Warehouse Assistant in Fast Growing Italian Food Distributor – West Seattle

[Ritrovo]

SUMMARY
Assist Warehouse Manager to ensure warehouse runs smoothly, safely, and efficiently.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Prepare customer orders for shipping via UPS and LTL trucking. This involves pulling orders, boxing (building and filling boxes, labeling, etc.) and/or palletizing freight (stacking, stretch wrapping, labeling, etc.).
2. Helping to unload shipping containers and stack freight in warehouse.
3. Answer phones when needed; taking orders, providing information if possible, taking messages as necessary.
4. Organize and clean warehouse and office.
5. Other duties as assigned.
REQUIRED SKILLS
1. Basic arithmetic and English skills (speaking, listening, reading, writing).
2. Ability to safely lift up to 40 pounds frequently and up to 80 pounds occasionally.
3. Comfortable standing, walking, and carrying objects on a concrete floor for extended periods.
4. Ability to gently lower heavy objects into packing boxes required.
5. Use of tape gun, box knife, stretch wrap, hand truck (dolly), rolling cart, and pallet jack.
6. Basic keyboarding skills and knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, etc.).
7. Attention to detail
8. Situational awareness.
9. Ability to solve problems independently when possible, but willing to ask questions when necessary.
10. Comfortable with heights.
11. Ability to perform repetitive tasks efficiently and consistently.
12. Stay on task with limited supervision, but be prepared to switch tasks frequently.
13. Information retention, both for short- and long-term use.
14. Positive attitude; ability to follow directives and a willingness to provide constructive feedback.
PREFERED SKILLS

1. Knowledge of Italian or other Romance language.
2. Experience with food (especially Italian food) and food/foodservice industry.
3. Experience operating and/or working around forklift (certificate a plus).
4. Experience with shipping software (e.g., UPS World Ship; Online LTL forms)
5. Experience with QuickBooks software.
6. Experience with credit card processing.

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[JanS]

for anyone who would like to inquire, is there some way to contact this company besides leaving a post here? email? website? phone?

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[Ritrovo]

Hi, there should have been a link thru the post to contact us. Feel free to email at wgterrell@me.com

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