Warehouse Associate (1st Shift)

Cardinal Health; Riverside (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardinal Health is seeking an Assoc II, Warehouse Ops to assist with inbound and outbound activities, ensuring standards of quality, safety, and productivity are met. Responsibilities include order processing, utilizing material handling equipment, and maintaining a safe work environment. Ideal candidates should have a high school diploma and be comfortable lifting weights and working with heights.

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Paid time off plan

Health savings account (HSA)

401k savings plan

Access to wages before pay day

Qualifications

• Prefers high school diploma or equivalent work experience.
• Frequently lift up to 50 pounds.
• Previous material handling equipment experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to process orders accurately.
• Utilize Warehouse Management System (WMS) for product handling.
• Complete housekeeping and inventory control tasks.

Skills

Good verbal and written communication skills

Comfort working with heights

Ability to bend, reach, stoop, lift and stand for entire shift

Education

High school diploma, GED or equivalent

Tools

Radio frequency (RF) scanner

Material handling equipment

Job description

Shift: Monday- Friday from 6:00am to 2:30pm or until completion Pay Rate: 20.60 per hour Bonus eligible: No Benefits: Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Paid time off plan
• Health savings account (HSA)
• 401k savings plan
• Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Work-Life resources
• Paid parental leave
• Healthy lifestyle programs

Application window anticipated to close: 7/1 /2025 *if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible.

What Warehouse Operations contributes to Cardinal Health
Operations is responsible for materials handling and product distribution in a distribution or manufacturing environment. Includes warehousing and fulfillment of materials and products, transportation, inventory management as well as demand, supply and manufacturing planning.

Job Summary
The Assoc II, Warehouse Ops assists on Inbound or Outbound activities as requested by the Warehouse Supervisor meeting quality, safety, productivity and operational standards. This job receives products in the Inbound section. As far as the outbound section, this job ships products.

Qualifications

• High School diploma, GED or equivalent, or equivalent work experience, preferred.

• Frequently lift up to 50 pounds.

• Ability to bend, reach, stoop, lift and stand for entire shift.

• Good verbal and written communication skills.

• Comfort working with heights 20-30 feet regularly.

• Previous material handling equipment experience (PIT) preferred.

• Radio frequency (RF) scanner and/or voice to pick experience highly preferred.

• Must be able to work overtime with little to no advance notice.

• Willingness to learn to operate material handling equipment and rotate into various areas of the warehouse.

Responsibilities

• Follow established Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) to process orders including accurately picking, performing quality control checks, sorting, consolidating freight, building, and wrapping pallets, packing, loading, and preparing orders for shipment.

• Ability to follow direction and change priorities while working independently or as a member of a team.

• Pick large case items with material handling equipment or pick small unit of measure items and place on designated cart.

• Cross-train in multiple areas of the warehouse and participate in projects as needed.

• Utilize Warehouse Management System (WMS) to check in and/or send out products.

• Drive material handling equipment as required by job duty. Example equipment in the facility may include order picker (cherry picker), counterbalance forklift (pacer), Stand up reach truck, Electric pallet jack/walkie rider.

• Complete housekeeping and inventory control tasks and maintain a clean and safe work environment.

• Work on routine assignments that require problem resolution.

• Participate in associate meetings and communicate any concerns to management.

• Adhere to site safety regulations including wearing required personal protective equipment such as steel toed safety shoes, and material handling equipment safety harness; accountable to Cardinal Health’s EHS as well as QRA policies and procedures.

What is expected of you and others at this level

• Applies acquired knowledge and skills to complete standard tasks

• Readily learns and applies new information and methods to work in assigned area

• Maintains appropriate licenses, training and certifications

• Works on routine assignments that require some problem resolution

• Works within clearly defined standard operating procedures and/or scientific methods

• Adheres to all quality guidelines

• Works under moderate degree of supervision

• Work typically involves regular review of output by work lead or supervisor

• Refers complex unusual problems to supervisor

Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

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