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Scholastic Book Fairs•Brooklyn Park, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Scholastic Book Fairs partners with schools across the country to host over 100,000 book fair events annually, providing millions of students and families access to affordable and educational products to foster a lifelong love of reading. This part-time, seasonal role involves assisting in the production of book fairs by packing cases, boxes, and displays with book and non-book products according to established procedures, while meeting productivity and quality standards. The position also requires learning and demonstrating basic scanner proficiency for product inquiries and replenishment, picking and packing customer reorders, and maintaining a clean, safe, and organized work area. Employees are expected to properly utilize warehouse equipment and tools, follow safe lifting and handling techniques, maintain attendance and punctuality, and foster positive relationships with colleagues. Compliance with the drug and alcohol-free policy is mandatory.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED Certificate preferred.
Ability to demonstrate basic product scanner proficiency (i.e., ordering replenishment) effectively with minimal errors.
Strong team player and the ability to get along with co-workers.
Good verbal/written communication skills, basic math skills, and ability to read documents in English, such as safety rules, operating instructions and procedure manuals.
Must be able to lift boxes that weigh up to 50 lbs occasionally on a daily basis.
Must be able to lift boxes that weigh up to 30 lbs to a height of 70” occasionally on a daily basis.
Must be able to push wheeled cases, which may weigh in excess of 300 lbs, with an initial force of up to 50 lbs and a sustained force of up to 30 lbs.
Must be able to stand, reach above and below the shoulders, squat, bend and kneel as necessary to perform the job.
Must be able to tolerate work in a non-air conditioned environment.
Must be able to accurately follow specific instructions for multiple detailed assembly processes.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Assist in the production of book fairs by packing metal cases, boxes, and displays with book and non-book product, according to corporate process and procedure and meeting productivity and quality standards.
Demonstrate proficiency in packing all components and sub-components for all cases, boxes, and displays.
Consistently meet minimum required production, accuracy or quality standards for the work performed.
Learn and demonstrate basic scanner proficiency, i.e. item inquiries and requesting replenishment of Pick locations.
Assist in the picking and packing of customer reorders.
Ensure that your work area is neat, clean, safe, and organized at all times.
Ensure that all warehouse equipment and tools are properly utilized to increase productivity, efficiency, and safety; report any unsafe conditions, damaged equipment or injury (to self or co-worker) to your supervisor or manager immediately.
Utilize proper techniques for lifting, packing, and handling heavy objects, climbing ladders and pushing/pulling display cases.
Maintain attendance and punctuality as required by assigned work schedule and within company standards.
Maintain a courteous and positive relationship with all co-workers and customers.
Drug and alcohol free policy compliance.
Other duties as assigned.