Warehouse Assistant

The Warehouse Assistant at Solar Alternatives in New Orleans, LA supports logistics by organizing, handling, and transporting materials. Responsibilities include inventory control, maintaining warehouse order, and ensuring safety. The role requires attention to detail, some computer skills, and a clean driving record. Compensation starts at $18-20/hr with benefits like medical insurance and paid time off. This is a full-time position with no degree required.
Description

Warehouse Assistant

This role supports the logistics team in organizing, handling, transport, and picking duties.

The Warehouse Assistant reports to the Warehouse/Logistics manager.

Warehouse material handler responsibilities:

General Tasks:
• Transport materials to specified areas for use and return them to their proper locations.
• Pick and pull materials needed for upcoming jobs.
• Receives delivery of materials and performs required inventory control transactions.
• Complete and process required inventory control transactions according to company/department standards including scanning and cycle counting.
• Process return, if excess material, according to department standards. Includes use of inventory control system to adjust quantity to update inventory.
• Maintain materials in a manner that facilitates FIFO product rotation.
• Maintain all warehouse and yard conditions are kept in a neat and orderly manner.
• Performs daily housekeeping duties in the production and/or warehouse areas including sweeping, collecting trash and collecting damaged product.
• Work with co-workers to ensure effective production and/or warehouse operations to meet all material handling performance standards.
• Operate equipment in a safe manner and ensure the equipment is in good working order by checking and reporting equipment problems.
• Follow all safety guidelines.

KPIs:
• Inventory accuracy
• Job completion controlled by material availability

Requirements
• Highly organized and very attentive to detail
• Some computer skills
• Well-spoken, clean appearance and good client manners
• Clean driving record, valid license and ability to drive small and large service vehicles
• Drug free
• Ability to work 40-50 daytime hours per week
• Ability to pass background check

Benefits

COMPENSATION and BENEFITS:

Salary starts at $18-20/hr based on qualifications. Benefits include majority-paid medical, dental, vision insurance and matching 401K program. Earned paid time off starts at two weeks annually.