Doug Medina started with Houston’s in April 2017 as a second shift reach truck operator replenishing stock in pick locations and putting away stock in overflow locations. Cross-trained and willing to help out wherever help is needed, he also frequently assists with picking outgoing orders, and loading trucks for shipment. Doug really enjoys the people…
Alex Villareal started with Houston’s in August of 2000 helping to fill various warehouse operations roles. Her dedication to helping multiple departments function at their highest possible level has earned Alex Employee of the Month honors for August 2017. “Alex is a tireless worker,” describes UPC Room Supervisor, Mike McCoy, “With her experience in the…
Julio Gutierrez flies around Houston’s Wilsonville facility, often under the radar due to his quiet nature, taking care of the day-to-day maintenance and repairs within our Wilsonville facility. Working as part of Houston’s maintenance team since July 2001, Julio is now our Maintenance Lead and enjoys his job because he gets to do a little…
Bryan Bailey prefers to stay busy, and in doing so has earned himself Employee of the Month honors for July 2017. Bryan joined Houston’s at our Kansas City facility in August of 2016 after unexpected circumstances prevented him from finishing his pursuit of an Aerospace Engineering degree. Having previously been a member of the Army…
The workday often passes more quickly when you have a coworker who is full of fascinating stories or interesting facts. With an interest in conspiracy theories and six years of service as a Lance Corporal E3 in the Marines, Mike Kohlmeyer, “always has interesting stories to tell,” says Brenda Willet, his supervisor. Mike learns about…
If you’ve ever had a chance to walk our warehouses, you know you’ll see employees pulling orders and storing excess inventory, among other things. Whenever you come across forklift number twenty-one, Izzy Ortiz is sure to greet you with a smile and a, “Hey, how;s it going?” Izzy works in our Wilsonville warehouse as a…
Please join us in congratulating Jose Vasquez, Portland Employee of the Month for May! Jose works as an Order Picker in the warehouse and has been a part of the Houston’s team since August 2013. What he likes most about Houston’s is working with such great people and having a nice place to come to…
Congratulations to Say Htun our Kansas City Warehouse Employee of the Month for May! Say first started at Houston’s as a temp and became an official member of the team as of May 2017. His role with Houston’s is an Order Picker primarily but he also works in the Receiving Department, where he processes and…
We would like to congratulate Marsha Batiste, our Kansas City Employee of the Month for April! Marsha works as a shipping associate in the Kansas City Warehouse. She is part of the FedEx team and she also coordinates all freight and will call orders that are processed in KC. Additionally she assists in Receiving…
Please join us in congratulating Eduardo Reyes, Portland Warehouse Employee of the Month for April! Eduardo has been a part of the team in our Portland Receiving Department since 2006. Eduardo likes that there is always something different to do working in Receiving. Whether it’s receiving product in from our vendors, going through the warehouse…