Warehouse Worker

Veritiv Corporation • Atlanta, GA

22d • Onsite

About The Position

The Warehouse Worker receives, stores, and distributes materials and products by performing warehouse functions. The role uses forklifts and other material-handling equipment to move, organize, pick, and ship inventory, while maintaining accurate records and paperwork. Work takes place in a non-climate-controlled warehouse and may involve exposure to temperature and humidity variations, loud noise, dust, mechanical hazards, moving objects, and moving vehicles. The position requires frequent movement throughout the warehouse and physical tasks such as lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, stooping, and kneeling.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of experience working in a warehouse environment.
• Ability to work quickly and efficiently.
• Strong planning and organization skills.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write short correspondence.
• Ability to lift, twist, and carry 50–75 pounds; manipulate (push and pull) up to 160 pounds of product with material-handling equipment; and handle skids weighing up to 2,000 pounds using a pallet jack.
• Ability to walk throughout the warehouse and stand while operating order picker or reach truck equipment and a cutter.
• Ability to sit when driving sit-down material-handling equipment.
• Ability to lift items weighing from a few ounces up to 150 pounds with assistance.
• Ability to stoop or bend at the waist and kneel when filling orders or putting away products at floor-level locations.

Nice To Haves

• Distribution warehousing experience.
• Forklift certification.
• High School Diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

• Operate forklifts safely to transport materials between receiving, storage, production, and shipping areas, and perform routine equipment inspections.
• Read and interpret work orders, shipping documents, and requisitions to pick, move, or distribute items accurately.
• Sort and organize inventory on shelves, racks, or bins according to type, size, or product code.
• Assemble and fulfill customer orders, prepare items for shipment, and load materials onto trucks as required.
• Count items, complete documentation, and use computer systems to maintain accurate inventory records.
• Label materials with identifying information and open containers such as crates and bales as necessary.
• Process clear and accurate paperwork related to inventory movement and shipping.

Benefits

• Healthcare benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and a health savings account.
• Life, AD&D, and disability insurance.
• 401(k).
• Paid time off.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Employee assistance program.
• Other fringe benefits.
• Training opportunities, professional development programs, career pathing, and mentorship opportunities.
• Employee-led Employee Resource Groups, Veritiv Cultural Alliance, and a recognition platform.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED