Warehouse Associate (Receiving) - Full-Time

Monday-Friday | 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
$20.00/hour

Staples is focused on our customer and our community. We are investing in our people, empowering you to learn, grow and deliver as part of our inclusive and team-oriented supply chain culture. As a Warehouse Shipping Associate, you will help the distribution center meet its goals by wrapping and loading pallets into outbound trailers for delivery to our retail stores (training provided).

Play an active role in helping your distribution center and your customer win:

• Unload trailers and railcars, break down pallets, and palletize items by SKU number
• Count items received, use RF terminal to match quantity received to P.O. quantity and apply the license plate; Ensure received items are tagged properly
• Identify and resolve overages, shortages, damage and vendor compliance issues
• Stack empty pallets in return bays up to eight pallets high
• Operate material handling equipment to move product within the warehouse, such as forklift, pallet jack, and clamp truck
• Be flexible to perform other duties as assigned
• Ability to adopt our safety procedures quickly and ensure safe work practices to avoid injury and damage to product within our safety culture
• Ability to work in hot environment of approximately 95 degrees F at upper levels during the summer and able to work with seasonal temperature variations
• Assist in other departments and perform a variety of other duties as assigned

Essential skills and experience:

• Ability to work Monday-Friday 7:00 am-3:30 pm
• Minimum three (3) months related experience in a warehouse environment; or any equivalent combination of acceptable training, education, and experience
• Ability to lift, lower, push, pull or carry product up to a maximum of 100 pounds by hand, and work at average heights of up to 8-9 feet but up to 30 feet at times
• Perform moderate physical effort and use of motor skills requiring manual dexterity, regularly stand, walk, stoop, kneel, pull/push, twist, reach, climb ladders and crouch
• Ability to walk and stand 100% of the time
• Able to work with moderate noise level and operate warehouse equipment
• Demonstrated regular attendance and must have the ability to work additional hours beyond scheduled shift; additional overtime hours will be required based on business need
• Basic English language, reading and writing skills; basic math and data entry
• Pass a background check and drug screen
• Staples does not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position

Preferred skills and experience:

• High School Diploma/GED or equivalent work experience
• Prior experience  operating warehouse equipment, such as forklift, pallet jack and cherry picker helpful

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Get great perks.

• Full-time hours, weekly pay, growth opportunities, and generous paid time off; hiring immediately
• 401(k) plan with a company match, full benefits plan and options, and associate resource group
• Associate store discount and more perks (discounts on mobile plans, movie tickets, etc.)

Want to learn more about Staples Stores? Visit RetailCareers.Staples.com for information and to learn about our career opportunities.