Warehouse Associate - Equipment Operator (Part Time Monday and Wednesday) 12 PM start

Owens & Minor • Sioux Falls, DC

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About The Position

Owens & Minor is hiring a part-time Warehouse Associate to perform warehouse tasks in a distribution center, primarily using motorized material handling equipment. The position is scheduled for Mondays and Wednesdays, with a 12 PM start. The anticipated pay is $22.50 per hour plus a second-shift differential.

The associate unloads, receives, and processes inbound shipments; moves product into storage and replenishes pick locations; and picks, packs, sorts, and loads outbound products according to customer specifications. The work must be completed safely, accurately, on time, and in accordance with company standards. Equipment and systems include RF/voice/visual pick technology and manual or motorized material handling equipment. The role may involve operating equipment as high as 35 feet in the air.

The position requires passing a pre-employment drug screen and background check. The associate must be able to work unscheduled overtime with minimal notice and work nights, weekends, and holidays as needed. Physical requirements include standing and walking on concrete floors for long periods; frequent squatting and kneeling; lifting up to 50 pounds individually or more than 50 pounds as a team; using a step ladder or stool; and safely wearing steel-toed protective footwear and using a provided box cutter. Clear spoken and understood English is needed to operate voice-pick technology.

Owens & Minor describes itself as a global healthcare solutions company with more than 14,000 teammates worldwide, serving healthcare partners in 80 countries. The company offers eligible teammates a range of benefits, including healthcare plans, educational assistance, employer-paid life insurance and disability coverage, supplemental insurance options, family support benefits, financial programs, paid leave, and well-being resources. Some benefits are expressly available to full-time teammates or eligible teammates.

Requirements

• General knowledge of basic topics such as math, reading, basic accounting, and typing, equivalent to a high school diploma.
• Ability to follow written, oral, or diagrammatic instructions using common-sense understanding.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment and meet performance standards and individual goals.
• Good attention to detail.
• Dependable, punctual attendance and ability to report to work as scheduled.
• Willingness to learn to use new material handling equipment and WMS technology.
• Ability to follow safety rules and procedures and adhere to Standard Operating Procedures covered in training.
• Successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check.
• Ability to frequently work unscheduled overtime with minimal notice and work nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• Ability to stand and walk on concrete warehouse floors for long periods; squat and kneel often; 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, wear steel-toed protective footwear, and use a provided box cutter.
• Ability to clearly communicate in spoken and understood English to operate voice-pick technology.

Nice To Haves

• Prior warehouse or distribution center experience.
• Warehouse or operations certification.

Responsibilities

• Use RF/voice/visual pick technology and manual or motorized material handling equipment to perform warehouse tasks.
• Unload inbound pallets and cases from trailers or containers; count, verify, and document variances.
• Move inbound product from the dock to warehouse storage locations using a standing reach truck or stock picker.
• Replenish pick locations from reserve locations using a standing reach truck, stock picker, or sit-down forklift.
• Pick requested products and quantities and place them into totes, boxes, or onto pallets.
• Remove empty cartons from pick modules or trash bins as needed.
• Build pallets and deliver them to the designated shipping area.
• Prepare sortation areas by setting up pallets and carts; sort cartons and totes according to assigned batch and label sort codes.
• Wrap pallets and carts to protect products for customer delivery.
• Perform final-mile tasks and ensure totes, pallets, and carts are loaded correctly onto trailers.
• Perform small-parcel transactions as needed.
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment; follow safety procedures and correct or communicate hazards to management.
• Count and perform basic math calculations; maintain productivity and quality standards.
• Perform additional duties as directed.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans start 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 and 401(k) voluntary financial programs.
• Paid sick days, short-term leave, holidays, vacation days, personal days, and other types of leave, including parental leave.
• Teammate Assistance Program, Calm Health, cancer resources services, and discount programs at no cost to teammates.

What This Job Offers

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