Overview
Hajoca Corporation is one of the country’s largest privately-held wholesale distributors of plumbing, heating & cooling, and industrial supplies. We operate in a decentralized environment where each location, called a Profit Center, is run by the Profit Center Manager as if it were their own small business. A Profit Center typically includes a warehouse, counter, sales office, and sometimes a showroom, and operates under unique trade names to honor local marketplaces. Hughes Supply is one of those trade names and is seeking a Warehouse Teammate at the Pineville, NC location.
Do you thrive on providing an excellent customer experience? Are you safety- and service-oriented? Do you have the attention to detail needed to ensure accurate fulfillment of customer orders? If so, join our Warehouse team as a Warehouse Teammate.
About the Role:
Responsibilities
- Be responsible for counting, verifying, and receiving incoming vendor shipments and customer return material
- Stock and maintain the warehouse; pick, document, and pack customer orders in accordance with Company policy and procedures
- Maintain a high level of attention to detail to ensure the highest levels of customer satisfaction
- Handle all shipping discrepancies per procedures or forward appropriate paperwork to the designated employee
- Identify nonstock, special-order material, and damaged material and store in proper warehouse locations
- Complete necessary documentation for customer shipments delivered via third-party carrier
- Load and unload trucks, operate warehouse forklift and other material handling equipment safely
- Inform immediate supervisor of stock depletions, count discrepancies, or damaged/defective/nonsaleable merchandise that could impact customer service
- Ensure security and controls are in place and upheld to protect Profit Center assets
- Maintain warehouse cleanliness, order, and safety; remove empty cartons, metal bands, pallets, and debris; inform supervisor of safety issues
- Assist co-workers in servicing customers
- Perform all job functions in accordance with the company’s Safety Standards
- Complete required safety and compliance training programs as assigned
- Perform other reasonably related duties as assigned by supervisor or management
About You
- 1 year warehouse receiving and material handling experience
- Knowledge of products sold at the Profit Center preferred
- Be able to drive a vehicle over 10,000 lbs. As a non-CDL driver, you must: be at least 21 years old; possess a proper and valid driver’s license; have a driving record that meets the criteria for an Authorized Driver in accordance with Company policy; pass a Department of Transportation physical examination before beginning work and at least every two years while employed
Our ideal candidate will also
- Possess outstanding customer service and communication skills
- Be able to quickly develop comprehensive knowledge of products sold at the Profit Center
- Have a high level of attention to detail and accuracy
- Be able to build and maintain positive working relationships with customers, vendors, and co-workers
- Know and apply safety precautions in a warehouse and material handling environment
- Be able to learn to safely operate a forklift and other material handling equipment used at the Profit Center
- Be able to learn and operate the computer-related systems used for warehouse operations
- Read, write, speak, and understand English
- Be able to perform basic arithmetic (add, subtract, multiply, divide) using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
Benefits
The benefits of working with us include a competitive starting wage and a Profit-Sharing Program that provides a direct share of profits annually. In addition to our compensation package, Hajoca offers:
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
- Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage
- Life insurance and Long Term Disability
- Pre-tax accounts for healthcare and dependent care
- Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time (sick time also offered to part-time team members as required by state law)
- Paid pregnancy and parental leave
- Paid day of community service
- 401(k)
- Retirement cash account with company contributions
- Targeted training programs focused on personal and professional growth
- Company wellness program
- Employee discounts
- College tuition benefits
*Please note that benefit offerings may differ for teammates covered under a collective bargaining agreement or employed through an intern program.
EEOC and Background
Hajoca Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected category. Hajoca is committed to providing reasonable accommodations during the application process. Employment is contingent upon pre-employment drug screening and successful completion of a criminal background investigation as required by law.