Staples - Manchester, CT
posted 4 days ago
About the position
Join our Staples World Class Supply Chain Team and deliver essential products to our customers. As a warehouse associate, you may work in one of the following six areas: Warehouse Bulk/Material Handling Equipment Operator, Warehouse Porter, Warehouse Replenishment, Warehouse Receiving/Putaway/Returns, Warehouse Returns, and Shipping. In these roles, you will operate material handling equipment such as forklifts, cherry pickers, turrets, or electric pallet jacks to move products within the warehouse while adhering to safety procedures. You will also be responsible for general cleaning, confirming product accuracy, and organizing customer orders. Safety is our utmost priority, and you will be expected to ensure safe work practices and embrace our safety culture.
Responsibilities
- Operate material handling equipment such as forklifts, cherry pickers, turrets, or electric pallet jacks to pick and move products within the warehouse.
- Perform general cleaning and basic maintenance duties inside and outside the facility.
- Confirm accuracy of products and address discrepancies and damages with colleagues.
- Manually unload trucks and palletize products as needed.
- Match item quantities and descriptions to packing slips on returned items and check in returned products.
- Organize, stack, and shrink-wrap customer orders on pallets, and load trucks manually.
Requirements
- Minimum three (3) months related experience in a warehouse environment or equivalent training, education, and experience.
- Ability to pass a drug screen to the extent permissible legally.
- Basic English language skills (both verbal and written communications).
- Ability to work additional hours beyond scheduled shift if hired as a Full-Time associate.
- Ability to work at heights up to 60 feet or more as needed.
- Ability to lift, push or pull boxes/merchandise weighing between 70 pounds and 100 pounds by hand.
- Ability to walk and stand 100% of the time.
- Must be at least 18 years old.
Nice-to-haves
- High School Diploma/GED or equivalent work experience.
- Prior experience operating warehouse equipment, such as forklift, pallet jack, and cherry picker.
Benefits
- Competitive Pay Rate: $18.75/hour
- 112 Hours of PTO and Holiday Schedule (7 observed paid holidays + 1 floating holiday)
- Online and Retail Discounts
- Company Match 401(k)
- Physical and Mental Health Wellness programs
- Inclusive culture with associate-led Business Resource Groups and resources such as the Social Justice Resource Center.
