Warehouse Worker

Veritiv • Kent, WA

20h • Onsite

About The Position

Our Warehouse Worker will be responsible for providing excellent customer service by ensuring that orders are pulled, packed, converted, shipped, loaded, and received accurately and free from visible damage or defect. The work environment for this position requires regularly working in a non-climate-controlled warehouse where exposure to cold, heat, damp or humid conditions may occur. It also involves exposure to loud noise, dust, mechanical hazards, moving objects, and moving vehicles. The physical requirements include the ability to lift, twist and carry up to 50-75 pounds, manipulate (push and pull) up to 160 pounds of product with material handling equipment and skids weighing up to 2,000 pounds utilizing a pallet jack. This role involves walking throughout the warehouse, standing when operating equipment, and occasional sitting when driving sit-down material handling equipment. Lifting items weighing a few ounces up to 150 pounds with assistance, stooping, and kneeling are also part of the job duties. Veritiv offers an engaging and inclusive culture with employee-led Employee Resource Groups, Veritiv Cultural Alliance, and a recognition platform. They also provide extensive training opportunities, professional development programs, career pathing, and mentorship opportunities. The company fosters a collaborative atmosphere with customers and suppliers to create healthier, safer, and more sustainable communities through responsible operations and innovative solutions. Veritiv is the leading full-service provider of packaging solutions, also providing JanSan, hygiene, print, and publishing products and services to customers in a wide range of industries.

Requirements

• Must be available to work shift starting at 3:30pm.
• Experience operating a variety of material handling equipment (lifting platforms, forklift, pallet jack, hand trucks, etc.) required.
• 1-3 years of related job experience.
• Ability to work quickly and efficiently.
• Strong planning and organization skills are required.
• Warehouse experience required preferably working in a distribution environment.
• Ability to lift, twist and carry up to 50 - 75 pounds, manipulate (push and pull) up to 160 pounds of product with material handling equipment and skids weighing up to 2,000 pounds utilizing pallet jack.
• Walking/Standing - walk throughout the warehouse to complete customer orders. Stand when operating order picker or reach truck equipment and when operating cutter.
• Sitting - sit only when driving sit-down material handling equipment.
• Lifting - lift items weighing a few ounces up to 150 pounds with assistance.
• Stooping - performed when filling orders or putting away products assigned to floor level locations. May bend at the waist.
• Kneeling - kneel when filling orders or putting away products assigned to floor level locations.

Nice To Haves

• High School Diploma/GED Preferred

Responsibilities

• Transport goods and supplies into and around the warehouse to ensure on time delivery of goods and supplies.
• Deliver general warehouse tasks using various material handling equipment to ensure all goods and supplies are stored and recorded with agreed procedures.
• Perform basic inventory control tasks and checks on quantities, quality, and availability against records following established inventory control procedures.
• Follow mandatory procedures to ensure that work is carried out to the required quality standards and/or to ensure adherence to external regulatory codes and internal codes of conduct.
• Adhere to the organization's Health, Safety and Environmental (HS&E) policies, procedures and mandatory instructions to identify and mitigate environmental risks and risks to oneself and others in the workplace.
• Utilize and understand the warehouse operating systems to receive, print orders and locate inventory on the floor.
• Develop and maintain excellent skills by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching.
• Perform additional duties as required.

Benefits

• Medical and Retirement Benefits available consistent with the local union contract.
• On-the-job training and skill development
• Paid Vacation and Holidays
• Healthcare benefits
• 401k
• paid time off
• tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees