Part-Time Warehouse Associate - Mon thru Fri, 5:00 AM to 1:30 PM (Irwindale, CA)

Scholastic • Irwindale, CA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

JOIN OUR IRWINDALE TEAM! Hiring Part-Time Warehouse Associates for 1st Shift. The role involves assisting in the production of book fairs by packing and unpacking metal cases, boxes, and displays with book and non-book product according to corporate procedures. This includes meeting productivity and quality standards, demonstrating proficiency in packing all components, ensuring the condition of outbound shipments, and monitoring inventory levels. The position also requires basic scanner proficiency for inquiries and replenishment requests, picking and packing customer reorders, maintaining a clean work area, participating in inventory production-line resets and physical inventory functions, and assisting in customer appreciation warehouse sale events. Careful handling of all merchandise, proper utilization of warehouse equipment, and adherence to safety protocols are essential. Employees will utilize proper techniques for lifting, packing, handling heavy objects, climbing ladders, and pushing/pulling display cases. Accurate completion of Labor Data Collection Cards and compliance with attendance and punctuality standards are required. The role may involve operating motorized pallet jacks after completing specific training. Maintaining a courteous and positive relationship with co-workers and customers, and compliance with the drug and alcohol-free policy are also expected. Other duties may be assigned.

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 accurately follow specific instructions for multiple detailed assembly processes.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Must be able to tolerate work in a non-air conditioned environment.

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.
• Ensure condition of all outbound cases, boxes, and displays are clean, safe, and in good condition.
• Assist in the processing of returned book fairs, by unpacking metal cases, boxes, and displays with book and non-book product, according to corporate process and procedure and meeting productivity and quality standards.
• Monitor inventory levels on applicable component product lines to ensure book fairs can be properly packed.
• 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.
• Individually, and in partnership with other co-workers, perform seasonal inventory production-line resets.
• Learn and demonstrate proficiency in all Fair Finishing and Assembly functions, including the Quality Assurance scanning functions.
• Participate and assist in Physical Inventory functions, including the counting of inventory.
• Participate and assist in conducting Customer Appreciation Warehouse Sale Events.
• Responsible for the careful handling of all merchandise 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.
• Accurately and timely complete Labor Data Collection Cards to according to company standards.
• May operate motorized pallet jacks upon successful completion of the Scholastic Reading Events' power equipment training program.
• 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.

Benefits

• Benefit plans have been designed to be in line with market conditions and employee needs.
• Our plans provide flexibility and allow individuals a broad range of choices that can be tailored to meet each employee's needs.

What This Job Offers

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