Job Description

Description

Hisco is a specialty distribution and fabrication company serving the electronic assembly, aerospace, defense, medical, electronics, and other industrial markets with offices throughout the United States, Mexico and Canada.  It has successfully served its customers for over 50 years.  Key to Hisco's success is the fact that it is one of the original ESOP companies, where employees are the owners of the company.  Employee owners’ goals are to continually improve service, warehousing, fabrication, automated inventory, packaging, shipping with their signature fast and friendly service.

Warehouse Technician I is responsible for order pulling, product receiving, shipping, packaging, labeling, inventory tracking, and other warehouse related tasks.

Other Essential Job Responsibilities

• Accuracy in order pulling, shipping and receiving of hazardous and non-hazardous materials
• Prepare freight bills and monitor accuracy of completion
• Work closely with freight carriers and delivery services to ensure fastest, safest and most economical on-time delivery of products
• Ensure orders are shipped to proper customer location, minimizing spill rates
• Monitor bin locations, shelf life and FIFO, inventory counting, and cycle counts
• Must maintain valid certificate of completion for forklift operations
• Must maintain valid certificate of completion for DOT / HazMat 49 CRF 172.704 (Hazardous Material Transportation) and IATA, if applicable
• Must follow all federal and state compliance requirements in shipping and receiving products
• Assist with ISO quality assurance
• Responsible for preventive maintenance and incident reporting for warehouse safety
• Must facilitate two-way communications with coworkers and supervisory personnel to ensure full customer satisfaction
• Must wear appropriate safety gear while on duty
• Must monitor warehouse safety and personnel access to warehouse area
• Maintain excellent attendance record and punctuality

Performance Standards

• Order pulling & shipment with product accuracy; errors not to exceed .75% of invoice orders per month
• Minimum 98% of orders shipped in same business day; not to exceed 3WD
• Paperwork accuracy 99.5% or better
• Receive, verify, record, and place incoming stock within 24 hours of receipt
• 99.5% or better accuracy rate for recording incoming stock
• Minimum of 5% inventory items counted and recorded weekly
• Randomly test bin locations annually for product identification errors; errors not to exceed 2%
• New hires must complete forklift, HazMat, OSHA, and general safety awareness training within 90 days of hire;
• training must be renewed within 30 days of certificate expiration date (governed by law).
• On-Time Delivery
• General Warehouse Maintenance
• Accurate order picking and order processing
• Product identification, tracing, storage, and delivery

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• High School diploma or GED required
• 2+ years warehousing experience in an industrial, semi-conductor, and/or distribution industry
• Warehouse management system experience (TWL experience with an RF gun is preferred)
• HazMat Certified or willing to complete the necessary training within 90 days of hire
• 2+ years inventory processing, cycle counting and reconciliation
• Knowledgeable of “two-tier” reporting, if applicable
• May be required to possess a valid driver’s license and be subject to periodic DMV checks
• Computer literate in MS Word and Outlook; working knowledge of shipping & receiving software                  

Core Competencies

• Organizational Skills
• Attention to Detail
• Sense of urgency in responsiveness
• Ability to Adapt to Workplace Environment & Organizational Change
• Must be reliable, dependable, punctual, maintain good attendance and conscientious about production performance
• Must pass a pre-employment drug screen, previous employment verification, federal and county criminal background check

Physical Demands

• Able to lift up to 50 lbs. if necessary
• Ability to stand for long periods of time daily
• Can adjust to fluctuations in warehouse temperatures
• Ability to drive a forklift and follow safety standards

Benefits
Starting hourly rate is $19.50.  Hisco offers healthcare benefits which include medical, dental and vision.  Company paid Life and AD&D, Short Term Disability and Long-Term Disability are offered to all full-time employees.  Supplemental programs offered include Critical Illness, Off-the-Job Accident, Hospital Indemnity, 401k and Employee Stock Ownership.  Paid time off  including vacation, sick and 10 paid holidays is offered to all full time employees.