Warehouse Putaway Full Time 1st Shift

Staples Inc. • Ontario, CA

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About The Position

Join Staples’ World Class Supply Chain Team to help deliver essential products to customers. As a warehouse associate, you may be assigned to one of six warehouse areas: bulk/material handling equipment operation, porter, replenishment, receiving/putaway/returns, returns, or shipping. SC2 associates may be moved into any of these roles or SC1 roles as needed.

Depending on the assignment, work may include operating material handling equipment to move and pick products; cleaning and basic facility maintenance; confirming product accuracy and resolving discrepancies or damage; manually unloading trucks and palletizing products; processing and tagging returns; or organizing, shrink-wrapping, and loading customer orders. Work must follow safety procedures and maintain a safe, clean workspace. Safety is a priority, and associates are expected to embrace Staples’ safety culture.

The schedule is Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The role requires working in a warehouse with seasonal temperature variations, walking and standing throughout the workday, working at heights up to 60 feet or more as needed, and handling merchandise weighing 70 to 100 pounds. Full-time associates must be able to work additional hours beyond the scheduled shift, with overtime required based on business need.

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.
• For full-time employment, ability to work additional hours beyond the scheduled shift; overtime is required based on business need.
• Ability to work at heights up to 60 feet or more as needed.
• Ability to lift, push, or pull boxes or merchandise weighing 70 to 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, adopt safety procedures, and work collaboratively with colleagues and customers.
• 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 a forklift, pallet jack, or cherry picker.

Responsibilities

• Operate material handling equipment such as forklifts, cherry pickers, turrets, and electric pallet jacks to move products within the warehouse, following safety procedures.
• Pick products weighing up to 100 pounds when assigned to bulk/material handling or replenishment work.
• Perform general cleaning and basic maintenance inside and outside the facility when assigned to porter duties.
• Confirm product accuracy; communicate with internal and external contacts to clarify and resolve discrepancies or damage.
• Manually unload trucks and palletize products when assigned to receiving, putaway, or returns work.
• 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; load trucks manually; and stack empty pallets when assigned to shipping.
• Maintain a safe and clean work area and follow safety practices.
• Be available for assignment to any of the listed warehouse areas or SC1 roles as needed.

Benefits

• Competitive pay of $22.00 per hour.
• A pair of work shoes after 60 days.
• Associate-led Business Resource Groups.
• For full-time associates, 112 hours of PTO and a holiday schedule including 7 observed paid holidays and 1 floating holiday.
• Online and retail discounts.
• Company-match 401(k).
• Physical and mental health wellness programs.

What This Job Offers

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