Material Handler I - Outbound

O'Reilly Auto Parts; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

O'Reilly Auto Parts distribution center is seeking a warehouse associate to perform material handling across inbound, outbound, returns, and acquisitions operations, ensuring inventory accuracy, productivity, quality, and safety.

You will operate RF scanners, handheld devices, voice-picking, and WMS, while loading/unloading trailers and maintaining organized, safe work areas. Prior automotive parts experience and willingness to learn are a plus; adherence to safety standards is essential.

Qualifications

• Ability to accurately match numerical and alphabetical information.
• Follows established operational, safety, and quality procedures.
• Maintain safe work environment and handling merchandise.
• Willingness to learn warehouse systems, RF technology, and processes.

Responsibilities

• Receive, unload, inspect, sort, stock, pick, pack, stage, and ship merchandise accurately.
• Match item numbers, quantities, manifests, freight bills, and shipping documentation with physical merchandise.
• Process inbound shipments, outbound orders, returns, acquisitions inventory, and vendor returns.
• Operate RF scanners, handheld devices, voice-picking systems, and WMS as required.
• Store and retrieve merchandise from floor locations and racks.
• Load and unload trailers and route trucks while protecting merchandise.

Skills

Attention to detail

WMS proficiency

RF scanners

Safety-conscious

Tools

RF scanners

WMS software

Job description

Performs distribution center material handling duties that support functions such as; Inbound, Outbound, Returns, Ocomm, City Counter, and Acquisitions operations within the distribution center. Responsible for processing and moving merchandise while maintaining inventory accuracy, productivity, quality, and safety standards.

Essential Job Functions

• 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/Education/Experience

• 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.

Desired

• Experience working in a fast-paced warehouse environment.
• Prior experience handling automotive parts or related merchandise.
• Experience operating warehouse management systems (WMS), RF scanners, or voice-picking equipment.
• Experience working within productivity, quality, or performance-driven environments. [Note: The assistant truncated the answer]