Warehouse Receiving Full Time 1st Shift

Staples • La Vergne, TN

4d

About The Position

Join the Staples Supply Chain team as a warehouse associate supporting product movement and delivery to customers. Associates may be assigned to receiving/putaway/returns or other warehouse areas, including bulk/material handling, porter, replenishment, returns, and shipping, and may be moved between SC2 or SC1 roles as business needs require. In receiving/putaway/returns, the associate verifies product accuracy, works with colleagues to address discrepancies and damage, communicates with internal and external contacts to resolve issues, manually unloads trucks, palletizes products, and operates material handling equipment to move product. The role requires following safety procedures, maintaining a clean work area, and working in a warehouse with seasonal temperature variations.

The scheduled shift is 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Full-time associates must be able to work additional hours beyond the scheduled shift; overtime may be required based on business need. The role involves working at heights up to 60 feet or more, walking and standing throughout the shift, and manually lifting, pushing, or pulling merchandise weighing 70–100 pounds. Safety composite shoes are required. Staples offers $19.75 per hour and states that a pair of work shoes is provided after 60 days. Full-time benefits include 112 hours of PTO, a holiday schedule with seven observed paid holidays and one floating holiday, online and retail discounts, company-match 401(k), and physical and mental health wellness programs. Staples also describes an inclusive culture with associate-led Business Resource Groups and says it offers full-time and part-time benefits.

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 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 quickly, and follow safe work practices.
• Ability to work in a warehouse environment with seasonal temperature variations.
• For full-time associates, ability to work additional hours beyond the scheduled shift; overtime may be required based on business need.
• Ability to work at heights up to 60 feet or more as needed.
• Ability to lift, push, or pull merchandise weighing 70–100 pounds by hand.
• Ability to walk and stand 100% of the time.
• Must wear safety composite shoes.
• Must be at least 18 years old.

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

• Confirm the accuracy of products received and work with colleagues to address discrepancies and damages.
• Communicate effectively and professionally with internal and external contacts to clarify and resolve issues.
• Manually unload trucks and palletize products.
• Operate material handling equipment such as forklifts, cherry pickers, turrets, or electric pallet jacks to move product safely within the warehouse.
• Follow safety procedures and support the company’s safety culture.
• Keep the work area clean; depending on assignment, perform general cleaning and basic maintenance duties.
• Depending on assignment, pick and move product, check in and tag returned products, match returned-item quantities and descriptions to packing slips, or organize, stack, shrink-wrap, and load customer orders.

Benefits

• Competitive pay of $19.75 per hour.
• A pair of work shoes after 60 days.
• Inclusive culture with associate-led Business Resource Groups.
• Full-time benefits include 112 hours of PTO and a holiday schedule with seven observed paid holidays plus one floating holiday.
• 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