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

Penske•Livonia, MI

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About The Position

Penske Logistics is seeking warehouse associates to join its team. The role involves handling, sorting, staging, packing, and moving products and materials in a warehouse, while following safety and quality requirements. Work takes place in non-climate-controlled conditions. Prior warehouse experience is not required, though it is preferred. The listed schedules are Sunday–Tuesday, 5:00 p.m.–5:00 a.m., and Wednesday, 5:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.; or Thursday–Saturday, 5:00 p.m.–5:00 a.m., and Wednesday, 11:00 p.m.–5:00 a.m. Training is completed on second shift, Monday–Friday, 5:00 p.m.–1:30 a.m. The base rate is $18.50 per hour, with a $1.00 shift differential. The position is designated safety-sensitive. Associates are expected to remain alert, work safely, and take responsibility for their own safety and that of others. Applicants must complete a Penske employment application and undergo a background investigation and drug screening.

Requirements

No prior warehouse experience is required; prior 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 and ability 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 in a safety-sensitive position; associates must accept responsibility for their own safety and the safety of others.
Ability to remember and understand instructions, guidelines, or other information; see and verbally communicate; and meet the stated vision requirements, including close and distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Ability to move frequently, stand, walk, and sit; frequently use hands to touch, handle, and feel; and reach with hands and arms.
Ability to 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, and move materials within the warehouse.
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 use a computer to enter records.
Perform quality control and identify and remove damaged products when received.
Complete daily logs and communicate with associates from other shifts.
Attach identifying tags to containers or mark them with identifying information.
Read work orders, production schedules, customer orders, shipping orders, requisitions, or oral instructions to determine assignments and material or equipment needs.
Record quantities of units handled and moved using production sheets or work tickets.
Assemble product containers and crates using hand tools and precut lumber; pack containers and re-pack damaged containers.
Fill requisitions, work orders, or requests for materials, tools, or stock items and distribute them to production workers or assembly lines.
Assemble customer orders from stock, place orders on pallets or shelves, or convey them to packing or shipping.
Weigh or count items for distribution within the plant to ensure they meet company standards.
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.
Perform other projects and tasks as assigned by the supervisor.