Distribution Center Loader

About the Role

This position stages, shrink wraps, and loads products by trip number and store number as it is received from the packing and pulling areas of the stockroom. Prepares palletized loads for shipment by shrink-wrapping product to ensure safe transportation or storage, including safe and proper balancing and placement of products. This position also assists with safe and proper pallet building and selects products for specific routes.

Key Responsibilities

• Stages product on pallets, shrink wraps to prevent loss, and loads pallets on trucks.
• Inspects trailers for suitability before loading.
• Ensures correct parts are placed on the correct truck, mapping out the organization of loading customer orders from skids to trucks for accuracy and speed.
• Operates a pallet jack or forklift as needed.
• Maintains the integrity of products through proper handling and storage.
• Keeps work area clean to avoid potential accidents and to allow for rapid loading.
• Pulls stock orders until time to load trucks as needed.
• Assists with processing other DC shuttles.
• Works in a safe manner, following all safety procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Performs all other duties as assigned by management.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Forklift certified preferred.
• Basic computer APGJCe skills.
• Regular, reliable, predictable attendance.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or 6 months of equivalent work experience required.
• Able to speak clearly and listen attentively.
• Capable of recognizing and distinguishing letters and numbers (both visually and aurally) and remembering their sequence.
• Capable of lifting and moving merchandise of up to 60 lbs.
• Able to push/pull up to 300 lbs using mechanical aids.
• Able to bend or stoop to floor-level shelves and reach shelves (eight feet) with the use of a stool or ladder when necessary.
• Must be able to get in and out of the back of a truck with parts while using a ramp when necessary.
• Able to stand and walk for the entire work shift.

Work Environment/Physical Demands:

• Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, hazardous materials, and outside weather conditions of extreme heat and cold.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Operates in a warehouse setting with continuous exposure to industrial noise, bright overhead lighting, and varying temperatures due to limited climate control.
• Employees regularly work around moving equipment and mechanical operations and must remain alert to audible and visual safety signals in a fast-paced environment.