Warehouse Bulk Full Time 2nd Shift

Staples Business • Arden Hills, MN

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Join Staples’ World Class Supply Chain Team and help deliver essential products to customers. Warehouse associates may be assigned to one of several areas, including Bulk/Material Handling Equipment Operator, Porter, Replenishment, Receiving/Putaway/Returns, Returns, or Shipping. Associates may be moved into any of these roles, or SC1 roles, as needed.

Depending on the assigned area, work includes operating material handling equipment to move and pick products; cleaning and performing basic facility maintenance; confirming product accuracy and resolving discrepancies or damage; unloading trucks and palletizing products; checking in, matching, and tagging returned items; or organizing, stacking, shrink-wrapping, and manually loading customer orders. Some duties involve manual handling rather than equipment. Associates are expected to maintain a clean workspace, follow safety procedures, and support Staples’ safety culture.

The schedule is Monday through Friday, 2:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., with mandatory overtime. Additional overtime hours may be required based on business needs. The work takes place in a warehouse with seasonal temperature variations and may require working at heights up to 60 feet or more, as well as extensive standing and walking and manually handling heavy merchandise.

Pay is $23.95 per hour, including a $1.00-per-hour shift differential. Staples also offers pay for performance, with the opportunity to earn additional compensation by meeting productivity thresholds.

Requirements

• At least three months of related warehouse experience, or an equivalent combination of acceptable training, education, and experience.
• Ability to pass a drug screen to the extent legally permissible.
• Basic English verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work additional hours beyond the scheduled shift; overtime is required based on business needs.
• Ability to work at heights up to 60 feet or more as needed.
• Ability to lift, push, or pull boxes or merchandise weighing between 70 and 100 pounds by hand.
• Must wear safety composite shoes.
• Ability to walk and stand 100% of the time.
• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Ability to become certified as a Material Handling Equipment Operator and safely operate necessary equipment.
• Ability and willingness to keep the work area clean.
• Inclusive and collaborative approach with colleagues and customers to build relationships and resolve issues.
• Ability to quickly adopt safety procedures and maintain safe work practices.
• Ability to work in a warehouse environment with seasonal temperature variations.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent work experience.
• Prior experience operating warehouse equipment such as forklifts, pallet jacks, and cherry pickers.

Responsibilities

• Operate material handling equipment, including forklifts, cherry pickers, turrets, or electric pallet jacks, to pick and move products within the warehouse while following safety procedures.
• Perform general cleaning and basic maintenance duties inside and outside the facility, as assigned.
• Confirm product accuracy and work with colleagues to address discrepancies and damages.
• Communicate professionally with internal and external contacts to clarify and resolve issues.
• Manually unload trucks and palletize products.
• Match returned-item quantities and descriptions to packing slips, check in returned products, and tag them appropriately.
• Organize, stack, and shrink-wrap customer orders on pallets.
• Manually load trucks; lift, lower, and carry products; and stack empty pallets while maintaining a safe and clean workspace.
• Keep the work area clean and follow safety practices.
• Work in other listed warehouse or SC1 roles as needed.

Benefits

• A pair of work shoes after 60 days.
• Associate-led Business Resource Groups.
• Full-time benefits include 112 hours of PTO and a holiday schedule with seven observed paid holidays and one floating holiday.
• Online and retail discounts.
• Company-match 401(k).
• Physical and mental health wellness programs.
• Pay for performance, with potential additional compensation for meeting productivity thresholds.

What This Job Offers

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