Location: Chicago, Suburban, IL, United States 
Job ID: 82506 

We Elevate... Quality of urban life

 

Our elevators, escalators, and moving walks safely transport more than two billion of us up and down buildings and across transportation hubs every day. As part of the Schindler team, you’ll discover meaningful work that enhances quality of life for communities, and contribute to making places more accessible, inclusive, and sustainable for all. By joining us, you don’t just become part of our success story; you help shape the future and continue our rich legacy that started back in 1874.

 

Join us as a

Sr Warehouse Associate

 

Your main responsibilities

Warehouse Associate

 

Prepares items for shipments, verifies and keeps records on outgoing shipments by performing the following duties:

• Unloads and loads materials to and from trucks for deliveries.  
• Unpacks and examines incoming shipments and signs for all incoming materials once a visual check indicates no obvious damage.  
• Reports damage immediately to delivery person and supervisor.  
• Compares identifying information of incoming shipments by verifying against the purchase order, packaging slips, invoices, orders, or other records.  
• Operates forklift truck or uses hand truck to move, convey, or hoist shipments from receiving platform to storage or work areas.  
• Delivers parts or materials to QC and to other departments in the plant and routes non-inventory items to appropriate persons or departments in the office.  
• Delivers completed paperwork to appropriate department for processing.
• Picks items from delivery orders, and prepares items for shipment by visual inspection, weighing and counting parts by using electronic and floor scales.  
• Compares items packed with customer orders and other identifying data.  
• Stages items at packaging station or packs items for shipment – may require assembling boxes.  
• Processes UPS, FedEx, and other parcel package orders; catches errors and brings it to attention of supervisor.
•  Examines outgoing shipments to ensure shipments meet specifications.  
• Verifies quantity, quality, labelling, and addressing of products and items of merchandise ready for shipment.
• Reads production schedule, customer orders, work orders, or requisitions to determine items be moved, gathered, or distributed.
• Fills requisitions, work orders, or requests for materials, tools, or other stock items and distributes items to production workers or the assembly line.
• Move materials within the warehouse (changing physical stock location) as needed.
• Cycle count on specific items or areas as directed.  
• Perform forklift maintenance (charging, battery water level, etc.).
• Assist other warehouse areas as needed.  
• Assist internal customers via telephone and/or when they come into the stockroom.  
• Maintains inventory of shipping materials and supplies.  
• Maintains work area, tools, and equipment in a clean, safe and orderly manner, and observes proper safety and housekeeping procedures.

 

What you bring

EDUCATION:

Two years’ college required (BA/BS) or equivalent preferred. High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and 1 year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Desktop or laptop computer, utilizing software applications such as Lotus Notes & SAP.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
•    Regularly required to stand up to 8.0hours a day. 
•    Frequently required to walk, climb stairs, stoop, kneel, bend and crouch. 
•    Frequently lift/carry 50lbsand occasionally up to 60lbs. 
•    Frequently exert up to 60 lbs of force to push/pull objects or equipment. An individual driving a DOT Vehicle (CMV) must get a DOT certification and pass a DOT Physical

 

What’s in it for you?

• Fully vested 401k match, up to 7% of total eligible comp