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As an Operations Assistant, you will direct and coordinate activities of workers engaged in crating, moving, loading, and storing lawn & garden products.
WHERE YOU WILL WORK
Carlisle, PA facility
What You Will Do
Responsible for building, tracking, routing, and ship closing loads.
Responsible for dispatching loads and maintaining outbound schedule.
Schedules inbound appointments in a professional manner.
Ensuring the company’s customer service “key point indictors” are in line with company standards.
Required to process receipts for import, inbound, and domestic loads.
Maintain all required records.
Prepares all shipping documents and ensures that changes made at out-loading are accurately indicated on drivers packing lists.
Assist in other logistical processes per business necessity.
Follows all policies and procedures, best practices, and OSHA regulations.
Requirements
Education and Work Experience
High School diploma or GED
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
1 year related experience and/or training; knowledge of order processing systems, WMS systems, and Microsoft office.
Environmental/Physical Requirements
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand on concrete floor with/without floor mats; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms (which may include above and/or below shoulders). The employee is regularly required to use left and/or right hand for simple grasping, fine work, pushing/pulling. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus as well as ability to distinguish changes in shade of color.
While performing the duties of this job, the associate may need the ability to lift and carry up to 20 to 30 lbs. On a rare occasion, may be required to lift up to 50 lbs assisted.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Work Authorization
The Ames Companies will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Ames Companies is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment. If you have a disability and are having difficulty accessing or using this website to apply for a position, you can request help by contacting Human Resources at 1-909-210-9176 or by sending an email to recruiting@ames.com to make appropriate arrangements.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Management and Manufacturing
Industries
Manufacturing
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