Warehouse Associate

Forward Air Services • Euless, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Warehouse Associate is responsible for daily customer order fulfillment activities within an assigned facility. Associates are cross-trained in multiple warehouse disciplines and support warehouse operations and administrative functions, including receiving, order filling, picking, packing, shipping, returns, replenishment, inventory, and value-added services. The role ensures inventory is handled safely, accurately, and efficiently while supporting operational documentation and information flow from warehouse offices. Associates work closely with site leaders, carriers, drivers, and internal support teams to maintain safety, productivity, accuracy, and service quality.

The position pays $19.00 per hour. The listed schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, with Saturday and Sunday off. The role is 100% on-site and may require work on nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime based on business needs.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent required.
• Valid forklift certification or licensure preferred, or ability to obtain it before operating equipment.
• Willingness and ability to learn and use warehouse, logistics, shipment-tracking, and basic computer systems, handheld scanners, and office tools in a fast-paced, metrics-driven environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, verbally and in writing, to understand safety and operational instructions, work assignments, and freight documentation.
• Ability to accurately recognize numbers, labels, barcodes, and freight markings and perform basic arithmetic to verify freight counts, quantities, and weights.
• Ability to safely operate box cutters, cardboard balers, and material handling equipment, including pallet jacks, dollies, hand trucks, order pickers, pallet riders, conveyors, dock plates, dock levelers, sit-down and stand-up forklifts, reach trucks, and other specialized equipment required by the site.
• Ability to maintain regular and predictable attendance.
• Ability to perform extensive standing, walking, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, and twisting for 8–12 hours per shift.
• Ability to lift, push, pull, and carry freight up to 50 pounds without assistance and occasionally lift freight up to 75 pounds with assistance or mechanical aids.
• Vision, hearing, and verbal communication skills sufficient to work safely in a noisy dock environment.
• Demonstrated discretion and confidentiality when handling and protecting sensitive information.
• Ability to commute to and work in a 100% on-site setting.
• Ability to work safely around moving equipment, vehicles, and freight in a non-climate-controlled environment, including temperature extremes, occasional outdoor work and precipitation, vehicle exhaust, dust, and moderate to loud noise.

Nice To Haves

• Valid forklift certification or licensure.

Responsibilities

• Load, unload, move, stage, sort, and position inventory using approved lifting techniques and appropriate material handling equipment.
• Pick, pack, label, and prepare freight for shipping and delivery in accordance with operating procedures.
• Label, scan, track, and document freight using handheld scanners and company systems.
• Verify incoming shipments against packing lists and follow consolidating, receiving, and staging procedures.
• Store cargo in assigned locations using cargo boards, pallets, and designated storage methods.
• Meet daily picking and order requirements in accordance with KPIs, client SLAs, and established procedures.
• Promptly report inventory discrepancies, shortages, and picking issues to the Warehouse Supervisor.
• Perform value-added services according to client guidelines, including ticketing, labeling, hanging, folding, and inspecting inventory.
• Follow inventory control procedures for shortages, discrepancies, and adjustments, coordinating with the Inventory Supervisor as needed.
• Complete quality checks and cycle count requests, documenting findings and reporting results.
• Ensure outbound shipments meet quality assurance standards for the designated carrier, order type, and client requirements.
• Pack and process orders according to client-specific and order-type procedures to ensure accuracy and shipment integrity.
• Apply correct packing and shipping labels and ensure compliance with shipping requirements.
• Stage completed orders in assigned outbound locations based on order type and carrier.
• Transfer pallets and cartons to designated pick or pallet locations to replenish inventory and support open orders.
• Inspect and process returns, distinguishing damaged inventory from stock eligible for return to inventory and restocking eligible items.
• Communicate space constraints, operational roadblocks, and safety concerns to site leadership.
• Support routine warehouse and site maintenance, including sweeping, removing debris and shrink wrap, disposing of trash, and operating a cardboard baler.
• Safely operate and assist with material handling equipment and dock tools while following safety, OSHA, and PPE requirements.
• Work assigned schedules, including nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime as required by business needs.
• Perform other duties as assigned to meet evolving business needs.

What This Job Offers

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