Be yourself and bring your best ideas as a Warehouse Associate at Parallel and within its Florida Region (Surterra Wellness) Summary of the Position
The Parallel Warehouse Associate will be responsible for warehousing, inventorying, and shipping logistics for inventory items. This position works closely with Parallel’s Warehouse Manager. Warehouse Associate’s must have a clean driving record and expected to operate heavy machinery throughout the duration of the shift
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Operate adequate material handling equipment (for example, forklift)
• Enters data in inventory and logistics software programs
• Responsible for welcoming and processing of incoming and outgoing delivery trucks
• Receives and tracks shipments, embarks merchandise in delivery trucks using appropriate tools, accommodates and carefully handles fragile merchandise
• Tracks and documents exact shipment arrival and departure times
• Tags and labels merchandise according to size and shape
• Boxes, wraps and packs merchandise in accordance with relevant procedures and standards
• Prepares all orders for shipment
• Records and manages all impaired or damaged merchandise items
Qualifications and Skills:
• Age 21 or over (Required)
• High School diploma or equivalent (Required)
• Class E Driver’s License (Required)
• Must hold a valid Florida Driver’s License (Required)
• Previous work experience working in a warehouse environment or similar work environment (Strongly Preferred)
• Forklift Operation Certification (Preferred)
• Hands on experience with inventory and logistics software programs (Nice to have)
• Accurate data-entry and record keeping, strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and time management abilities
• Ability to work in a changing and challenging environment
• Proficiency in Windows-based software and other technologies (i.e. Internet)
• Ability to make decisions as necessary with oversight as needed, can communicate effectively with associates and vendorsand can function well as part of a team
• A Team Player that can solve problems (challenges in the workflow)
Physical Capabilities:
• Must be able to lift to 50 lbs.
• Hand and eye coordination with extreme attention to detail.
• Being exposed to extreme hot and humid temperatures throughout the duration of the shift.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.