Porter Warehouse

Job Description

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

1. Loads and offloads deliveries
2. Prepares and completes orders for delivery or pickup in a timely and efficient manner
3. Assists the Supervisor with receiving goods, ensuring that they are accurately checked, and quantities correspond with the invoice.
4. Assists with inventory and quality control of wet and dry goods
5. Consistently checks and updates supervisors on the expiration dates of products.
6. Reports any discrepancies to the supervisor
7. Assists with stock taking activities, labelling, and packing when requested
8. Ensures the warehouse storage areas are clean and packed properly
9. Ensures that work surroundings are clean and free of debris.

Other Duties:

1. Abide by the company’s quality service standards, and the local work safety requirements.
2. Deep cleaning of the warehouse, and the commissary when required.
3. Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Minimum Qualification and Experience

1. Completion of Secondary School education with CSEC/CXC’s in Mathematics and English Language.
2. Ability to read, write, and follow verbal and written instructions
3. At least one year’s experience in a similar role
4. Competent in the use of identified software with the ability to learn new applications/machines

Functional & Behavioral Competencies

1. Excellent communication skills – ability to effectively listen to others, ask relevant questions for clarification, and responds appropriately, both verbally and in writing.
2. Ability to remain professional and helpful when interacting with internal/external customers
3. Strong organizational and time management skills
4. Excellent interpersonal skills – ability to build rapport with internal/external customers/stakeholders
5. Strong team player
6. Computer Literate with working knowledge of Microsoft Suite
7. Ability to multitask and work with adjusting priorities
8. Working knowledge of Health and Safety standards

Physical Requirements

1. Ability to lift/move/maneuver up to 40 lbs
2. Ability to pull heavy carts of stock throughout the facility
3. Ability to use warehouse equipment, which may include operating a forklift.

Working Conditions

1. Warehouse Environment – exposed to outdoors and variable temperatures;
2. Exposed to fumes from delivery trucks and other equipment.
3. Frequent standing, walking, bending, stooping, lifting and reaching, during entire length of shift
4. Must be able to work flexible hours.

Acknowledgement