Overview
Warehouse Associate Jobs in Albuquerque, USA at Border States
Title: Warehouse Associate
Company: Border States
Location: Albuquerque, USA
Category:
Be part of a growing, successful company in an exciting and challenging field. Border States is 100% employee-owned, which means you’re empowered to make decisions, find solutions and receive rewards for your hard work.
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Final date to receive applications: April 1, 2026. Please note that the position may be filled before or after the listed Final date to receive applications. Applications will only be accepted while the posting remains active.
Job Summary
The Warehouse Associate supports the operation functions of the warehouse. Receives incoming freight, checks material for damages or shortages, distributes material to stock locations, fills special orders/backorders, follows up with departments, carriers, vendors on discrepancies, maintains inventory stock locations, fills orders for delivery to customers, and informs appropriate departments of stock outs, inventory discrepancies, or other inventory problems.
Responsibilities
- Receives incoming freight and checks material for damages or shortages.
- Distributes material to the proper stock locations.
- Fills special orders and/or backorders as material is received.
- Follows up with appropriate departments, carriers, and/or vendors on receiving discrepancies, damages, and shortages.
- Checks and packs material to be delivered.
- Possesses a full understanding of truck routes and may coordinate deliveries with our own trucks, assigned freight companies, or other carriers based on special requests or the best way to ship material.
- Maintains shipping equipment and keeps work area clean and safe.
- Maintains assigned inventory stock locations making sure material put away has the correct locator and shelves are kept neat and orderly.
- Assures all batched managed material is labeled accurately and inventoried, as needed.
- Maintains delivery vehicle in clean, good working condition and monitors maintenance and mileage data, as appropriate.
- Maintains daily driver logs and vehicle inspection sheets, as appropriate.
- Operates and maintains all equipment in a safe manner and adheres to all local, state, and federal traffic and safety regulations.
- Supports the operations functions of the warehouse.
- Informs proper departments of “stock outs”, inventory discrepancies and other inventory problems or concerns.
Non-Essential Functions
- May assist the City Desk and Will Call areas in providing customer service functions including, but not limited to, order entry, filling orders, processing returns, expediting, technical assistance, Will Call, and other functions, as needed.
- May provide delivery of material to customer sites.
- Assists with loading and unloading of trucks.
- Notifies supervisor of any building or equipment maintenance, repair needs, and/or any security concerns.
- Assists with other duties/projects as assigned by supervisor/manager.
Qualifications
- Prior warehouse distribution experience including forklift operation and knowledge of electrical products/systems is also preferred.
- If the employee will be driving, the following criteria must be met:
- Candidate must be at least 21 years of age.
- Possess a valid driver’s license to operate company vehicle and a current medical certification may be required.
- PC working knowledge for Windows, internet, email and SAP software is a plus.
Skills And Abilities
- Works in a safe manner and follows Border States safety program guidelines and policies.
- Excellent interpersonal communication (reading, writing, speaking in English).
- Ability to effectively plan and organize.
- Excellent customer service skills including being competent, accurate, responsive, and engaged.
- Ability to perform all aspects of the job as accurately, efficiently, and safely as possible.
Physical Requirements
- Lifts and carries (weight and frequency):
- Lifts from floor to waist: less than 10 lbs.
– Occasionally; 10–25 lbs.
– Occasionally; 26–50 lbs.
– Occasionally; 51–75 lbs.
– Occasionally; 76–100 lbs.
– Occasionally; 101+ lbs.
– Occasionally.
- Above waist lifts: less than 10 lbs.
– Occasionally; 10–25 lbs.
– Occasionally; 26–50 lbs.
– Occasionally;…