Warehouse Associate, 1st Shift

Cardinal Health Canada Inc.; Village of Depew (NY); On-site; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid time off

401k savings plan

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

Cardinal Health is hiring for a Warehouse Associate, 1st Shift in Depew, NY. The role supports inbound receiving and outbound shipping, performing quality checks and order fulfillment.

The position requires standing for long periods, lifting up to 50 pounds, and operating material handling equipment, including PIT forklifts. Ongoing training, overtime, and safety compliance are essential.

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.
• RF scanner and/or voice-picking 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 SOPs to process orders including picking, quality checks, sorting, pallet building, packing, loading, and shipment preparation.
• Perform cycle counts and inventory control tasks.
• Operate WMS to check in/out products.
• Drive material handling equipment as required (order picker, forklift, reach truck).
• Cross-train in multiple warehouse areas and assist with projects as needed.

Skills

RF scanner experience

Material handling

Safety awareness

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

PIT forklift

Forklift/ order picker

Job description

Warehouse Associate, 1st Shift### Warehouse Associate, 1st ShiftApply: In-Person: NY-Depew: Full time: Posted Today: 20190189**Shift: Monday-Friday from 5:00am until the work is completed** ### **Hourly rate: $19.08 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: 11/09/2026 \\*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 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.* Perform cycle counts* 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), forklift, reach truck, turret truck, pallet jack, and 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 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 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.