Stock Inventory Warehouse Assistant

American Red Cross; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 24,796 - 28,929; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental Vision plans

401K with match

PTO: Starting at 15 days/year

Holidays: 11 paid holidays

Job summary

The American Red Cross in Columbus, OH is seeking a Stock Inventory Warehouse Assistant to receive and ship totes, stock supplies, and support logistical operations at a central warehouse.

You will work Monday through Friday 8am-5pm with a pay rate of $18.34 per hour. This role emphasizes teamwork, safety, and reliability, with training available for forklift operation if needed.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Up to one year related experience; warehouse experience or training, preferably with an automated system.
• Basic reading, writing, communications, and math skills required.
• May be certified in forklift operation.
• Valid driver's license and clean DMV record required.
• Ability to work on a team.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the receiving and shipment of totes to the sites we support.
• Assist and work with warehouse staff; cross-train staff where possible to ensure department coverage.
• Work with and help coordinate with volunteer partners who assist in the kitting operation.
• Inspect, verify and report discrepancies/damaged materials; store and stack materials to prescribed methods; fulfill daily customer orders; prepare transportation documents.
• Operate Power Industrial Trucks (PIT) such as electric pallet jacks and various forklift equipment.
• May assist with systemwide electronic computer inventory management system data entry, reporting functions, and with electronic inventory reconciliation process.

Skills

Teamwork

Reading & Writing

Math skills

Valid driver's license

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Forklift operation

PIT operation

Job description

Job Description:

Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else - it's as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world's largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.

When you choose to be a force for good, you'll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life's work with an ongoing mission that's bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you're cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.

What You Need to Know:

As a Stock Inventory Warehouse Assistant, you will receive and process department orders to ensure the collection of blood supplies, from a central warehouse location. In this role you will perform basic receiving and shipping duties to stock and process blood-product supplies; arrange and trouble-shoot delivery logistics to from our blood collection sites.

As a Red Cross Team member, you will take care of your team members - show up for every shift and give 100% while you're there. Interact in a positive, proactive, and customer-focused manner with both internal and external customers, always demonstrating care and compassion

WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD:

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with the receiving and shipment of totes to the sites we support


• Assist and work with warehouse staff. Cross-train staff where possible to ensure department coverage


• Work with and help coordinate with our volunteer partners who assist in the kitting operation.


• Inspect, verify and report discrepancies/damaged of materials and supplies against receiving documents. Store and stack materials to prescribed methods. Fulfill daily customer orders, prepare transportation documents, deliver materials and supplies to end user and/or departments


• Operate Power Industrial Trucks (PIT) such as electric pallet jacks and various forklift equipment.


• May assist with systemwide electronic computer inventory management system data entry, reporting functions, and with electronic inventory reconciliation process.


• Other duties as required

Standard Schedule: Monday through Friday 8am-5pm

Pay Information: $18.34 per hour

What you Need to Succeed:

• Education: High School or equivalent required.


• Experience: Up to one-year related experience. Warehouse related experience or training, preferably with an automated system.


• Basic reading, writing, communications, and math skills required. Knowledge of general office procedures and practices is preferred.


• May be required to be certified in forklift operation.


• Valid driver's license and clean DMV record required.


• Ability to work on a team.

Physical Requirements:

Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. Regularly lift and/or move objects 10-50lbs frequently; lift and/or move objects that weigh more than 50 lbs. with assistance or the use of a powered industrial truck. Occasionally required to push carts weighing up to 250 pounds on flat flooring or ramps. Frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Occasionally required to sit and climb ladders or balance. Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust and focus.

Benefits for you:

As a mission-based organization, we believe our team needs great support to do great work. Our comprehensive package includes:

• Medical, Dental Vision plans


• Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts


• PTO: Starting at 15 days a year; based on type of job and tenure


• Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays


• 401K with up to 6% match


• Paid Family Leave


• Employee Assistance


• Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term


• Service Awards and recognition

The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and any other applicable state and local laws.

AmeriCorps, the federal agency that brings people together through service, and its partners - the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps Alums, National Peace Corps Association, and the Service Year Alliance - launched Employers of National Service to connect national service alumni with opportunities in the workforce. American Red Cross is proud to be an EONS partner and share our employment opportunities with the network of organizations.

Interested in Volunteering? Visit redcross.org/volunteertoday to learn more, including our most-needed volunteer positions.

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