About This Role
This role involves accurately and efficiently fulfilling product orders from warehouse shelves, ensuring all items are sorted, verified, and ready for packaging. The Order Picker is responsible for maintaining product quality and meeting productivity standards.
Responsibilities
- Verify the quantity and accuracy of products being picked
- Use an RF handheld barcode scanner to process products while picking
- Sort, consolidate, and drop off products to assigned packing stations for packaging
- Ensure quality control standards and practices are occurring (recording errors, inspecting parts for damage, correcting shortages, wrong parts, and using QC Forms)
- Meet and exceed daily productivity and quality standards
- Record daily productivity on progress control boards per Lean philosophy
- Operate an order picker, standup reach truck, and fork truck to pick product from various storage racking
- Be willing to be cross-trained in other areas in the warehouse as needed
- Be able to lift up to 50 lbs as part of the job function while using safe lifting requirements
- Perform within the company safety program and policies
- Complete daily equipment checks and log into assigned equipment
- Follow instructions from the order scheduler and ensure parts are picked accurately
- Ensure correct part numbers and quantities are picked and transferred to the packing station
- Maintain a high level of accuracy with minimal errors
- Work under close supervision, seeking assistance when needed
- Meet daily pick rate or productivity targets
Requirements
- Previous experience with a barcode scanning system/handheld preferred
- Forklift certification preferred (order picker, reach truck); must be able to pass the forklift certification test
- Must be a self-starter, motivated and focused to work independently within the established perimeters assigned
- Ability to follow instructions and communicate effectively
- Some computer skills and basic math skills needed
- Must be able to work with others and as a team
- Attention to detail and organizational skills needed
- Learn lean philosophy within the organization to focus on and participate in continuous improvement and learning to improve processes, efficiencies and increased profitability
- 0-1 year of experience in warehouse, inventory, or logistics roles
- Some exposure to order picking or warehouse management systems is a plus
- Comfortable using basic warehouse equipment (e.g., pallet jack, scanners)
- Basic understanding of warehouse operations and order picking
