Location & Shift
- Location: Kent, WA
- Shift: Day Shift (8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, Mon-Fri)
- Work Hours: Full-time
- Assignment Duration: 12 Months (Contract / Light Industrial)
Responsibilities
- Process incoming and outgoing orders by reading labels, using a handheld scanner, and logging data into our proprietary system to track and locate inventory.
- Manually move, arrange, lift, and stack storage boxes, bins, and totes onto pallets, hand carts, or delivery trucks.
- Safely load, secure, and shrink-wrap pallets at ground level or on carts.
- Safely operate hand carts, hand trucks, pallet jacks, and ladder systems across concrete and uneven surfaces.
- Adhere to all safety guidelines, including wearing mandatory steel/composite-toe, slip-resistant protective footwear.
Skills
- Prior experience in a warehouse, distribution center, or record management environment.
- Comfort using handheld barcode scanners and basic computer systems for inventory lookup.
- Familiarity with safely operating manual material handling tools (pallet jacks, hand trucks).
- Strong attention to detail when pulling and organizing numbered or cataloged inventory.
Education
High School
Experience
0-1 years
Qualifications
- Physical Capability: Ability to frequently kneel, squat, reach, bend, stoop, crawl, and balance on ladders throughout a full 9-hour shift.
- Heavy Lifting: Ability to regularly lift, push, pull, and carry items weighing up to 100 lbs without assistance, including on stairways and inclines.
- Communication: Functional proficiency in reading and writing English to handle labels, order slips, and system prompts.
- Footwear Requirement: Must possess or acquire steel-toe or composite-toe protective footwear meeting ASTM F2413-11 safety standards with a "Better or Best" slip-resistant rating.
Pay
Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.
Benefits
- medical
- prescription
- dental
- vision
- AD&D
- life insurance offerings
- short-term disability
- 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility)
Equal Opportunity Employer
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.
Accommodations
At Spherion, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact Callcenter@spherion.com.