Dock Sortation Specialist

Saltbox • Alexandria, VA

2d • $20 - $21 • Onsite

About The Position

Saltbox makes the hardest parts of running a small online business simple. Our workspaces bring together flexible warehouse suites, offices, and hands-on logistics support, all designed to help eCommerce entrepreneurs scale with confidence. Our members run businesses across Fashion & Apparel, Health & Beauty, Electronics, Household Goods, and more. When you join Saltbox, you're not just joining a company, you're helping real small business owners in your own backyard succeed.
We're scaling something new at Saltbox, and the earliest shift is where it starts. This location runs a dock sorting operation that unloads, presorts, scans, and dispatches thousands of packages before most people are awake, and we need reliable people to run it.
As a Dock Sortation Specialist, you're the execution engine of the early dock. You unload inbound freight, presort packages by batch and market, scan every item into a handheld device, and stage sorted loads so drivers roll out on time. Your job is to keep the early dock moving: unloading, presorting, and staging packages before sunrise so every load is scanned, sorted, and dispatched on time.
This shift clears the biggest bottleneck in the operation, inbound unload and presort. Getting it right is how this site grows from processing 5 to 6 thousand packages a day to 8 thousand without missing a dispatch window. You'll be on the ground floor of a function we're building out, and the crew that runs it well sets the standard every other location follows.

Requirements

• Comfortable using AI tools, Claude, ChatGPT, voice assistants, on the floor to answer questions, translate, and draft communications. If you're new to this, willing to learn quickly.
• Able to reliably start shifts at 3:00am on the schedule set by your location.
• Ability to stand for 5+ hours and lift or move packages up to 50 lbs, reasonable accommodation provided.
• Comfortable using handheld scanning devices and mobile apps, and quick to learn new tools.
• Reliable transportation to your Saltbox location for an early morning start.
• Dependable and detail-oriented, with a track record of showing up and doing the work with care.
• Prior warehouse, logistics, fulfillment, or retail experience is a plus, but if you've got hustle, we'll train you on the rest.

Responsibilities

• Unload inbound freight at the start of your shift and stage it for sorting, keeping the dock clear and organized as volume comes in.
• Presort packages by batch and market so the sort line moves without backups.
• Flag damaged, mislabeled, or missing packages to the Lead the moment you spot them.
• Scan every package using the Sort App on a handheld device, two scans each: presort and bin assignment.
• Hold a target of 225 units per hour (UPH), scanning each package twice for presort and bin assignment.
• Sort packages into the correct shelving unit or bin by batch and market assignment. Missorts delay drivers and risk SLA breaches, so accuracy comes first.
• Move sorted batches to the driver handoff zone before the dispatch window opens.
• Assist with dispatch scanning from 8:00am as drivers pick up their loads.
• Help ensure all routes are dispatched by 11:00am, with 99.5% of packages out the door.
• Keep the sortation and dock area clean, organized, and safe for the full shift.
• Return handheld devices and equipment to their proper positions at shift end.
• Help count on-hand packages at shift end and flag any discrepancies to the Lead right away.

Benefits

• Paid time off that accrues with the hours you work
• Room to grow: this part-time role can flex to full-time as the operation scales.
• Full-time team members unlock our full benefits package, including Aetna medical with two plans covered 100% or a low PPO premium, dental and vision at 100%, 401K plan options, company-paid long-term and short-term disability and life insurance, and paid holidays, vacation, sick time, and parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed