Warehouse Associate Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) equivalent required.
• Willingness and ability to learn and use warehouse, logistics, and shipment-tracking systems, handheld scanners, and office tools in a fast-paced, metrics-driven environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, verbally and in writing, to understand safety and operational instructions, work assignments, and freight documentation.
• Ability to accurately recognize numbers, labels, barcodes, and freight markings and perform basic arithmetic to verify freight counts, quantities, and weights.
• Willingness and ability to learn and use basic computer systems, handheld scanners, and freight-tracking devices.
• Ability to safely operate box cutters, cardboard balers, and material handling equipment such as pallet jacks, dollies, hand trucks, order pickers, pallet riders, conveyors, dock plates, dock levelers, sit-down/stand-up forklifts, reach trucks, and other specialized equipment required by the site.
• Ability to maintain regular and predictable attendance.
• Extensive standing, walking, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, and twisting for 8–12 hours per shift.
• Ability to lift, push, pull, and carry freight up to 50 pounds without assistance, with occasional lifting of freight up to 75 pounds with assistance or mechanical aids.
• Vision, hearing, and verbal communication skills sufficient to work safely in a noisy dock environment.
• Demonstrated discretion and confidentiality in handling and protecting sensitive information.
• Ability to commute to and work in a 100% on-site setting and safely work around moving equipment, vehicles, and freight in a non-climate-controlled environment, including exposure to temperature extremes, occasional outdoor work and precipitation, vehicle traffic, exhaust, dust, and moderate to loud noise.

Nice To Haves

• Valid forklift certification or licensure, or ability to obtain it before operating equipment.

Responsibilities

• Load, unload, move, stage, sort, and position inventory from loading docks, delivery trucks, and storage areas using approved lifting techniques and appropriate material handling equipment.
• Pick, pack, label, and prepare freight for shipping and delivery in accordance with operating procedures.
• Label, scan, track, and document freight using handheld scanners and company systems.
• Verify incoming shipments against packing lists and follow consolidating, receiving, and staging procedures.
• Store cargo in assigned locations using cargo boards, pallets, and designated storage methods.
• Fulfill daily picking and order requirements in accordance with KPIs and client SLAs, following established picking procedures.
• Report inventory discrepancies, shortages, or picking issues promptly to the Warehouse Supervisor.
• Perform Value Added Services according to client guidelines, including ticketing, labeling, hanging, folding, and inspecting inventory.
• Follow inventory control procedures to manage shortages, discrepancies, and adjustments, coordinating with the Inventory Supervisor as needed.
• Complete quality checks and cycle count requests, document findings, and report results as required.
• Ensure outbound shipments meet quality assurance standards based on designated carrier, order type, and client requirements.
• Pack and process orders according to client-specific and order-type procedures to ensure accuracy and shipment integrity.
• Apply correct packing and shipping labels, ensuring proper placement and compliance with shipping requirements.
• Stage completed orders in assigned outbound locations based on order type and carrier.
• Execute replenishment activities by transferring pallets and cartons to designated pick or pallet locations to support open orders.
• Inspect and process returns, identify damaged inventory versus stock eligible for return to inventory, and restock accordingly.
• Communicate space constraints, operational roadblocks, or safety concerns to Site leadership.
• Support routine warehouse/site maintenance, including sweeping, collecting boxes and debris, removing shrink wrap, disposing of trash, and operating a cardboard baler.
• Safely operate and assist with material handling equipment and dock tools, following safety, OSHA, and PPE requirements.
• Work assigned schedules, including nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime as required by business needs.
• Perform other duties as assigned to meet evolving business needs.