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. Warehouse associates may be assigned to any of several warehouse areas—including bulk/material handling, porter, replenishment, receiving/putaway/returns, returns, and shipping—and may be moved into other SC2 or SC1 roles as business needs require. Duties vary by assignment and may include operating material handling equipment, cleaning and basic facility maintenance, checking and processing products, manually unloading or loading trucks, and organizing customer orders. Associates are expected to follow safe work practices and contribute to a clean, safe workspace. The schedule is 6:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Staples 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 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 quickly and follow safe work practices.
• Ability to work in a warehouse environment with seasonal temperature variations.
• Ability to pass a drug screen to the extent legally permissible.
• Basic English verbal and written communication skills.
• For full-time associates, 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.
• Inclusive approach to working with colleagues and customers, building relationships, and collaborating to resolve issues.

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 product within the warehouse while following safety procedures.
• Pick and move products weighing up to 100 pounds when assigned to bulk/material handling or replenishment work.
• Perform general cleaning and basic maintenance duties inside and outside the facility when assigned as a warehouse porter.
• 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 when assigned to receiving/putaway/returns.
• Match quantities and descriptions of returned items to packing slips, check in returned products, and tag them appropriately.
• Organize, stack, and shrink-wrap customer orders on pallets when assigned to shipping.
• Load trucks manually; lift, lower, and carry products; stack empty pallets; and maintain a safe, clean workspace.
• Follow safety procedures, embrace the company’s safety culture, and keep the work area clean.
• Work in any of the listed warehouse assignments or other SC1 roles as needed.

Benefits

• A pair of work shoes after 60 days.
• Associate-led Business Resource Groups.
• 112 hours of PTO and a holiday schedule including seven observed paid holidays and one floating holiday for some full-time benefits.
• Online and retail discounts.
• Company-match 401(k).
• Physical and mental health wellness programs.
• Staples offers both full-time and part-time benefits.

What This Job Offers

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