Warehouse Team Member – Midland Scientific, Inc.

Description:

Midland Scientific, Inc. is a growing, family-owned, national laboratory supply business. We value the strong relationships we have built over 45 years with our customers, vendors, and team members. MSI offers its team members a great working environment, responsibility and autonomy in their work; many full-time benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; a generous 401k matching program, student loan repayment program, gym reimbursement, charitable contribution match, paid time off and holidays, and much more!

We are currently seeking a Warehouse Team Member at our LaVista location. They would work Monday to Friday, during normal business hours (8am -5pm). This team member will be working all functions of the warehouse: receiving, check-in, put away, picking, packing and shipping. Occasionally might be required to make deliveries to customers in the local area.

Essential Functions:

• Examine contents and compare with records such as purchase orders, orders, packing lists, manifests, or invoices, to verify accuracy of incoming or outgoing shipment.
• Prepare documents, such as bills of lading and shipping labels to route materials.
• Record shipment data, such as weight, charges, space availability, and damages and discrepancies, for reporting, accounting, and recordkeeping purposes.
• Determine shipping method for materials, using knowledge of shipping procedures, routes, and rates.
• Deliver or route materials to departments, using work devices, such as hand truck, conveyor, or sorting bins.
• Pack, seal, label, and affix postage to prepare materials for shipping, using work devices such as hand tools and UPS or FedEx computer systems.
• Confer and correspond with establishment representatives to rectify problems, such as damages, shortages, and nonconformance to specifications.
• Requisition and store shipping materials and supplies to maintain inventory of stock.
• Contact carrier representative to make arrangements and to issue instructions for shipping and delivery of materials.
• Compute amounts, such as space available, and shipping, storage, and demurrage charges, using calculator or price list.
• Unpack received shipments and organize – transferring stock items to correct shelves.
• Accurately pick and pack customer orders within 24 hours of the printed packing list.
• Perform routine cycle counts to ensure inventory is correct. Address and correct incorrect inventory counts.
• Repackage specified materials into approved containers while observing all OSHA safety regulations.
• Deliver “our carry” deliveries to customers and get a signature from the customer for proof of delivery.

. Requirements:

Position Qualifications:

• Accuracy – Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Adaptability – Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.
• Communication, Oral – Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Customer Oriented – Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company procedures.
• Detail Oriented – Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• Interpersonal – Ability to get along well with a variety of personalities and individuals.
• Organized – Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
• Reliability – The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
• Safety Awareness – Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.
• Time Management – Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.

Education & Experience:

Education: High school graduate or General Education Degree (GED)

Experience: 1-3 years experience is preferred

Computer Skills: Must adapt easily to new systems.