About the role
Hello prospective employee, we appreciate you taking the time to learn about Farwest and this Warehouse Person position!
About Farwest: Farwest Steel Corporation has been the preeminent metal solutions choice within the greater Western United States since 1956. Farwest’s products and services offer customers the ability to consolidate many suppliers into one effective solution. We have over 600 employees in 7 Western States. As a company, Farwest strives to offer our employees a safe, innovative, creative, fun, diverse and team-based atmosphere that supports our vision: to be the preeminent metal solutions provider in the Western United States. Our goal is to create a performance-based culture staffed with highly motivated and satisfied employees. We are a full line steel service center with product line distribution, flame, plasma, and laser processing, welding, forming, rolling, and reinforcing steel capabilities.
Benefits
* Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance and Disability, a 401K with up to a 3.5% match. * Safety bonus of up to $0.60 per hour paid quarterly on branch safety goals. * Career development opportunities. * Paid vacation, sick and holidays .
About this position: Job Type: Full Time. Schedule: Shift: Graveyard, 10:30 PM – 7:00 AM * Initial training will occur on Day Shift. * Wage Range: $19.25 -$30.00 per hour, depending on experience. Plus a shift differential of an additional $2.00 per hour for night shift hours worked.
Farwest’s Vancouver location, seeks a driven and dependable individual to join their team as Warehouse Person. In this role, you will safely and accurately, fill orders with stock material or processed parts, load and unload trucks and rail cars, assist machine operators, and operate various machines and equipment necessary to service customer needs and add value to sales.
Key responsibilities for this role include: * Pulling material, filling orders, preparing material for delivery, with emphasis on safety while enhancing customer satisfaction through accuracy and product quality. Keeping orders filled to ensure on time deliveries. * Efficiently move material from trucks and railcars, restocking racks utilizing Farwest procedures and equipment to protect personal and material quality. Every effort will be made to track material and heat numbers for certification. Material will be rotated and kept accessible. * Assisting machine operators, preparing parts for packaging and delivery per customer requirements and safe transport. Ability to operate all machines in the warehouse. Drive truck around bays. * Required maintenance and safety duties that include attending safety and production meetings and constant monitoring of tools and equipment that insure safe operation and minimal down time. * Assisting will call customers by filling and loading their material in a professional manner. Assisting sales staff with warehouse and inventory questions and issues.
Qualifications: * Highschool diploma or equivalent. * At least one (1) year warehouse experience, including forklift and/or overhead crane operation preferred. * Basic understanding of warehouse functions and equipment operation. * Dependable and ready to work daily. * Ability to communicate effectively, orally and writing in English. * Ability to work in a team environment with others in our company and treat our employees and customers with respect, courtesy and tact. * Perform routine office support, understand written and oral instruction, and make mathematical calculations.
Join a growing, dynamic company with operations across the western US! Learn more at www.farweststeel.com/careers
As a condition of employment, all applicants are required to pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check. Farwest adheres to federal regulations in regard to drug-testing, which includes THC. Pre-employment drug screen and background check must be completed, post offer of employment. Farwest participates in E-Verify and we confirm each candidate’s eligibility to legally work in the US.