Warehouse and Logistics Associate 1

**Job Title**
- Warehouse and Logistics Associate 1

**Vacancy No**
- VN5691

**Work Location**
- Richmond Hill, ON

**Job Details**

**Position**: Warehouse and Logistics Associate 1**Location**:

Richmond Hill, Ontario

**About Compugen**

Compugen is one of Canada's largest privately-owned Information Technology (IT) Solution Providers. We help customers design, acquire, integrate and operate technology. Our mission is to help organizations realize new possibilities. Every day, our dedicated staff across North America focus on providing extraordinary customer service and support experiences to private and public sector organizations. We combine breadth of skill, depth of expertise, and commitment to operational excellence at scale to deliver exceptional, customer-focused experiences.
If you are driven to make a difference, relentlessly curious and collaborative at the core, we’d love to talk to you. Join us and help us make a difference.

**Job purpose**

To carry out required warehouse activities such as shipping, receiving, material handling and inventory control tasks in support of the Warehouse and Logistics Operations team’s daily activities; to be cross-trained, flexible and able to move around within the team as demands and priorities change

**Duties and responsibilities**

All Associates are responsible for carrying out their tasks in compliance with ISO standard operating procedures and safe material handling procedures while contributing to the Health and Safety program as described below.

**_Receiving_**
- Unload inbound trucks and trailers (in compliance with safe material handling procedures) and stage the goods in the receiving lane as directed
- Assist with the processing of inbound shipments including sorting, quality checking, count verification, re-palletizing and load securement
- Perform put-away of product on shelves and on lower level racks using manual material handling equipment, RF scanning equipment, updating bin locations in Compugen systems as required

**_Order picking_**
- Retrieve goods from various storage locations as per the details on the pick slips, ensuring that the goods picked are the correct item, from the correct location and in the correct quantity
- Deliver the goods to the appropriate Configuration bench or shipping lane
- Retrieve completed goods from the Configuration area and deliver to the appropriate staging area, ensuring accuracy of the part number and quantity per order
- Carry out the appropriate transactions in Compugen systems to signify the completion of the picking stage

**_Shipping_**
- Retrieve orders from the shipping lanes in accordance with the priority and sequence established by the Warehouse & Logistics Lead
- Prepare orders for shipment by double checking the accuracy and item count of goods staged in the shipping lanes
- Process the orders in Compugen systems to signify the completion of the shipping stage, ensuring completion and accuracy of pertinent carrier, BOL, tracking information, etc.

**_General Material Handling_**

In addition to the duties and tasks outlined above associates may be asked to perform other general warehousing and housekeeping duties including, but not limited to;
- Lift, move or reposition material/equipment as needed for cleanliness and organization of the warehouse
- Open, close, tape and label boxes, and wrap product as needed
- Stack and unstack product
- Move pallets of product from one location to another, with the use of a manual pallet jack or other equipment, as directed
- Specialized sorting/packaging programs designed for specific customer requirements as required

**_Health and Safety Responsibilities_**
- Maintain a clean and safe work environment, including sweeping, and emptying garbage from all areas of the warehouse
- Use all prescribed personal protective equipment (PPE) in the intended manner
- Adhere to all safety policies and procedures as trained
- Be attentive to the well-being of self and all co-workers
- Report all unsafe acts or conditions to the area Supervisor without delay

**Qualifications**
- Completion of a Secondary school diploma
- Familiarity with use of computers, computerized business management systems and use of RF scanners
- Minimum 6 months of experience in a warehousing, logistics and transportation environment
- Trained for proper use of ladders
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work in a fluid and fast paced environment, with frequent short timelines
- Ability to have a flexible work schedule to respond to customer (internal or external)

**Working conditions**
- Working within a standard warehouse environment where steel toed shoes are required
- Environment is climate controlled but occasional, brief exposure to heat or cold may occur
- Occasional exposure to short bursts of noise over 85 db may occur; hearing protection is offered but not mandatory
- Standard work hours are Monday to Friday, 37.5 hrs. per week plus a daily half hou