Penske Logistics - Georgetown, KY
posted 3 days ago
Full-time - Entry Level
Georgetown, KY
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
About the position
Penske Logistics is seeking warehouse associates to join their Georgetown team. This role involves operating forklifts and performing various warehouse tasks in a safety-conscious environment. The position offers competitive pay, a sign-on bonus, and opportunities for growth within the organization.
Responsibilities
- Accurately match numbers & letters
- Accurately stage and sort products for loading
- Load and unload trailers
- Open and close dock doors
- Maintain a clean and safe work area
- Sort and place parts in racks or other designated areas
- Pull manual dock chain
- Stack cardboard boxes and pallets
- Move materials within the warehouse
- Comply with all safety requirements
- Package or kit finished product for shipping (shrink wrapping, boxing, labeling)
- Electronically scan products using a warehouse management system
- Conduct quality control
- Identify and remove damaged products when received
- Complete daily logs
- Communicate with associates from other shifts
- Attach identifying tags to containers or mark them with identifying information
- Read work orders or receive oral instructions to determine work assignments and material and equipment needs
- Record numbers of units handled and moved using daily production sheets or work tickets
- Assemble product containers and crates using hand tools and precut lumber
- Pack containers and re-pack damaged containers
- Read production schedule, customer order, work order, shipping order, or requisition to determine items to be moved, gathered, or distributed
- Fill requisitions, work orders, or requests for materials, tools, or other stock items and distribute items to production workers or assembly line
- Assemble customer orders from stock and place orders on pallets or shelves, or convey orders to packing station or shipping department
- Weigh or count items for distribution within plant to ensure conformance to company standards
- Use computer to enter records
- Prepare parcels for mailing
- Maintain inventory records
- Operate forklifts, pallet jacks and a variety of warehouse mechanical equipment (where applicable)
- Transport stored items from warehouse to plant or pick up items from several locations for shipment (where applicable)
- Complete other projects and tasks as assigned by supervisor
Requirements
- No prior warehouse experience required but preferred
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred
- Proficient reading skills and ability to follow directions required
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment
- Customer service skills and ability to deal with others
- Multi-tasking and organizational skills required
- Excellent time management skills required
- Ability to work in non-climate-controlled conditions required
- Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job
- Willingness to work the required schedule and at the specific location required
- Complete a Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation and drug screening required
Nice-to-haves
- Flexible to work overtime preferred
Benefits
- $19.89 Base Rate
- $1.00 Shift Differential
- $1500 Sign-On Bonus
- $1500 Retention bonus after 90-days of employment
- Paid Time Off
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- 401K
- Associate Referral Program
- $125 Boot allowance after 90-days of employment
