Warehouse Worker - Packer - 1st Shift

Penske•Logan Township, NJ

24d

About The Position

Penske Logistics is hiring warehouse associates for a packing position in a fast-paced warehouse environment. The work involves packing bakery products into mobile bakery cans and moving bakery-product carts and empty carts to designated areas. Associates work in ambient temperatures that may range from 55 to 75 degrees and are on their feet and moving for the duration of the shift. The schedule is Sunday through Wednesday, 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., at $19.25 per hour. Associates must follow standard operating procedures and good manufacturing practices, work safely, and maintain regular, predictable attendance. Other duties may include stamping or coding product, labeling or removing labels from plastic totes, and general warehouse cleanup. The position is designated safety-sensitive and requires alertness and responsibility for one's own safety and the safety of others. Penske offers paid time off, insurance benefits, a 401(k), associate discounts, and opportunities to grow within the organization.

Requirements

No prior warehouse experience is required.
Proficient reading skills and the ability to follow directions.
Ability to work independently and demonstrate customer service, interpersonal, multitasking, organizational, flexibility, numerical, and time-management skills.
Ability to work in non-climate-controlled conditions.
Regular, predictable, full attendance.
Willingness and ability to work the required schedule at the specified location.
Complete a Penske employment application and pass a background investigation, including checks of past employment, education, and criminal history, and a drug screening.
Ability to push or pull up to 50 pounds on wheels.
Ability to move frequently and to stand, walk, and sit; frequently use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and reach with hands and arms.
Ability to regularly lift or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 100 pounds.
Ability to remember and understand instructions and guidelines, see, and communicate verbally; required vision includes close, distance, peripheral, and depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner.

Nice To Haves

Prior warehouse experience.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Flexibility to work overtime.

Responsibilities

Pack bakery products into mobile bakery cans.
Push and pull carts loaded with bakery products to assigned packing areas.
Move empty bakery carts to staging areas or onto empty trailers.
Follow standard operating procedures and good manufacturing practices.
Perform other assigned duties, including stamping or coding products, labeling or removing labels from plastic totes, and general warehouse cleanup.
Work safely and maintain awareness of the safety of oneself and others.