Packaging & Warehouse Lead (Student) — On-Site, Lexington

University of Kentucky; Lexington (VA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

You must be a current UK student to apply for this position. This off-campus role in Lexington supports Cotton Craft's order fulfillment operations, including packing, labeling, and quality checks.

The busy daytime schedule requires reliability and attention to detail to uphold quality standards. Responsibilities include picking, packing, shipping, inventory verification, and coordinating with other packaging staff.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in order fulfillment, packaging, shipping, retail inventory, or warehouse operations.
• Experience leading, training, or coordinating other employees.
• Familiarity with Shopify or another e-commerce order-management platform.
• Experience with inventory counts, stock organization, shipping-label creation, or quality control.
• Interest in a continuing position throughout the academic year and summer.
• Availability for additional daytime hours during busy or seasonal periods.

Responsibilities

• Pick, inspect, pack, and ship online customer orders accurately and efficiently.
• Print and verify packing slips, gift notes, and shipping labels.
• Perform final quality-control checks before orders are shipped.
• Receive incoming merchandise and verify quantities and condition.
• Organize products, shelves, bins, packing materials, and warehouse work areas.
• Update inventory counts and report damaged, missing, or low-stock items.
• Assist with periodic physical inventory counts.
• Train, coordinate, and provide day-to-day guidance to other packaging associates.
• Help assign packing tasks and ensure daily orders are completed on schedule.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe working environment.
• Communicate order, inventory, or quality concerns promptly to management.

Skills

Order fulfillment

Team coordination

Inventory management

Quality control

Attention to detail

Tools

Shopify

Job description

You must be a current UK student to apply for this position. This off-campus role in Lexington supports Cotton Craft's order fulfillment operations, including packing, labeling, and quality checks.

The busy daytime schedule requires reliability and attention to detail to uphold quality standards. Responsibilities include picking, packing, shipping, inventory verification, and coordinating with other packaging staff.