Warehouse Associate, 1st Shift

Cardinal Health•Waukegan, IL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Warehouse Operations is responsible for performing/controlling a combination of manual or automated tasks necessary for the receipt, storage, and shipment of product. This may include functions of receiving, picking, packing, shipping, staging, transporting, storage, delivery, etc. Also responsible for the efficient flow of products from the point of product receipt from vendors to the shipment of products (via prescribed service parameters) to a variety of internal and external customers. At this level, associates apply acquired knowledge and skills to complete standard tasks, readily learn and apply new information and methods, maintain appropriate licenses, training and certifications, and work on routine assignments that require some problem resolution. They work within clearly defined standard operating procedures and/or scientific methods, adhere to all quality guidelines, and work under a moderate degree of supervision, with regular review of output by a work lead or supervisor. Complex or unusual problems are referred to a supervisor.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED preferred
1 - 2 years related experience preferred
Previous material handling experience strongly preferred
Radio frequency (RF) scanner and/or voice to pick experience highly preferred
Ability to consistently lift 50 lbs. and be able to bend, reach, stoop, lift and stand for entire shift of 8 hours or more required
Must be able to work overtime with little to no advance notice
Willingness to learn to operate material handling equipment and rotate into various areas of the warehouse
Work at heights up to 25 feet consistently
Adherence to site safety regulations including wearing required personal protective equipment such as steel toed safety shoes, and material handling equipment safety harness; accountable to Cardinal Health’s EHS as well as QRA policies and procedures.
Aptitude to work in a fast paced distribution environment while meeting hourly established distribution quotas and performance standards

Responsibilities

Responsible for cross-training in multiple areas of the warehouse including Inbound, ValueLink and Outbound
Receive large boxes on warehouse dock, scan product with RF scanner, and input product information into computer
Break down cases of product and operate heavy equipment to replenish warehouse
Utilize voice to pick system to pick large case items with material handling equipment or to pick small unit of measure items and place on cart
Palletize large items to skid and wrap for shipment
Pack small items in boxes
Drive material handling equipment as required by job duty. Example equipment in the facility includes: order picker (cherry picker), forklift, reach truck, turret truck, pallet jack, and walkie rider