Warehouse Associate

Colliflower Inc., a leading Parker Hannifin distributor for fluid connectors has an opening for a Warehouse Associate at our Opa Locka, Florida location. The hours of this position are 8:00am-5:00pm, Monday-Friday.

Colliflower has been in business since 1951 and has an excellent reputation for giving exceptional customer service and selling high quality hose conveyance products. Colliflower fabricates and sells a wide variety of fluid connector products including: hydraulic & pneumatic hoses, metric, tube, & brass fittings, quick couplings, adapters and accessories. Colliflower has 33 stores on the east coast with plans to expand.

The Warehouse Associate position is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is looking for advancement, is dedicated, has a mechanical aptitude, likes to work with their hands, has great customer service skills, initiative to learn the product and business, and work in a team environment. To be a good fit for this opportunity, the candidate should have some customer service experience and/or warehouse experience. While it is not necessary to have knowledge about hoses and fittings the candidate will need a strong desire to learn about the products and have aptitude to understand applications of the product. We are looking for someone who has a friendly personality, with a desire to learn new things, has great problem solving skills, and motivation to help out wherever needed. This position leads to advancement opportunities in Counter/Store Management.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that orders are completed accurately and shipped promptly
• Pull orders from printer or document bin, determine items to be gathered, and accurately pull product from storage
• Identify and locate hose product if it is part of an order; measure and safely cut to designated length
• Follow quality control procedures to verify and check all orders picked against customer invoices prior to shipping.
• Prepare and expedite shipments – Assemble & pack product, affix shipping labels, and prepare all shipping documents  
• Stage finished product order for shipping, delivery, or customer pick up
• Assist with receiving products, unloading trucks, and stocking product
• Ensure that inventory records accurately reflect physical inventory
• Provides exceptional customer service and assists in areas of the store, as needed
• Respond positively to customer needs and resolve them efficiently
• Produce high quality fitting & hose assemblies
• Organize warehouse and work areas  
• Ensure that the warehouse is clean, safe, accessible, and organized always

Essential Knowledge and Experience:

• Attention to detail - can identify product by size, type, style, or code
• Solid reading skills – must be able to read and interpret documents such as product manuals, purchase orders, and procedure manuals
• Basic math skills and the ability to learn metrics & metric equivalents
• Good oral & written communication skills
• Proficient computer skills and data entry experience
• Ability to understand and execute instructions furnished in a written, oral and/or diagram form
• Have a mechanical aptitude
• Reliable transportation
• 1-2 years of direct experience required

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to lift, push and pull a minimum of 150lbs
• Regularly required to stand, walk, bend, stop, kneel, reach, push, pull and climb
• Manual dexterity required for operating machinery

Work Environment

• Work performed in a shop/warehouse environment, with occasional outdoor exposure during the workday
• Routinely uses standard office equipment
• Exposed to several elements but with none present to the extent of being disagreeable (i.e., noise from equipment and temperature fluctuations depending on the season)
• May work at different workstations as production and shipping needs require

Supervisory Responsibilities

• None

Colliflower offers a Total Compensation package including: Competitive pay, Medical, Vision, Dental, 401k, Life Insurance, LTD, AD&D, Flexible Spending Accounts, Paid Vacations, Holidays, Discounts, and More!

Colliflower's Vision- To be the Best Fluid Connector Distributor in the World. Every day we strive to:

• Exceed the expectations
• Always do the right thing
• Solve every problem with the best solution available
• Grow smart, continuously improve and add value
• Offer employees rewarding careers
• Ensure that every contact with Colliflower is a positive experience.

Job Type: Full-time

Colliflower, is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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