Warehouse Associate Equipment Operator

Owens & Minor • Atlanta, GA

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About The Position

Owens & Minor is hiring skilled Equipment Operators to join its logistics team. The role handles inbound and outbound products within a warehouse and distribution center, including operating material handling equipment, processing shipments, replenishing bins, picking and packing orders, loading products, and maintaining inventory accuracy. Work must meet safety, quality, productivity, and customer-specification standards. The listed schedule is Monday through Friday, 3:00 PM–11:30 PM. Pay is $20.50 per hour, plus an 8% and 10% shift differential when applicable. The position may require unscheduled overtime and work on nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of experience with material handling equipment, including cherry pickers, reach trucks, double-reach trucks, sit-down or stand-up forklifts, or motorized pallet jacks.
• General knowledge of basic topics such as math, reading, basic accounting, and typing.
• Ability to understand and follow written, oral, or diagrammatic instructions using common sense.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment and meet performance standards and individual performance goals.
• Good attention to detail.
• Dependability and regular, punctual attendance.
• Willingness to learn to use new material handling equipment and warehouse management system (WMS) technology.
• Ability to follow safety procedures and requirements provided in training.
• Must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check.
• Ability to work unscheduled overtime with minimal notice and nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• Ability to communicate clearly in spoken and understood English to operate voice-pick technology.
• Ability to stand and walk on concrete warehouse floors for long periods; squat and kneel frequently; 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, move up and down multi-level stairways, wear steel-toed protective footwear, and use a provided box cutter.
• For some functions, ability to operate a forklift and pick items as high as 35 feet in the air.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience working in a warehouse or distribution center.
• Warehouse or operations certification.
• Prior experience in warehouse distribution or logistics operations.
• Demonstrated ability to safely operate heavy equipment such as forklifts, cranes, clamp trucks, and pallet jacks.
• Familiarity with warehouse management systems (WMS), RF scanners, and order-picking procedures.
• Strong physical stamina for heavy lifting and loading/unloading in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Operate material handling equipment, including cherry pickers, reach trucks, double-reach trucks, sit-down and stand-up forklifts, and motorized pallet jacks.
• Unload, receive, and process inbound shipments, including unloading pallets and cases manually with a pallet jack.
• Replenish bins, move products within the distribution center, and prepare pick locations.
• Pick, pack, sort, and load outbound products according to customer specifications.
• Count, verify, and receive products using RF equipment and/or Voice Pick Technology, and document variances.
• Select products and quantities as directed by voice-pick technology or an RF scanner, and place items into totes on conveyor belts.
• Remove empty cartons from the pick module as needed and prepare the sortation area with pallets and carts.
• Move cartons and totes from conveyors or rollers and place them on pallets or carts according to assigned batches.
• Use RF scanners to verify totes, pallets, and carts are loaded correctly onto trucks for customer delivery; use pallet jacks to load pallets.
• Follow sequencing, processing, and safety procedures; maintain a safe and clean work environment and report or correct hazards.
• Place incoming merchandise into inventory and conduct physical inventories as required.
• Count products, perform basic math calculations, and maintain productivity and quality standards.
• 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.
• Paid 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.

What This Job Offers

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