Warehouse Putaway Full Time 1st Shift

Staples • Montgomery, NY

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About The Position

Join Staples’ World Class Supply Chain Team to help deliver essential products to customers. Associates may be assigned to any of six warehouse areas, or to SC1 roles, as business needs require. Work may include operating material handling equipment, cleaning and basic facility maintenance, receiving and putaway, returns processing, or preparing and loading shipments. Associates are expected to follow safe work practices, maintain a clean work area, and contribute to a collaborative and inclusive workplace.

The scheduled shift is 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Staples offers pay for performance, allowing associates to earn additional compensation by meeting certain 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 when required by 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.
• Ability to adopt safety procedures and ensure 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 a forklift, pallet jack, or cherry picker.

Responsibilities

• Operate material handling equipment, such as forklifts, cherry pickers, turrets, or electric pallet jacks, to move products within the warehouse while following safety procedures.
• Pick and move products, including products weighing up to 100 pounds, where assigned.
• Perform general cleaning and basic maintenance inside and outside the facility, where 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, where assigned.
• Match returned item quantities and descriptions to packing slips, check in returned products, and tag them appropriately, where assigned.
• Organize, stack, and shrink-wrap customer orders on pallets; manually load trucks; and stack empty pallets, where assigned.
• Maintain a safe and clean work area and follow warehouse safety procedures.
• Work in other listed warehouse or SC1 roles as needed.
• Work additional hours beyond the scheduled shift when required by business needs.

Benefits

• Competitive pay of $23.40 per hour, with additional compensation available for meeting productivity thresholds.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

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