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Distribution Associate

Houston, TX 77082

Posted: 02/03/2025 Employment Type: Contract to Perm Industry: General Warehouse/ Industrial Job Number: 42725071

Job Description

Distribution Associate
Temp to Hire
1st Shift 
$17 - $19/hr

Distribution employees are responsible for at least one of the areas in accurately receiving, putting away, picking, and crating material to satisfy customer sales orders and work orders as required.

Responsibilities include:
  • Accurately receive and/or issue inventory items, accurately tracking items from location to location and ensuring that associated documentation is complete and accurate.
  • Be able to assist in received inventory items assisting in identification of parts, counting, and putting away in the correct location.
  • Ensure your specific designated area of distribution transactions are entered and/or communicated to a Distribution Lead for Oracle submission in a timely manner through work order completion.
  • Ensure distribution procedures are followed, product is received in a timely manner and transactions are entered accurately
  • Enforce good work for all respective departments, including ensuring that all inventory is stored in its proper location in a safe manner, accurately counted and properly labeled to prevent injury/damage and enable efficiencies.
  • Assist in inventory discrepancy investigations.
  • Report all damaged inventory to Distribution Supervisor/Lead immediately.
  • Process all paperwork and transactions to ensure that inventory data is accurate
  • Maintain established distribution area layouts.
  • Provide support in managing inventory levels, inventory turns, and physical inventory counts.
  • Move material using sit down and stand-up forklifts or handcarts, including assisting in unloading of received material.
  • Recommend improvements in efficiency, cost savings, quality and safety.
  • Maintain clean, safe, environmentally friendly work environment.
Minimum requirements:
  • Operate at least both distribution material transport equipment (e.g. sit down and stand-up (reach) forklift)
  • Efficiently operate in one or two areas of distribution (shipping, receiving, warehouse, crating, parts and kits)
  • Able to effectively make transactions in Oracle
  • May perform other duties as assigned, including over-time when required.
II. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
  • High School diploma or equivalent.
  • Able to accurately read, write and perform computer data entry of detailed numbering schemes.
  • Working knowledge of Oracle database or similar (preferable not required)
  • Must have applicable stand-up/sit-down forklift experience and be able to pass a basic pre-employment forklift skills test
  • Minimum 0-2 years distribution experience and/or in a manufacturing environment (preferably not required).

Meet Your Recruiter

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Alex Hummel
Sr. Recruiting Lead

Hi, I'm Alex proudly serving TPI Staffing Since 2021 in our Industrial/Manufacturing Division! If I could pick a personal motto it's "always believe and stay true to yourself" and I look forward to working together as we believe in each other. 

 

As a staffing recruiter, I am motivated by the impact made on every candidates' career and in a fast-paced industrial hiring environment is just my speed. 

 

I am located at our Corporate/Cypress Office open Monday-Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM. 

 

Email me with your Name and an updated resume after you have applied.

 

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