Material Handler - Order Picker 1st shift

STOW Group; Adairsville (GA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Sick leave

11 US paid holidays

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

AD&D Insurance

401K with employer match 4%

Tobacco Free Campus

Job summary

stow Group in Adairsville, GA is hiring an Order Picker to support our Logistics department. You will safely operate forklifts, reach trucks, pallet jacks, and use SAP for packing, transfers, and inventory tasks.

You’ll handle daily order preparation, cycle counts, and ensure accurate, timely processing of shipments. The role requires at least 2 years of warehouse equipment experience and order picking knowledge.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of forklift/reach truck/pallet jack experience.
• 2+ years of order picking or warehouse experience required.
• Knowledge of warehouse layout and locations (Hall A & B, powder warehouse, picking area)
• Product knowledge
• Warehouse procedures
• Ability to use scanning equipment
• Ability to estimate order volume to select appropriate packaging
• Knowledge of packaging requirements
• Ability to use a scale
• Ability to replenish pick locations

Responsibilities

• Safely operates warehouse equipment such as forklifts, reach trucks and hand jacks to facilitate order picking and inventory management
• Assists with inventory and cycle counting
• Follows scan/SAP instructions indicating replenishment needs
• Follows management instructions to improve work methods and prevent complaints or damages
• Checks prepared orders
• Stores completed orders in stock
• Ensures overseas packaging complies with required standards
• Adapts to changes in work priorities
• Maintains order and cleanliness and ensures regular cleaning by order pickers
• Respects environmental guidelines and ensures compliance with safety rules and monitors safety practices
• Reports all relevant information to supervisors to enable performance reporting to management by completing the end-of-shift report (documenting activities performed during the shift)
• Assists colleagues when needed
• Requests creation of new storage locations to avoid order splits
• Checks open transfer orders (TOs) daily to ensure orders are completed before loading begins
• Transmits location data to the supervisor to ensure correct master data updates
• Ensures best practices among order pickers and proposes improvement initiatives
• Conducts 5S audits according to instructions

Skills

Forklift operation

Reach trucks

Pallet jacks

Scanning equipment

Inventory knowledge

Tools

SAP

Barcode scanners

Job description

• Full-time
• Department: Logistics

Company Description

#WeRackTheWorld

With over 45 years of excellence, stow Group has transformed from a family-owned business into a global leader in the supply chain industry and is at the forefront of driving peak warehouse performance through innovative racking systems and accessible automation solutions.

stowstands as one of the largest and most powerful industrial storage companies worldwide, with 10 manufacturing facilities, 19 commercial offices, and the know-how of around 2000 employees serving customers in 40 countries.

In 2026, we opened our first U.S. based manufacturing facility in Adairsville, GA and are continuing to grow strong. It’s exciting times to be at stow!

Job Description

The Order Picker receives instructions from the supervisor or warehouse support regarding the loading schedule. Based on the orders to be prepared, they organize work according to priority, while following oral and/or written instructions (recorded in SharePoint).

• Safely operates warehouse equipment such as forklifts, reach trucksand hand jacks to facilitate order picking and inventory management
• Assists with inventory and cycle counting
• Follows scan/SAP instructions indicating replenishment needs
• Follows management instructions to improve work methods and prevent complaints or damages
• Checks prepared orders
• Stores completed orders in stock
• Ensures overseas packaging complies with required standards
• Adapts to changes in work priorities
• Maintains order and cleanliness and ensures regular cleaning by order pickers
• Respects environmental guidelines and ensures compliance with safety rules and monitors safety practices
• Reports all relevant information to supervisors to enable performance reporting to management by completing the end-of-shift report (documenting activities performed during the shift)
• Assists colleagues when needed
• Requests creation of new storage locations to avoid order splits
• Checks open transfer orders (TOs) daily to ensure orders are completed before loading begins
• Transmits location data to the supervisor to ensure correct master data updates
• Ensures best practices among order pickers and proposes improvement initiatives
• Conducts 5S audits according to instructions

Qualifications

• 2+ years of recent experience operating forklifts, reach trucks, pallet jacks, and other warehouse equipment, with a valid license preferred
• 2+ years of order picking or similar warehouse experience required
• Knowledge of warehouse layout and locations (Hall A & B, powder warehouse, picking area)
• Product knowledge
• Warehouse procedures
• Ability to use scanning equipment
• Ability to estimate order volume to select appropriate packaging
• Knowledge of packaging requirements
• Ability to use a scale
• Ability to replenish pick locations

Additional Information

What do we offer you?

• PTO, days paid sick leave, 11 US paid holidays
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Company paid Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Company Paid Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• 401K with employer match, currently 4%
• Tobacco Free Campus

Every employee at stow contributes to a safe and compliant work environment. We set the example and motivate each other to work safely, efficiently, and in a qualitative way. stow’s standards, policies, instructions, and local legislations are there to guide our decisions.

EEO

stow provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. stow prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, age, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.