WANTED: Warehouse Associate

Position: Warehouse Associate

Owatonna, MN (on-site)

Do you enjoy staying active with physical work? Do you love a position where your attention to detail and forward thinking can really help other employees thrive? If so, this is the job for you! The Retrofit Companies, Inc., a growing, Woman Owned Small Business with a focus on Electrical Construction and EV charging, as well as LED lighting design and implementation, is looking to add a warehouse associate to our dynamic team in Owatonna, MN.  This role reports to the Warehouse Manager.

Summary: The Warehouse Assistant be responsible for all aspects of warehouse functionality, such as maintaining stock levels, receiving product, inventorying materials, and mobilizing materials and equipment for lighting & electric installations. Duties also include delivering, retrieving, loading, unloading and maintaining job trailers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Keep safety a priority and ensure compliance of all company and regulatory safety requirements
• Develop and maintain effective interpersonal relationships with co-workers, managers, and customers
• Cross train to cover tasks of Lighting & Electric Procurement & Service Coordinator when out
• Manage the company’s inventory levels to determine when new purchases are needed
• Manage recycling inventory, sorting, and transportation scheduling
• Plan for trailer usage to match schedule
• Load and unload job trailers for/from project installs
• Record details for material returns and give to Procurement to process
• Coordinate potential, additional storage options if capacity is an issue
• Schedule and manage fire extinguisher inspections
• Maintain inventory of company tools, lifts, equipment and whereabouts
• Maintain a clean and orderly warehouse
• Update Material Receipt Status on Tracker
• Maintain sold job schedule with accurate material receipt status
• Track receipt of goods – log per process and record in Sage
• Schedule incoming and outgoing shipments and follow up with vendors to check in on late or missing shipments or to report damaged goods
• Perform light maintenance on company fleet (trucks, trailers, and forklift)
• Run trailers/trucks/deliveries to/from jobsites
• Process outgoing shipments from our warehouse for supply and/or warranty
• Perform other duties as assigned

Education and/or Experience:

• High School diploma or equivalent, required
• Lighting & Electrical materials knowledge, preferred
• Basic computer skills, experience in Word, Excel, Outlook, and ability to learn other applications, required
• Experience with order processing and CRM, preferred
• Forklift experience, preferred

Language Skills:

Ability to read, analyze and interpret shipping documents. Ability to communicate with customers, employees and managers effectively.

Physical Demands:

• Prolonged periods of standing, bending and lifting
• Ability to frequently lift and carry up to 75 lbs, occasionally 100 lbs, seldom 150 lbs with mechanical assistance
• Must be willing and able to learn to drive a forklift

Benefits:

• 8 paid holidays
• Comprehensive Benefit Package
• Employer Paid Medical Benefit Option
• PTO
• 401K with company match

Benefits:

$20-$25/hr. depending on experience and abilities.

To Apply:

Please apply below.