Operator 1, Warehouse Operations
Job Description
Job Title: Operator 1 – Warehouse Operations {166218}
Location: Johnson City, TN
Schedule: 1st Shift, Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Pay Rate: $17.50/hr
Position Purpose
The Operator 1 – Warehouse Operations is responsible for supporting daily warehouse activities, including shipping, receiving, order processing, and palletizing. This role ensures operational efficiency, accuracy, and compliance with company and regulatory standards while maintaining a safe and organized work environment.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Inventory Responsibilities
Qualifications
Education:
Work Environment
Location: Johnson City, TN
Schedule: 1st Shift, Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Pay Rate: $17.50/hr
Position Purpose
The Operator 1 – Warehouse Operations is responsible for supporting daily warehouse activities, including shipping, receiving, order processing, and palletizing. This role ensures operational efficiency, accuracy, and compliance with company and regulatory standards while maintaining a safe and organized work environment.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Receive, inspect, and verify incoming shipments against purchase orders and packing slips.
- Prepare, package, palletize, and ship outgoing orders accurately and safely.
- Load and unload products using proper equipment and safety procedures.
- Process and document returned products according to company guidelines.
- Enter product and shipment information into database systems as needed.
- Arrange received products in the warehouse per organizational and departmental needs.
- Pick, pack, and prepare customer orders according to company policies.
- Maintain cleanliness and organization in warehouse areas, including quarantine and palletizing zones.
- Operate warehouse equipment such as pallet jacks, rolling stairs, and scanners safely.
- Adhere to company policies, OSHA standards, and safety requirements.
- Provide administrative support, including data entry, record-keeping, and communication tracking.
- Perform additional duties as assigned by supervisors.
Inventory Responsibilities
- Maintain organized storage of products.
- Identify and report inventory discrepancies to management.
Qualifications
Education:
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- 1–2 years of shipping, receiving, or warehouse operations experience in a distribution, manufacturing, or retail environment.
- Experience with inventory or clerical warehouse tasks preferred.
- Intermediate math skills (proportions, percentages, calculations).
- Ability to interpret instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- Knowledge of Word, Excel, Access, and other database software.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Effective communication skills.
- Frequent walking, standing, bending, kneeling, reaching, and handling of products.
- Ability to lift and move up to 50 lbs; occasionally up to 50 lbs with assistance.
- Ability to use hand tools, tape guns, box cutters, packing machines, and other warehouse equipment.
- Ability to operate ladders and reach products stored at varying heights.
- Ability to inspect product labels, serial numbers, and supplier information accurately.
Work Environment
- Temperature-controlled warehouse and office environment.
- Moderate noise level.
- Minimal exposure to hazards; adherence to basic safety precautions required.
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