Warehouse Associate - Equipment Operator (12:00PM start time)

Owens & Minor • Sioux Falls, SD

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Performs warehouse tasks in an Owens & Minor Distribution Center, primarily using motorized material handling equipment. The role handles inbound shipments, replenishes and prepares product locations, and accurately picks, packs, sorts, and loads outbound products according to customer specifications. Warehouse functions must be completed safely, accurately, and on time in accordance with company standards. The position starts at 12:00 PM and is scheduled Monday through Friday, 12:00 PM to 8:30 PM, with overtime. The anticipated pay is $22.50 per hour plus a second-shift differential.

The associate uses RF, voice-pick, and visual-pick technology, along with manual and motorized equipment such as order pickers, reach trucks, double-reach trucks, and motorized pallet jacks. Duties include unloading and documenting inbound product; moving stock to storage and pick locations; selecting requested products; preparing pallets, carts, and sortation areas; wrapping and loading orders; and maintaining a safe, clean work environment. Equipment may be operated as high as 35 feet in the air.

The role requires basic math and communication skills, attention to detail, dependable attendance, and the ability to meet performance standards in a fast-paced team environment. The associate must follow safety procedures, learn new equipment and warehouse management technology, and meet physical requirements including prolonged standing and walking, frequent squatting and kneeling, and lifting up to 50 pounds individually or heavier loads as a team. Unscheduled overtime may be required with minimal notice, and work on nights, weekends, or holidays may be needed.

Requirements

• General knowledge of basic subjects such as math, reading, basic accounting, and typing equivalent to a high school diploma.
• Ability to understand and carry out written, oral, or diagrammatic instructions using common sense.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment and meet performance standards and individual goals.
• Good attention to detail.
• Dependable attendance and punctuality; able to report to work as scheduled.
• Willingness to learn to use new material handling equipment and warehouse management system technology.
• Ability to follow safety rules, standard operating procedures, and training requirements.
• Must pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check.
• Ability to work unscheduled overtime frequently, with minimal notice.
• Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• Ability to stand and walk on concrete warehouse floors for long periods.
• Ability to squat and kneel often and lift up to 50 pounds individually or more than 50 pounds with a team lift.
• Ability to safely use a step ladder or stool to reach shelves.
• Ability to safely wear steel-toed protective footwear in accordance with the OSHA General Industry standard.
• Ability to safely use a provided box cutter.
• Ability to speak and understand English clearly to operate voice-pick technology.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience working in a warehouse or distribution center.
• Warehouse or operations certification.

Responsibilities

• Use RF, voice-pick, and visual-pick technology to perform warehouse tasks.
• Use manual and motorized material handling equipment, including order pickers, reach trucks, double-reach trucks, and motorized pallet jacks.
• Unload pallets and cases from inbound trailers or containers; count, verify, and document variances.
• Move inbound cases from the dock to warehouse storage locations using a standing reach truck or stock picker.
• Move pallets and cases from reserve locations to pick locations using a standing reach truck, stock picker, or sit-down forklift.
• Pick requested products and quantities and place items into totes, boxes, or onto pallets.
• Remove empty cartons from the pick module or trash bins as needed.
• Build pallets and deliver them to designated shipping areas.
• Prepare sortation areas by setting up pallets and carts.
• Move cartons and totes from conveyors or rollers and place them on pallets or carts according to batch and label sort codes.
• Wrap pallets and carts to protect products for customer delivery.
• Ensure totes, pallets, and carts are loaded correctly onto trailers as part of Final Mile operations.
• Perform small-parcel transactions as needed.
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment; follow safety procedures and correct or report hazards to management.
• Count and perform basic math calculations.
• Maintain productivity and quality standards and perform additional duties as directed.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans starting on the first day of employment for full-time teammates.
• Educational assistance for eligible teammates enrolled in an approved, accredited collegiate program.
• Employer-paid life insurance and disability coverage.
• Voluntary supplemental insurance programs, including supplemental life, hospitalization, and critical illness coverage.
• Adoption assistance, fertility benefits through the medical plan, and parental leave.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and 401(k) programs.
• Sick days, short-term leave, holidays, vacation days, personal days, and other leave, including parental leave.
• Teammate Assistance Program (TAP), Calm Health, Cancer Resources Services, and discount programs at no cost to teammates.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED