Job Title:  High Rise Order Picker

Department: Distribution

Reports to: Warehouse Supervisor

Supervises: None

Location: Washington Distribution Center

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

General Overview:  Picks customer orders using scan guns to verify each order is accurately picked and transports orders to appropriate packing areas.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Fills and transports customer orders using industrial lifts. 
• Ensure each order is accurately picked in a timely manner. 
• Operates an industrial lift working up to 25 feet in the air to pick product for orders.
• Checks and verifies orders for accuracy.
• All other duties as requested.
• May be assigned to various other areas or departments when needed to meet company goals.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Education Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Basic computer experience preferred.
• Must be able to communicate effectively.
• Experience operating industrial lifts is preferred.
• Ability to be certified to operate required equipment.
• Possesses the ability to read and interpret documents such as orders and instructions.  
• Ability to write and understand reports and correspondence.
• Good knowledge of basic math; ability to accurately calculate figures and amounts such as quantities and combined box counts.        
• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.  
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Capable of dealing with problems involving several variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to adapt and change as business needs change daily.
• Ability to work overtime as needed.
• Comfortable standing for long periods of time; majority of the shift.

Working Conditions:  

• General distribution center working conditions.
• Climate controlled environment

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

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.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disability to perform the essential functions.  While performing duties of this job, the employee is: 

• Regularly required to stand, walk, bend and lift for full shift. 
• Regularly required to lift/move/push or pull weight of up to 50 lbs. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms requiring dexterity and handling or working with packages or equipment. 
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and color vision.        
• Employee will be required to hear warning horns, bells, alarms, and oral instructions for safety purposes.

LANGUAGE SKILLS 

Ability to read and interpret documents such as work orders, shipping orders, packing specifications, labels, reports and correspondence.  Ability to communicate effectively.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS 

Ability to apply concepts of basic math.

REASONING ABILITY 

Ability to apply common sense understanding and carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. 

This job description does not list all the duties of the job.  You may be asked to perform other instructions and/or duties. You will be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the task listed in this job description.