Warehouse Worker- Material Handler-2nd/3rd Shift

Penske•Livonia, MI

5h•Onsite

About The Position

Penske Logistics is hiring warehouse associates to support its warehouse operations. The role includes handling, sorting, staging, packaging, and moving products and materials; maintaining inventory and production records; and operating warehouse equipment where applicable. The position is safety-sensitive and requires consistent alertness and safe work practices. Workdays follow one of two schedules: Sunday through Tuesday, 5 p.m.–5 a.m., plus Wednesday, 5 p.m.–11 p.m.; or Thursday through Saturday, 5 p.m.–5 a.m., plus Wednesday, 11 p.m.–5 a.m. Training is Monday through Friday on second shift, 5 p.m.–1:30 a.m. The workplace may be non-climate-controlled. Prior warehouse experience is not required, though it is preferred.

Requirements

No prior warehouse experience is required; warehouse experience is preferred.
High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Proficient reading skills and ability to follow directions required.
Ability to work independently and demonstrate customer service, interpersonal, multitasking, organizational, flexibility, numerical, and time-management skills required.
Ability to work in non-climate-controlled conditions required.
Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential job function.
Willingness to work the required schedule and at the specified location required.
Complete a Penske employment application and submit to a background investigation, including past employment, education, and criminal history, and drug screening.
Ability to remain alert and work safely, accepting responsibility for personal safety and the safety of others.
Ability to remember and understand instructions, guidelines, and other information; see and communicate verbally; and meet the stated vision requirements.
Frequently move, stand, walk, and sit; frequently use hands to touch, handle, and feel and reach with hands and arms.
Regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Accurately match numbers and letters and stage and sort products for loading.
Load and unload trailers; open and close dock doors; and pull manual dock chains.
Maintain a clean and safe work area and comply with safety requirements.
Sort and place parts in racks or designated areas, move materials within the warehouse, and stack cardboard boxes and pallets.
Package or kit finished products for shipping, including shrink-wrapping, boxing, and labeling.
Electronically scan products using a warehouse management system and perform quality control.
Identify and remove damaged products when received.
Complete daily logs, communicate with associates from other shifts, and record units handled and moved on production sheets or work tickets.
Attach identifying tags to containers or mark them with identifying information.
Read work orders or receive oral instructions to determine assignments and material and equipment needs.
Assemble product containers and crates using hand tools and precut lumber; pack containers and re-pack damaged containers.
Read production schedules, customer orders, work orders, shipping orders, and requisitions to determine items to be moved, gathered, or distributed.
Fill requisitions, work orders, or requests for materials, tools, and stock items and distribute items to production workers or assembly lines.
Assemble customer orders from stock, place them on pallets or shelves, and convey orders to packing or shipping.
Weigh or count items for distribution within the plant to ensure conformance with company standards.
Use a computer to enter records, prepare parcels for mailing, and maintain inventory records.
Operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and other warehouse mechanical equipment where applicable; transport stored items or collect items for shipment where applicable.
Complete other projects and tasks as assigned by the supervisor.