Warehouse Specialist
Employment Type: Full-time
Location: Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Longview, Midland, or San Antonio
Department: Parts
Benefits: 401K, Medical, Dental, Vision, Life
Compensation: $18 to $20 per hour
Lonestar Forklift has been a trusted forklift dealer in Texas for over 25 years. Since opening our doors in 1991, we have grown to seven full-service facilities located in Austin, Houston, Midland, Fort Worth, Longview, San Antonio, and Dallas. Alongside our growing facilities, we have also expanded our business to provide new equipment, used equipment, rentals, service, parts, fleet management, and training solutions. It’s our goal to build long-term relationships with our customers by providing them with comprehensive business solutions.
The Opportunity
Lonestar Forklift is currently recruiting for a Warehouse Specialist to join our growing team in Texas. As a Warehouse Specialist, you will be responsible for performing a wide array of duties such as managing stock, receiving, and processing incoming materials, and picking, packing and shipping orders. You will collaborate with a variety of team members including Parts salespeople, Shop Coordinators, Lead/Charge Hand, Technicians, and Parts Administrators.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Receiving
- Receive carrier deliveries verifying accuracy of delivery against purchase order details
- Process product receipts in and finalize vendor purchase orders as they are delivered
- Ensure received inventory is placed in correct bin location
- Investigate outstanding items on purchase orders, follow up with vendors, advise parts sales staff of status of outstanding items
- File vendor packing slips and carrier waybill copies
- Receive inter-branch stock transfers
Order Filling and Shipping
- Complete requests for inventory picking of customer orders meeting customer shipping requirements
- Notify sales staff of inventory discrepancies encountered when filling orders
- Check all items pulled against packing slip to ensure order accuracy, packing orders for shipment
- Prepare shipping documentation for orders
- Review status report for outstanding orders weekly and initiate corrective action
- File bills of lading & carrier waybill copies for outgoing shipments
Warehousing
- Maintain cleanliness of warehouse
- Maintain all stocking locations ensuring stock is organized
- Ensure all inventory items are assigned a bin location, verify bin locations periodically
- Perform warehouse inventory counts & Van/Crane truck inventories
- Investigate inventory discrepancies as needed
Purchasing
- Review outstanding purchase orders on daily basis
- Investigate overdue orders as needed
- Advise parts sales staff of delays on incoming shipments
Vendor Claims
- Initiate claims to vendors for over or short ships, incorrect parts, or missing parts
- Follow-up to ensure claim is handled by vendor
- Initiate returns of parts to vendor as required
Freight Claims
- Prepare carrier freight claim documentation
- Track outstanding freight claims
Required Skills & Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent is required
- Previous work experience in a warehouse environment, including parts management, strongly preferred
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail; ability to prioritize tasks
- A customer service mindset and a true team plater
- Computer skills, including the use of ERP systems and MS Office Suite
- Comfortable working with and meeting deadlines
