stoop, and kneel.\nThe employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Must be able to work at heights up to 35 feet with PPE (safety harness).\nWork Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\nWhile performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to temperature changes, risk of electrical shock, and moving mechanical parts. Works at elevations of 35 feet wearing a fully-body harness. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.\nMPS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, consistently striving to foster a culture where everyone belongs. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and identities. Qualified applicants are evaluated without regard to race, color, religion, age, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, physical ability, neurodiversity, genetic information, protected veteran status, family and economic status, and background or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. 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