Operator III, Distribution: 2nd Shift

Imagine yourself…
Doing meaningful work that makes an everyday impact on the world around you.
Thriving in a supportive team environment that inspires you to strive for excellence.
Joining a company with a proven track record of success and an exciting future.
At Hach (www.hach.com), a Veralto company, we ensure water quality for people around the world, and every team member plays a vital role in that mission. Our founding vision is to make water analysis better—faster, simpler, greener, and more informative. We accomplish this through teamwork, customer partnerships, passionate experts, and reliable, easy-to-use solutions.
As part of our team and the broader Veralto network, you’ll be part of a unique work environment where purpose meets possibility: where you’ll make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale by enabling the world’s everyday water needs, and where you’ll have opportunities to foster your professional development and fuel your career growth.
Motivated by the highest possible stakes in climate change and global health, we’re working together within a rapidly digitizing industry to find innovative technologies that guarantee the safety of our water and our environment. More about us: https://www.hach.com/about-us
We offer:
$2 Shift Differential
Professional onboarding and training options
Powerful team looking forward to working with you
Career coaching and development opportunities
Health benefits
401(k)
Reporting to the Supply & Chain Manager, the Operator III-Distribution is responsible for retrieving, stocking, and verifying materials in a high-bay warehouse to fulfill customer orders. Operator III will also be responsible for packing and shipping outbound materials. The role utilizes industrial material handling equipment and is responsible for executing material handling services throughout the facility. Additionally, this role is a resource for teaching and training others in their area of expertise as needed.
This position is part of the Distribution Department located in Ames, IA and will be on-site.
Schedule: Monday - Thursday, 3:15pm - 1:45am
In this role, a typical day will look like:
Pack and ship quality products according to standard work and regulations set by compliance department, ensuring quality products are safely delivered to customers.
Pack and ship hazardous and non-hazardous orders according to pick ticket instructions.
Prepare and deliver materials to designated locations using various equipment with a safety-first mindset.
Use of manual and/or powered equipment to pick and place products. This may include picking and placing materials manually or assisted in high bay locations.
Accurately perform computer transactions to ensure product availability for external customer orders.
Communicate effectively to internal and external stakeholders.
Pick all customer orders to attain quality and On-Time Delivery (OTD) goals.
Place raw chemicals in designated locations in a timely manner according to storage regulations.
Maintain a high level of detail to ensure first in first out (FIFO) process of materials moving through the facility is followed.
Performs warehouse verification and consolidation, using a computer program and through visual checks.
Responsible for maintaining inventory accuracy and reconcile inventory discrepancies.
Keeps work area neat and orderly even when multiple priorities are present to ensure a safe work environment.
Special projects and other duties as assigned.
The essential requirements of the job include:
HS or GED Diploma
2 or more years of related warehouse experience preferred
2 or more years of experience using powered warehouse equipment preferred
Environment
Warehouse Environment with various forms of chemical products.
Physical Demand
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 consistently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee will occasionally be required to sit. The employee will consistently squat, turn/twist, or reach. The employee is constantly using hands to: finger, handle, feel or operate objects, and computer keyboards. The employee is occasionally required to walk, stand, climb, balance, stoop, bend, kneel, crouch or crawl, and talk, hear, and smell.
The employee must frequently lift, carry, push or pull up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift, carry, push or pull up to 50 pounds.
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.
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