Warehouse Associate - Outbound

Covestro • Grimes, IA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Covetrus is seeking a warehouse associate for its Grimes, Iowa distribution center. The role fulfills and ships customer orders in a climate-controlled, small-team environment. The associate pulls, verifies, packs, and prepares products for shipment, following order details and applicable shipping requirements. The position requires meeting distribution-center productivity, quality, safety, and attendance goals. The environment may include work in a cooler area, and mandatory overtime may be required as needed to ensure timely customer delivery.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Be reliable and punctual.
• Work well with others and maintain a positive, respectful attitude in a fast-paced team environment with tight deadlines.
• Read and understand English to interpret product descriptions, labels, shelves, and other product documents.
• Understand basic math to ensure accurate product quantities.
• Be able to operate material-handling equipment, including order pickers, reach trucks, and forklifts.
• Pass a criminal background check and drug screening, including marijuana testing.
• Be flexible to work mandatory overtime as needed to ensure timely customer delivery.
• Regularly lift and transport 30 pounds and occasionally lift and transport 50–70 pounds.
• Stand and/or walk on concrete for the duration of the shift and perform bending, stooping, and reaching tasks.

Responsibilities

• Meet distribution-center KPIs for productivity, quality, safety, and attendance.
• Pull products accurately and efficiently from stock using printed pick lists.
• Select products with the earliest expiration dates first.
• Pack and prepare products for shipment using safe and economical methods.
• Compare products with customer invoices to verify product size, strength, expiration dating, unit of sale, and quantities.
• Ensure shipments include required literature and brochures, and that products match the descriptions on the RF device.
• Ship products in compliance with Department of Transportation regulations, including required labeling, packaging, and logging of hazardous materials and limited quantities.
• Ensure manifest documents are accurate and use the most economical available shipping method.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance starting on Day 1
• Generous holiday and paid time off policy
• Company-paid life and AD&D insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Pet insurance
• Paid holidays
• Maternity leave
• Parental leave
• Military leave
• Other leaves of absence
• Health savings accounts
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life and disability benefits
• Identity theft protection
• Certain positions may include eligibility for a short-term incentive plan

What This Job Offers

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