Warehouse Associate

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Game Nerdz

Warehouse Associate

Richardson, TX
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Game Nerdz is a retailer of games, accessories, and FUN and we are looking to add to our team-oriented family!

    We are looking for a Warehouse Associate to join a team of 35+ employees in our new 55,000+ sq. ft warehouse.

    • Desired Experience:5+ years of experience in warehousing and distribution facilities.
    • Minimum of 5 years of experience in a management role, overseeing direct reports.
    • Strong leadership skills with the ability to organize, schedule, and lead to ensure completion of tasks with quality and productivity as the goal.
    • Background with warehouse systems management, inventory control, and shipping production efficiency goals.
    • Strong experience managing and designing the daily operations of a warehouse environment and supporting team.
    • Ambitious work ethic with the desire to get others engaged in the larger picture goal.
    • Excellent training and presentation skills and the ability to explain safety concepts to others.
    • A rigorous data-driven mentality is a must, and this person needs to have the analytical and quantitative skills necessary to use data to back up forecasts, assumptions, and strategic initiatives.
    • Advanced Google Suite skills, specifically within Sheets & Docs.

    Responsibilities:

    • Oversee the daily functions, operations, and processes of warehousing and shipping operations for an online retailer.
    • Manage daily operations, communicate goals, and develop employees within their practice field.
    • Ensuring safety and continuous improvement throughout.
    • Take an active role in managing the day-to-day operations of supervisors and teams, identifying opportunities for improvement.
    • Act as a catalyst for change while standardizing KPI’s, training and leadership procedures, and consistently performing assessments of productivity (30-60-90 and yearly).
    • Facilitate communication of goals and changes between upper management and warehouse staff, working cross-functionally with other internal teams.
    • Build structure for internal programs through team management including budget, workflow, scheduling, reporting, and more.
    • Oversee warehouse equipment maintenance, scheduling, and quality.
    • Improve operational overhead through cost-saving initiatives, inventory control, and streamlining warehouse operations and administrative processes.
    • Assigns work to warehouse associates and ensures productivity, accuracy, excellent customer service, safe work environment and efficient operations.
    • Ensure proper maintenance of and report any issues related to equipment.
    • Work with warehouse supervisors to coordinate day-to-day scheduling of associates based on resources, volume, etc.
    • Ensure team supervisors are properly training associates; assist with training teams on changes in processes and procedures.
    • Coordinate and lead shift meetings and ensure timely communication with associates on various topics (i.e., distribution procedures, safety, human resources programs, etc.).
    • Able to safely operate a forklift, picker, and other material handling equipment in use in the warehouse.
    • Able to stay calm and function in a stressful, unexpected, or an emergency situation.
    • Deep understanding and ability to spearhead the implementation of standard technical systems including WMS, ERP, and conveyor systems. Strategically manage the warehouse in compliance with the company's policies and vision.
    • Ensure the health, safety, cleanliness and security of the work environment.
    • Report and/or address any issues or work-related injuries and participate in any investigations as required.
    • Responsible for overseeing OSHA and safety compliance.

    Physical Demands & Work Experience:

    • While performing the duties of this job, the employee moves different package sizes and weights and is regularly required to walk, stand, sit and use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, office and warehouse equipment, and RF devices to talk and hear.
    • The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb or balance.
    • The employee is required to lift up to 50 pounds and/or move up to 100 pounds with assistance.
    • This position will primarily work in a warehouse environment and may be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, cold or elevated ambient temperature, moving mechanical parts, and outside weather conditions.
    • The noise level in the work environment is moderate and the environment fast paced.
    • This position may require evening or weekend work depending on business needs.

    Benefits:

    • 401(k)4
    • 401(k) matching
    • Medical insurance
    • Dental insurance
    • Vision insurance
    • STD/LTD
    • Employee assistance program
    • Employee discount
    • Company-paid Life Insurance
    • Paid time off
    • Referral program