Warehouse Associate (part time)

Job Description

<h3>Job Description</h3><p>Job Description<p><p></p><p><strong>Summary</strong></p><p>The Warehouse Associate has a key role in ensuring that products are received, verified, stored, and transported to the sales floor or in the warehouse in a safe and efficient manner. Associates are also responsible for keeping the warehouse neat, tidy, and well maintained. This position includes a lot of lifting and carrying. </p><p><strong>Responsibilities and Tasks</strong></p><p>Customer Service</p><ul><li>Provides the team with the necessary supporting processes to enhance the overall customer experience within the store through: <ul><li>Maintaining housekeeping disciplines in the warehouse in order to facilitate location of products by all staff.</li><li>Responding to and handling customer and staff inquiries, requests, and concerns in a timely manner.</li><li>Delivering and assembling merchandise as required.</li></ul></li></ul><p>Operations</p><ul><li>Receives, scans, verifies, and stores all incoming and overstock products according to established procedures and policies.</li><li>Ships returns and completes proper paperwork.</li><li>Reconciles inventory differences.</li><li>Prepares merchandise for filing, sorts and fills merchandise carts for the retail floor.</li><li>Is responsible for garbage disposal, cardboard recycling, and the disposal of broken products in accordance with store policy.</li><li>Processes damaged and returned claims.</li><li>Repairs broken packages as needed.</li><li>Reports stolen and damaged goods to Management.</li><li>Operates computer and scanning tools, and enters all relevant coding in Canadian Tire systems.</li><li>Is responsible for the safe operation of all warehouse equipment (forklift, skyjack etc.).</li><li>Handles dangerous goods and hazardous products according to established procedures.</li><li>Plays an active role in the warehouse team by openly sharing opinions and ideas on how to improve the warehouse, and by participating in meetings and all training as required.</li><li>Engages in learning activities and listens to feedback to improve their own abilities.</li><li>Complies with company, store, and warehouse policies.</li><li>Abides by all health and safety programs and regulations. Reports any observed or potential hazards immediately. </li><li>Uses professional language and maintains a professional appearance (e.g., uniform, hygiene, grooming and name tag) when interacting with others.</li><li>Completes other tasks, as required.</li></ul><p><strong>Requirements</strong></p><ul><li>Knowledge of warehouse and store layout.</li><li>Ability to work with minimal supervision.</li><li>Basic math and computer skills. </li><li>Ability to work in other areas of the store is an asset.</li><li>Certification in operating warehouse equipment is an asset.</li><li>Work experience in a <span >warehouse/distribution</span> environment, in a Canadian Tire store, is also considered an asset.</li></ul></p></p>