Cold Storage Warehouse Associate & Order Selector

Penske; Aurora, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retention bonus after 90 days

Paid Time Off

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401K

Associate Referral Program

Boot allowance after 90 days

Job summary

Penske Logistics is hiring warehouse associates in Aurora, CO to join an established team in a cold storage environment. The role emphasizes safety, accuracy in counting, staging, and moving goods, with a strong focus on proper documentation and quality control.

Competitive hourly pay with a $1.00 shift differential, retention bonus, comprehensive benefits, and 401K; schedule involves a 3:00 PM–3:00 AM shift from Thursday to Saturday and opportunities for growth within Penske Logistics.

Qualifications

• 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, customer service, dealing with others, multi-tasking skills, organizational skills, flexible, excellent with numbers and time management skills required.
• Flexible to work overtime preferred.
• Ability to work in cold storage conditions required.

Responsibilities

• Accurately match numbers & letters
• Accurately stage and sort products for loading
• Maintain a clean and safe work area
• Stacks cardboard boxes and pallets
• Move materials within the warehouse
• Complies with all safety requirements
• Package or kit finished product for shipping (shrink wrapping, boxing, labeling)
• Electronically scan products using a warehouse management system
• Quality control
• Ensure damaged products are identified and removed 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
• Reads production schedule, customer order, work order, shipping order, or requisition to determine items to be moved, gathered, or distributed
• Sorts and stores perishable goods in refrigerated rooms
• Assembles customer orders from stock and places orders on pallets or shelves, or conveys orders to packing station or shipping department
• Weighs or counts items for distribution within plant to ensure conformance to company standards
• Uses computer to enter records
• Prepares parcels for mailing
• Maintains inventory records
• Operate forklifts, pallet jacks and a variety of warehouse mechanical equipment (where applicable)
• Operate forklifts or pallet jacks to transport stored items from warehouse to plant or to pick up items from several locations for shipment (where applicable)
• Other projects and tasks as assigned by supervisor

Skills

Reading skills

Numerical skills

Time management

Multi-tasking

Organizational skills

Flexibility

Customer service

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Penske Logistics is hiring warehouse associates in Aurora, CO to join an established team in a cold storage environment. The role emphasizes safety, accuracy in counting, staging, and moving goods, with a strong focus on proper documentation and quality control.

Competitive hourly pay with a $1.00 shift differential, retention bonus, comprehensive benefits, and 401K; schedule involves a 3:00 PM–3:00 AM shift from Thursday to Saturday and opportunities for growth within Penske Logistics.