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Petco · 1 month ago

Warehouse Associate - 1st Shift Shipping (Loading with Stand Up Forklift)

8198-Joliet, IL - DC

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$14.80/hr - $24.40/hr

Petco is a category-defining health and wellness company focused on improving the lives of pets, pet parents, and Petco partners. The Warehouse Associate is responsible for pulling, receiving, packaging, and moving merchandise for shipment while operating powered material handling equipment.

Animal FeedNutritionPet

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Repetitively places and pulls merchandise weighing up to 50 pounds to and from storage locations, using a hand-held radio frequency device and/or voice recognition system to scan and/or record selected merchandise from storage locations or within a computer operated pick-module or carousel

Receives, picks, packages, loads and moves merchandise weighing up to 50 pounds for shipment, either in boxes or on pallets using powered or manual pallet jacks, or other powered material handling equipment (e.g., standup lifts, turret trucks and forklifts)

Replenishes inventory stock

Performs inventory activities, including counting material, equipment, merchandise, or supplies in stock and comparing inventories to office records or computer figures

Unloads incoming shipments and loads outgoing trucks with merchandise using powered industrial material handling equipment (e.g., standup lifts, turret trucks and forklifts)

Arranges merchandise to be staged or stocked in storage locations to maintain inventory levels

Packages merchandise for shipment, either in boxes or on pallets; ensures correct and complete labels are attached to all orders processed

Qualification

Forklift certificationPowered material handling equipmentBasic math proficiencyLift 50 poundsHigh school diploma

Required

High school diploma or its equivalent (GED)

Basic math proficiency

Ability to repetitively lift and/or move merchandise up to 50 pounds

Ability to pass required certification in order to operate powered material handling equipment

Forklift certification or ability to be certified

Benefits

Flexible schedules

Competitive starting rates

Career growth opportunities

Amazing benefits and discounts

Company

Petco

Glassdoor3.0

Where the Pets Go. Celebrating 60 years of helping pets live their best life!

Founded in 1965

San Diego, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.petco.com/unleashed

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