Afternoon Shift Part Time Seasonal Warehouse Associate – Birmingham, AL - $16.00

Scholastic • Birmingham, AL

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Join us and help us create lifelong readers! This is a Part Time Seasonal Warehouse Associate position with Afternoon Shift hours from 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Monday through Friday. The hourly rate is $16.00 with an additional $1.50 shift differential for hours worked after 2 pm. The role involves assisting in the production of book fairs by packing cases, boxes, and displays with book and non-book product, ensuring adherence to corporate processes and quality standards. It also includes assisting in the processing of returned book fairs, monitoring inventory, and learning basic scanner proficiency for inventory inquiries and replenishment requests. The position requires maintaining a neat, clean, safe, and organized work area, participating in seasonal inventory resets, and learning all Fair Finishing and Assembly functions, including Quality Assurance scanning. Employees will also participate in Physical Inventory functions and Customer Appreciation Warehouse Sale Events. Responsible for careful handling of all merchandise, proper utilization of warehouse equipment and tools, and reporting any unsafe conditions or injuries. Requires utilizing proper techniques for lifting, packing, handling heavy objects, climbing ladders, and pushing/pulling display cases. Accurate and timely completion of Labor Data Collection Cards is necessary. Operation of motorized pallet jacks is possible upon completion of training. Maintaining attendance and punctuality, and a courteous and positive relationship with co-workers and customers is expected. Compliance with the drug and alcohol-free policy is required. Other duties as 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.

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 SBF 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