Cycle Counter - Rolling Equipment Operator

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$1,000 Retention Bonus (after 1 year)
Paid Time Off
11 Paid Holidays
Eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan
Competitive Benefits

MPS, a division of Macmillan Publishers, a leading US publisher of Trade and Academic titles, has a job opening for a Cycle Counter-REO in our Gordonsville facility. MPS provides back office support, warehousing, and, fulfillment for Macmillan US, and is their primary distribution facility for North America.

POSITION SUMMARY: This position is responsible for cycle counting of inventory at all locations (Main Warehouse, Returns, and offsite facilities), correcting cycle count errors, conducting physical counts requested, troubleshooting, and adjustment of physical inventory. Travels to off-site locations to put away inventory, pull inventory and load trucks. Assists other departments with rolling equipment duties as needed.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Completes cycle counts. Enters information in WMS, reviews error reports and variance, adjusts count, and counts every new line.
• VISTA/WMS balancing - conducts history research, physical counts, adjustments, and reporting.
• Completes certification as a rolling equipment operator. Operates equipment in the performance of the job. Assists with training new employees in the department on the safe operation of rolling equipment. Works at elevations of 35' wearing a full-body harness.
• Performs all types of rolling equipment operator duties for other departments as needed.
• Works extended hours as required.
• Enforces established safety, health, and housekeeping policies and procedures in order to minimize injuries, loss of production time, and damage.
• Conforms to all company policies and procedures (Employee Handbook)
• Complies with all environmental, health, and safety requirements.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience: High school diploma or equivalent and rolling equipment certification.

Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as inventory records, purchase orders, traffic routing, bindery shipment records, orders, ISBNs, error reports, and to communicate effectively with employees and management.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to count, add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, decimals, and percentages.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form, and deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.

Other skills and abilities: Computer skills to include VISTA, WMS, Microsoft Word and Excel.

Hourly Pay Rate: $20.37 to $24.99

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; stand; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools, computer keyboard, scanner or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear and work at elevations of 35'.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision ability required by this job includes close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee works near moving mechanical parts and risk of electrical shock. The employee is regularly exposed to high, precarious places. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

MPS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, consistently striving to foster a culture where everyone belongs. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and identities. Qualified applicants are evaluated without regard to race, color, religion, age, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, physical ability, neurodiversity, genetic information, protected veteran status, family and economic status, and background or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We prohibit discrimination of any kind and will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law.