Warehouse Associate - Equipment Operator

Owens & Minor • Jacksonville, FL

12d • $21 • Onsite

About The Position

The Warehouse Associate performs warehouse tasks within a distribution facility, primarily without material handling equipment. The role unloads, receives, and processes inbound shipments; replenishes bins; moves products around the distribution center; prepares pick locations; and accurately picks, packs, sorts, and loads outbound products according to customer specifications. Warehouse functions must be completed safely, accurately, and on time in accordance with company standards.

The position includes receiving, picking, sortation, and loading activities. Depending on the function, the teammate may use a pallet jack, radio-frequency scanner, voice-pick technology, conveyor belts, rollers, pallets, and carts. Some functions require operating a forklift and picking items as high as 35 feet. The role requires physical work in a warehouse, including standing and walking for extended periods, frequent squatting and kneeling, and lifting up to 50 pounds individually or heavier items with a team.

Requirements

• General knowledge of basic topics such as math, reading, basic accounting, and typing.
• Ability to understand and carry out written, oral, or diagrammatic instructions using common sense.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment and meet performance standards and individual goals.
• Good attention to detail.
• Dependability and ability to report to work as scheduled with regular, punctual attendance.
• Willingness to learn to use new material handling equipment and WMS technology.
• Ability to follow safety rules, requirements, and standard operating procedures received in training.
• Must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check.
• Ability to frequently work unscheduled overtime with minimal notice and to work nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• For some functions, ability to operate a forklift and pick items as high as 35 feet in the air.
• Ability to stand and walk on concrete warehouse floors for long periods.
• Ability to squat and kneel often, and lift up to 50 pounds individually or more than 50 pounds as a team lift.
• Ability to safely use a step ladder or stool, move up and down multilevel stairways, and use a provided box cutter.
• Ability to safely wear steel-toed protective footwear in accordance with the OSHA General Industry standard.
• Ability to speak and understand English clearly to operate voice-pick technology.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience working in a warehouse or distribution center.
• Warehouse or operations certification.

Responsibilities

• Unload pallets and cases from inbound trailers or containers manually using a pallet jack.
• Count, verify, and receive products using radio-frequency equipment and/or voice-pick technology, and document variances.
• Select products and quantities as directed by voice-pick technology and/or an RF scanner, placing items into totes on a conveyor belt.
• Remove empty cartons from the pick module as needed.
• Prepare the sortation area by setting up pallets and carts.
• Move cartons and totes from conveyor belts and/or rollers and place them on pallets or carts according to assigned batches.
• Use an RF scanner to ensure totes, pallets, and carts are loaded correctly onto trucks for customer delivery.
• Use a pallet jack to load pallets.
• Follow sequencing and process procedures.
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment; follow safety procedures and correct or communicate hazards to management.
• Place incoming merchandise into inventory and conduct physical inventories as required.
• 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) programs, along with other voluntary benefits.
• Paid sick days, short-term leave, holidays, vacation days, personal days, parental leave, and other types of leave.
• Teammate Assistance Program, Calm Health, Cancer Resources Services, and discount programs at no cost.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed