Warehouse Associate - Returns

Parts Authority•Canoga Park, CA

20h•Onsite

About The Position

The Warehouse Associate - Returns supports distribution operations by processing returned merchandise accurately and efficiently. The role receives returns from drivers, verifies that returned items are correct and were sold by the company, sorts items, records them in the computer system, and assists the returns team with related tasks. The position is based in Canoga Park, California, and lists a Monday–Friday schedule from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with a minimum hourly rate of $18.42. The posting also states that employees must have open availability and be able to work various shifts and overtime. Parts Authority is a national distributor of automotive replacement parts, tools and equipment, and transmissions. The company describes itself as rapidly expanding, with more than 300 locations and over 3 million catalog parts covering more than 125 million applications. It promotes career growth and advancement opportunities and describes the work environment as fast-paced.

Requirements

Accurately follow written and verbal directions.
Meet individual productivity and quality standards according to department requirements.
Focus and remain on task in a fast-paced environment.
Have attention to detail, good communication skills, and time-management skills.
Work well under pressure and cooperate with other staff members and supervisors.
Have open availability and be able to work various shifts and overtime.
Regularly lift, push, pull, and/or move objects weighing 10–50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move objects weighing up to 100 pounds.
Frequently stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and reach; occasionally sit, climb ladders and/or stairs, or balance.
Be able to work in environmental conditions with protection from weather but not necessarily from temperature changes, and potentially in narrow aisles or passageways.
Have the vision abilities required for close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and adjusting focus.

Nice To Haves

One to two years of warehouse experience is preferred.
Familiarity with warehouse safety measures.

Responsibilities

Open returned boxes and verify that items are correct and were sold by the company.
Separate returns into core, defect, and new categories.
Put account-number stickers on cores and defective items.
Redistribute new merchandise to other stores.
Enter each returned item into the computer system.
Help the inside returns team create negative purchase orders.
Work with salespeople and managers to address customer return problems.
Complete miscellaneous projects and other related duties as assigned.
Maintain and promote workplace safety.
Secure and transfer cash or other assets.