Warehouse Attendant / Driver

Position Summary

The mission of Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission (HOTV) is to prevent, reduce, and eliminate poverty, hunger, and homelessness by offering immediate assistance and long-term solutions. Our mission is to meet our participants' needs through an individualized and non-judgmental approach that will ultimately lead to long term housing stability.

TheWarehouse Technician fulfills the mission of the Hope of Valley Rescue Mission by providing support to all departments by ensuring the supply warehouse is clean, organized and stocked. The Warehouse Technician will prepare, receive, and export warehouse deliveries.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Warehouse Maintenance:

• Sweep and clean warehouse floors keeping walkways clean and free of content and debris
• Receive, inspect, verify, process and route all materials into the facility
• Puts warehouse items in the designated storage areas
• Responsible for weekly inventory reporting

Order Processing:

• Maintain, organize and issue inventory of approved supplies and equipment
• Notifies Director of Operations of any discrepancies of materials versus shipper’s documentation
• Responsible for the order process, ensuring inbound and outbound orders get processed promptly.
• Helps load and unload orders off trucks using a hand truck and pallet jack.
• Responsible for the order process, picking, packing, labeling and on time accurate delivery.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

● Knowledgeable in shipping and receiving

● Ability to multitask in faced paced environment

● Ability to prioritize and organize workflow

● Able to take initiative and execute assigned tasks in a timely and flawless manner

● Strong teamwork acumen with a profound ability to work under pressure

● Committed to providing excellent service at all times

● Follows all safety policies and procedures

● Should possess strong analysis abilities, creative thinking and ability to problem solve on an organization-wide basis

● Must be highly collaborative within a team environment

● Highly motivated self-starter with the ability to coordinate multiple projects/tasks simultaneously within tight department metrics and deadlines. Possess ability to manage conflicting priorities and projects

● Exceptional organizational skills detail-oriented to review information and ensure accuracy

● Ability to work with diverse populations

Other Requirements

● Valid Class C Driver’s License

● Ability to walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist on an intermittent or sometimes continuous basis

● Ability to grasp, push, pull objects such as boxes and reach overhead

● Daily lift and/or move, push and pull up to 75 pounds

● This position requires travel to multiple locations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS, ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, EQUIPMENT

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Employee is required to: Walk and climb stairs; stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist on an intermittent or sometimes continuous basis; Grasp, push, pull objects such as boxes and packages, and reach overhead; Handle, finger, grasp and feel objects and equipment; Reach with hands and arms; Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. Communicate, receive and exchange ideas, information by means of the spoken and written word; Be mobile by moving oneself from place to place quickly and easily; Repeat various motions with the wrists, hands and fingers; Be able to have visual activity for (including, but not limited to) move boxes; Drive vehicle in and around Los Angeles County; Be able to enter various buildings that may require climbing stairs. Be periodically subjected to outside environmental conditions. Employee may work in proximity with service animals and emotional support animals; Use a pallet jack. Complete all required forms in personal writing.

Work Environment:

The employee may be in contact with individuals and families in crisis who may be ill, using alcohol and drugs, and who may not be attentive to basic personal hygiene, health and safety practices. The employee may experience a number of unpleasant sensory demands associated with the clients use of alcohol and drugs, and lack of personal hygiene. The employee must be ready to respond quickly and effectively to many types of situations, including crisis situations and potentially hostile situations. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate in an office setting. Sometimes work may become stressful when working under pressure.

EEO:

HOTV (Hope of the Valley) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, HOTV complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, placement, promotion, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.