Warehouse Associate

Dream Electronic Recycling; Chula Vista (CA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Dream Electronic Recycling in Chula Vista, CA, is seeking a hands-on Warehouse Associate for a fast-paced electronics recycling operation. The role involves receiving, sorting, and staging electronics at the drop-off location and requires standing and walking most of the day.

Candidates should be able to lift up to 50 pounds, follow directions, and work well in a team as priorities shift. Prior warehouse or material-handling experience is a plus but not required.

Qualifications

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and stand most of the day.
• Willingness to work in a fast-paced recycling environment.
• Ability to follow instructions and adapt to changing priorities.
• Experience in warehouse or material handling preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Receive incoming electronics from customers and assist with unloading.
• Answer questions about accepted items, services, and fees.
• Process payments using the POS system.
• Lift and move items up to 50 pounds; team lifting for heavier items.
• Stand and walk for most of the day.
• Transition between assignments as priorities change.
• Maintain productivity and safe work practices.
• Communicate with supervisors and report hazardous materials.

Skills

Attention to detail

Team player

Adaptability

Safety awareness

Job description

Position Summary

This is a hands-on, physically demanding position in a fast-paced electronic recycling operation. Work priorities may change throughout the day based on incoming electronics, scheduled pickups, available storage space, and operational needs.

The associate regularly moves between receiving, filtering, and staging electronics at our drop-off location. This position is not primarily seated or performed in a climate-controlled office.

Essential Job Functions

• Receive incoming electronics from customers dropping off and assist customers with unloading and directing electronic recycling materials.
• Answer customer questions regarding accepted items, recycling services, and applicable fees.
• Process payments accurately for items that require recycling or disposal fees using the company's point-of-sale system.
• Regularly lift, carry, push, pull, and reposition items weighing up to 50 pounds. Use team lifting or approved equipment for heavier or oversized items.
• Stand and walk for most of the workday
• Frequently bend, stoop, squat, reach, twist, grip, and perform repetitive physical movements.
• Quickly transition between assignments as incoming material and operational priorities change.
• Maintain productivity, accuracy, and safe work practices in a high-volume environment.
• Communicate clearly with supervisors and coworkers and promptly report damaged, unidentified, or potentially hazardous materials.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail, particularly when counting, weighing, labeling, and inventorying customer materials.
• Ability to follow instructions and safely adapt when assignments or priorities change.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team in a fast-moving environment.
• Warehouse, recycling, shipping, receiving, or material-handling experience is preferred but not required.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.