Material Handler I — Fast-Paced Warehouse Champion

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

401k with employer contributions

Medical, dental, & vision insurance

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

O’Reilly Auto Parts is seeking a distribution center associate for its Des Moines, IA location. You will handle inbound/outbound processes, returns, acquisitions inventory, and vendor returns, while maintaining inventory accuracy and safety standards.

The role uses RF scanners, voice-picking, and WMS to move merchandise efficiently. Candidates should be able to match data with documentation and follow established procedures.

Qualifications

• Ability to accurately match numerical and alphabetical information.
• Follows established operational, safety, and quality procedures.
• Maintain safe work environment, including but not limited to safely lifting, moving, and handling merchandise.
• Willingness to learn warehouse systems, RF technology, and operational processes.

Responsibilities

• Receive, unload, inspect, sort, stock, pick, pack, stage, and ship merchandise accurately and efficiently.
• Match item numbers, quantities, manifests, freight bills, and shipping documentation with physical merchandise.
• Process inbound shipments, outbound orders, store returns, warranty merchandise, acquisitions inventory, and vendor return according to O’Reilly policy.
• Operate RF scanners, handheld devices, voice-picking systems, warehouse management systems (WMS), and other warehouse technology as required.
• Properly store and retrieve merchandise from floor locations, shelving, racking systems, and reserve storage areas.
• Load and unload trailers, containers, route trucks, and freight shipments while ensuring merchandise is secured and protected from damage.
• Maintain inventory accuracy through proper scanning, labeling, auditing, staging, and discrepancy resolution procedures.
• Rebox, relabel, sort, and prepare merchandise for shipment or inventory placement as needed.
• Process warranty merchandise, batteries, recalls, non-stock items, unsaleable merchandise, and vendor return goods according to O’Reilly policy.
• Follow established procedures for hazardous material handling and disposal in accordance with O’Reilly safety standards and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain productivity and accuracy standards while completing assigned warehouse tasks and operational workflows.
• Keep work areas organized, clean, and free of safety hazards.
• Identify unsafe conditions or practices and report concerns to leadership promptly.
• Maintain compliance with O’Reilly policies, operational procedures, and quality standards.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Skills

Attention to detail

Safety-conscious

Willingness to learn

Tools

WMS

RF scanners

Voice picking

Job description

O’Reilly Auto Parts is seeking a distribution center associate for its Des Moines, IA location. You will handle inbound/outbound processes, returns, acquisitions inventory, and vendor returns, while maintaining inventory accuracy and safety standards.

The role uses RF scanners, voice-picking, and WMS to move merchandise efficiently. Candidates should be able to match data with documentation and follow established procedures.