DC Materials Handler - Returns

O'Reilly Auto Parts; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 3,031,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Paid Time Off

Stock Purchase Plan

401k with Employer Contributions Start

Health, Dental, Vision Insurance

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Wellbeing programs

Tuition assistance

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

O'Reilly Auto Parts is seeking a Warehouse Associate to handle inbound and outbound merchandise, verify manifests, and maintain organized staging areas. You will participate in reboxing, packing, and ensuring accurate inventory records.

The role requires attention to detail, basic computer skills, and good communication. Candidates should be able to read manifests and operate in a fast-paced warehouse environment. Local travel not required.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and match numerical and alphabetic characters quickly and accurately.
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Basic computer skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Unload merchandise from trucks and place in staging areas.
• Assist in wrapping, loading, and shipping outbound merchandise.
• Verify store manifests and separate returns for proper disposition.
• Sort and rebox rebuilt core and warranty items into designated areas.
• Follow procedures for staging, cut-offs, auditing, and shipping preparation.
• Maintain inventory and organize boxes for specific lines.

Skills

Reading ability

Communication skills

Basic computer skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Essential Job Functions

Perform one or more warehouse duties such as the unloading, reboxing, or checking involved in the processing of all inbound returns and outbound merchandise to vendors.

• Unload various types of merchandise from Ozark route trucks and place them in the designated staging areas. Verify what is unloaded by matching the drivers manifest to the merchandise.
• Assist in the wrapping, loading, and shipping of outbound merchandise.
• Verify the store manifest, scan and inspect appropriate merchandise from a store's return. Separate all return merchandise to the appropriate staging areas after scanning and process exceptions in the correct manner.
• Correctly sort and neatly stack all checked-in rebuilt core and rebuilt warranty into the designated areas.
• Follow proper procedures for staging, cut-offs, auditing, and preparing product for shipping.
• Sort and prepare new merchandise for shipment to proper zones.
• Maintain and rebox any new merchandise received.
• Maintain inventory and order boxes used for specific lines.
• Follow procedures for adding reboxed parts to inventory by observing correct cut-off procedures.
• Maintain and sort warranty merchandise into vendor bins. Work with vendor representatives coordinating all paperwork and product in processing warranties. Maintain vendor representative files and a warranty schedule.
• Move merchandise and paperwork to the RGS clerk in a timely manner.
• Dispose of HazMat chemicals and oil according to company policy.
• Process all recall, changeover, and stocklift merchandise.
• Process all non-stocks from main and remote DC's and all unsaleable.
• Maintain tag shelf (where applicable).
• Work with O'Reilly sales regarding all demo, used, and loaner equipment including all credits, billing, and RGS' for shipping.
• Test warranty batteries and process the correct paperwork.
• Process all new and rotation batteries from the stores and recondition batteries as needed and send to stock.
• Perform monthly rotations on DC stock and process correct paperwork. Complete all monthly battery reports.
• Prepare and/or match up all paperwork needed for RGS merchandise, call truck lines and prepare shipment. Maintain all RGS merchandise is properly packed, weighed, loaded, and shipped to vendors then complete and turn in all paperwork for correct disposition.
• Keep all work areas neat and clean.
• Maintain safety standards while operating and identify unsafe practices and situations.
• Team members with experience may be designated as trainers. As a trainer, take ownership of the DC target training program ensuring that all training is conducted according to schedule, and that all documentation is complete. Explain specific job duties and functions to help ensure the success of new team members, as well as to convey any departmental or procedural changes to existing team members.
• All other duties as assigned.

Skills/Education/Experience

Required:

• Ability to read and match numerical and alphabetical characters quickly and accurately
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Basic computer skills

Desired

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED)
• Working knowledge of the automotive warehouse and/or store industry
• Familiarity with automotive parts
• Advanced computer skills
• Fluency in multiple languages (Spanish is highly desired)

O'Reilly Auto Parts has a proven track record of growth and stability. O'Reilly is full of successful career stories and believes in a strong promote-from-within philosophy, encouraging you to grow your career along with the organization.

Total Compensation Package

• Competitive Wages & Paid Time Off
• Stock Purchase Plan & 401k with Employer Contributions Starting Day One
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance with Optional Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Team Member Health/Wellbeing Programs
• Tuition Educational Assistance Programs
• Opportunities for Career Growth

O'Reilly Auto Parts is an equal opportunity employer.

The Company does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin or ancestry (including immigration status or citizenship), sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions,) age (40 and over), veteran status, uniformed service member status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing or characteristics) or another protected status as defined by local, state, or federal law, as applicable.

Qualified individuals with a disability may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application or employment process, please send an email to: [e-mail] or call [phone] option , and provide your requested accommodation, and position details.