Warehouse Assistant
Job Summary
The Warehouse Floor Assistant will be responsible for supporting various team members as needed. He/she will act as a backup person to help assemble boxes for packing, select items for shipment, as well as, receiving shipments.
The hours are Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:30pm and Saturdays on an as-needed basis. This position of employment is considered non-exempt and as a non-exempt employee, you will be eligible to receive overtime pay for hours worked outside of 40 per week.
Responsibilities:
- Assist to assemble corrugated boxes for packing use
- Help to change method of packing for garments according to customer requirements
- Select item orders during high volume times
- Sort items on racks, shelves or bins according to Lafayette 148 standards
- Assist in loading orders when UPS or truck arrives for pick up
- Support as needed
Desired Background:
- Minimum High School diploma (or equivalent)
- Experience in fashion industry a plus
Experience:
- 3-5 years’ experience in the garment industry
- Warehouse work experience preferred
Skills:
- Strong communication skills
- Must be self-motivated and proactive
- Previous stock experience desired
- Strong attention to detail
- Team player
- Effective time management skills and must be able to multi-task
- Fast-paced environment with a strong sense of urgency on assignments
- Excellent organization skills; attention to detail and excellent follow up skills
- Must be flexible (hours outside of normal working hours) and able to act independently
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
Since this position requires the handling of merchandise there will be physical work. Physical functions will include:
- Must be able to push and pull rolling racks with weights up to 200 pounds
- Requires ability to lift up to 40 poundsat a time
- Frequent bending, pushing, pulling and lifting, twisting and reaching
- Ability to hold and grip garments
- Ascending/descending from a rolling ladder to hang/remove garments
- Must be able to stand and walk about the warehouse throughout scheduled shifts; up to 8 hours
- Scanning of up to 250-300 pieces using hand held scanner
- Required language is English
- Candidate must be able to communicate both verbal and written in English
Base Pay Range:
- The base pay range for this position in New York City is $15.00 - $20.00 hourly; base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, and location.