Temporary Warehouse Worker,1 - Swing Shift (4pm - 12:30am)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 20,664,000 - 28,930,000; Full time

Job summary

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City is seeking a warehouse associate to support gospel mission operations by receiving, storing, and shipping materials. The role involves heavy material handling, order picking, pallet preparation, and coordination with teams to resolve delays while maintaining accurate inventory records.

Ideal candidates will have a high school diploma, basic math/computer skills, and experience with forklifts or pallet jacks.

Qualifications

• Requires a High School diploma or equivalent with basic math and computer skills.
• Experience in operating motorized material handling equipment including forklifts preferred.
• Must be able to become Church certified within 6 weeks of hire.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Must be able to read and understand English.
• If driving required, a valid operator's license is required that is appropriate for the vehicle(s) to be driven.
• Must be able to physically lift/move/push/pull items (up to 50 lbs. alone or occasionally lift up to 100 lbs. with two people), climb ladders, stairs, scaffolding, and ramps to store/retrieve items, and operate a pallet jack containing up to 2,500 lbs.
• Must be willing to attend training in the first year of employment to better understand lean and continuous improvement principles.

Responsibilities

• Performs general material handling/warehousing duties involving receiving, storing, inventorying, shipping, and disbursing materials/commodities.
• Picks orders and prepares pallets for shipment.
• Processes materials using postal manifest and meter equipment.
• Loads and unloads trucks.
• Reviews and interprets shipping documents, verifies quantities, inspects for damage, determines country of origin and specific language code for international materials, and prepares receiving and inventory records.
• Records weight and dimension figures on all new items for warehouse management system.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

English literacy

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Forklift operation

Pallet jack operation

Job description

Job Description

This position helps make gospel teachings, resources, or services accessible to all God's children, supporting the mission of the Church. The incumbent performs daily receiving, warehousing, selecting, and shipping tasks. Incumbents replenish, audit, inventory, document commodities. The incumbent uses heavy material handling equipment such as forklifts, electric pallet jacks, automatic strapping equipment, and so on. Incumbents may work directly with customers, ecclesiastical leaders, and others to resolve order delays and make order corrections. This position provides entry or training level warehousing experience in which the incumbent performs various receiving, stores, and/or shipping functions under close supervision.

Responsibilities

Performs general material handling/warehousing duties involving receiving, storing, inventorying, shipping, and disbursing materials/commodities. Picks orders and prepares pallets for shipment. Processes materials using postal manifest and meter equipment. Loads and unloads trucks. 10-30% Reviews and interprets shipping documents, verifies quantities, inspects for damage, determines country of origin and specific language code for international materials, and prepares receiving and inventory records. Records weight and dimension figures on all new items for warehouse management system.

Qualifications

• Requires a High School diploma or equivalent with basic math and computer skills. Preference will be given to those with previous warehousing, material handling, or related work experience.
• Experience in operating motorized material handling equipment including forklifts preferred.
• Must be able to become Church certified within 6 weeks of hire.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Must be able to read and understand English.
• If driving required, a valid operator's license is required that is appropriate for the vehicle(s) to be driven.
• Must be able to physically lift/move/push/pull items (up to 50 lbs. alone or occasionally lift up to 100 lbs. with two people), climb ladders, stairs, scaffolding, and ramps to store/retrieve items, and operate a pallet jack containing up to 2,500 lbs.
• Must be willing to attend training in the first year of employment to better understand lean and continuous improvement principles.

About Us

Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings— giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.

Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.

Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.