Warehouse Associate - 1st Shift Stocking (Cherry Picker)

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc.; Joliet (IL); On-site; USD 20,388 - 33,613; Full time

Job summary

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. is seeking a warehouse associate in Joliet, IL to pull, pack, and move merchandise for shipment. The role involves operating powered material handling equipment and maintaining inventory levels in a fast-paced environment.

Schedule is 4:00 am - 2:30 pm, Monday-Friday with overtime as needed. Pay rate is $18.50 per hour, with opportunities for overtime and benefits as part of Petco Total Rewards.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Ability to lift and move merchandise up to 50 pounds.
• Experience with powered material handling equipment preferred.
• Forklift certification or ability to obtain certification.

Responsibilities

• Repetitively place and pull merchandise weighing up to 50 pounds using RF device or voice system.
• Receive, pick, package, load and move merchandise for shipment using equipment.
• Replenish inventory stock.
• Perform inventory counts and reconcile with records.
• Unload incoming shipments and load outgoing trucks with merchandise.
• Arrange merchandise to maintain inventory levels.
• Package merchandise with correct labels for orders.

Skills

Basic math

Lifting up to 50 lbs

Safe operation mindset

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Pallet jacks

Standup lifts

Turret trucks

Forklifts

Job description

Want to help pets live their best lives?

Schedule: 4:00 am - 2:30 pm, Monday-Friday with OT as needed

Pay: $18.50/hour

Pulls merchandise from storage locations. Receives, picks, packages, loads and moves merchandise for shipment. Replenishes inventory stock and performs other inventory activities. Operates powered material handling equipment (e.g., pallet jacks, standup lifts, turret trucks and forklifts).

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

• Repetitively places and pulls merchandise weighing up to 50 pounds to and from storage locations, using a hand-held radio frequency device and/or voice recognition system to scan and/or record selected merchandise from storage locations or within a computer operated pick-module or carousel.
• Receives, picks, packages, loads and moves merchandise weighing up to 50 pounds for shipment, either in boxes or on pallets using powered or manual pallet jacks, or other powered material handling equipment (e.g., standup lifts, turret trucks and forklifts).
• Replenishes inventory stock.
• Performs inventory activities, including counting material, equipment, merchandise, or supplies in stock and comparing inventories to office records or computer figures.
• Unloads incoming shipments and loads outgoing trucks with merchandise using powered industrial material handling equipment (e.g., standup lifts, turret trucks and forklifts).
• Arranges merchandise to be staged or stocked in storage locations to maintain inventory levels.
• Packages merchandise for shipment, either in boxes or on pallets; ensures correct and complete labels are attached to all orders processed.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or its equivalent (GED).
• Basic math proficiency.
• Ability to repetitively lift and/or move merchandise up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to pass required certification in order to operate powered material handling equipment.
• Forklift certification or ability to be certified.

Salary Range

$14.80 - $24.40

Hourly or Salary Range will be reflected above. For a more detailed overview of Petco Total Rewards, including health and financial benefits, 401K, incentives, and PTO - see https://careers.petco.com/us/en/key-benefits

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or any other protected classification.