Warehouse Operator

Warehouse Operator

Hempel, founded in Denmark in 1915, is a world-leading supplier of trusted coating solutions. Across the globe, our products protect and beautify buildings, infrastructure and other assets, and play an essential role in our customers' businesses. They help minimize maintenance costs, improve aesthetics, and increase energy efficiency. Through our brands Hempel, Neogard, Crown Paints, Wattyl and Farrow & Ball, we provide solutions for the Marine, Energy, Infrastructure and Decorative industries.

The warehouse operator is responsible for maintaining all daily production and shipping to meet logistics requirements. Other related duties as assigned by the distribution centre manager.

Essential Responsibilities :

• Maintain appropriate housekeeping requirements per assigned areas.
• Ensure all product that is left on the dock is returned back to their proper locations.
• Make sure all orders are complete for LTL's (less than a truck) wrapped and ready to be loaded. Also assist with full truck load orders.
• All shipping employees are responsible to make sure all pallets are wrapped and loaded on their specific trucks.
• Must be able to receive daily production and stock in appropriate bins as required.
• Must be able to maintain daily cycle counts per assigned area for inventory control and participate in full counts.
• Abide by safety rules and regulations such as wearing appropriate personal protective equipment (safety glasses and safety harness).
• Will operate a forklift and order picker.
• Ensure that all appropriate shipping materials are maintained at proper levels.
• Ensure that all returns are processed per specified procedures.
• Must be able to assist with tints and dumps when needed. Will be cross trained in tinting and dumps and repacks.

Minimum Qualifications :

What is in it for you?

Work Environment :

This position is in a warehouse environment, exposed to outside weather elements. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather); work near moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles and outdoor weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Physical Demands :

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to walk and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 50 pounds.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Direct applicants only; we are not engaging with outside recruitment agencies.