Warehouse Receiving Full Time 1st Shift

Staples Inc.•Montgomery, NY

About The Position

Join Staples’ World Class Supply Chain team to help deliver essential products to customers. Warehouse associates may be assigned to receiving/putaway/returns, bulk/material handling, porter, replenishment, returns, or shipping work, and SC2 associates may be moved into any of these or SC1 roles as needed. In receiving/putaway/returns, associates confirm product accuracy, resolve discrepancies and damage issues with colleagues, communicate professionally with internal and external contacts, manually unload trucks, palletize products, and use material handling equipment to move products. Other assignments may involve equipment operation, cleaning and basic maintenance, checking and tagging returned items, or organizing, wrapping, and loading customer orders. Associates are expected to follow safe work practices and support Staples’ safety culture. The listed schedule is Monday through Friday, 4:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Full-time associates must be able to work additional hours when business needs require it, including overtime. The role is in a warehouse environment with seasonal temperature variations and may require working at heights.

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 associates, ability to work additional hours beyond the scheduled shift; overtime may be 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 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.
Ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with colleagues and customers to resolve issues.
Ability to quickly 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 forklifts, pallet jacks, and cherry pickers.

Responsibilities

Confirm the accuracy of products 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 products safely within the warehouse.
As assigned, perform warehouse bulk/material handling, porter, replenishment, returns, or shipping duties.
For returns assignments, match item quantities and descriptions to packing slips, check in returned products, and tag them appropriately.
For shipping assignments, organize, stack, and shrink-wrap customer orders on pallets; load trucks manually; and stack empty pallets.
Keep work areas clean and maintain a safe workspace.
Follow safety procedures and contribute to the company’s safety culture.

Benefits

Pay for performance, with the opportunity to earn additional compensation by meeting productivity thresholds.
Competitive pay rate of $23.40 per hour.
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.

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