Warehouse Associate 1st Shift

Warehouse Associate

Location: Arden, NC 28704 Pay rate: $17.83/hr Work schedule: 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM, Monday - Friday (Overtime hours: 6:00 AM - 3:30 PM); Strong possibility for overtime, including 8-hour Saturday shifts and Sunday bonus opportunities.

Overview

The Warehouse Associate I is a key contributor to ensuring corporate products are safely handled, organized, and delivered to customers. This role utilizes various material handling equipment (such as pallet jacks, forklifts, stock pickers, and reach trucks) to move inventory, restock storage areas, and accurately build customer orders for transport. Operating in a fast-paced environment, the associate ensures all shipping numbers match, paperwork is handled correctly, and safety policies are meticulously followed.

Job Specifications

Duties and Responsibilities

• Order Building: Accurately build customer orders for shipment on a repetitive basis. Ensure the correct quantity and product type are packed, sorted, marked, and moved to shipping areas.
• Material Handling & Equipment: Safely operate forklifts, stock pickers, reach trucks, and pallet jacks. Conduct daily inspections, perform minor equipment maintenance, and handle battery charging or swapping.
• Freight Operations: Perform efficient loading and unloading of inbound and outbound freight trucks.
• Inventory & Storage: Move product to designated storage areas and efficiently stack or store items. Assist with physical inventory counts and labeling, sorting, strapping, or repacking assets.
• Quality Control: Meticulously check and count products for damage or numerical discrepancies. Package and weigh orders securely to ensure goods arrive at customer locations in optimal condition.
• Facility Upkeep: Maintain a clean, orderly, and highly organized work area to promote a continuous safety culture.

Must Have Skills / Requirements

• Equipment Proficiency: Demonstrated ability or formal training to safely operate a forklift, stock picker, reach truck, and pallet jack. Comfort working around elevated storage heights.
• Mathematical & Literacy Skills: Ability to read, comprehend, and follow simple instructions in English. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide manually or with a handheld calculator.
• Problem Solving: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out written or oral instructions and resolve localized job problems using basic troubleshooting skills.
• Physical Demands: Ability to stand, walk, bend, or crouch for the full duration of a shift (minimum 8 hours). Ability to frequently and repetitively lift 50 lbs. from floor to waist and waist to floor.

Education & Experience

• Education: High School Diploma or GED required.
• Experience: Foundational knowledge of industrial material handling, safety standards, and warehouse operating procedures.

Term: Right-to-Hire (RTH) / 2 open positions.

Submission Requirements (Supplier Actions) Suppliers must attach the candidate's updated resume/work experience and answer the following three prescreen questions explicitly with each submittal:

1. Does the candidate have any planned time off during the next 90 days?
2. Has the candidate worked for the client before?
3. Does the candidate have family members or relations at the site?

Required Candidate Validations Suppliers must review each of the following points with the candidate and explicitly note their compliance inside the VMS:

1. Job Description has been fully reviewed with the candidate.
2. Candidate has no limitations to stand/walk for the duration of the shift.
3. Candidate can lift up to 30 lbs. comfortably (and up to 50 lbs. per job description specifications).
4. Candidate owns steel-toe shoes and can wear all mandatory PPE for the duration of the shift.
5. Candidate fully understands the attendance policy and overtime obligations (including early mornings and weekends).
6. Candidate fully understands the height elevations involved with order picker equipment and has no limitations.

Benefits: Health insurance Health savings account Dental insurance Vision insurance Flexible spending accounts Life insurance Retirement plan All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.