Warehouse Associate - Day Shift - $18.97/hour

Zoltek Corporation; Saint Peters (MO); On-site; USD 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Zoltek Corporation is seeking a Warehouse Associate for the Day Shift in St. Peters, MO. The role supports shipping and receiving, ensuring accurate records and efficient shipment preparation.

The position requires at least 1 year in a warehouse setting, forklift experience, and basic math and English proficiency. It offers full-time hours with a rotating 12-hour shift pattern and overtime opportunities.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of warehouse/material handling experience preferred.
• Forklift experience preferred.
• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
• Ability to perform simple mathematical calculations; follow procedures; work with others.

Responsibilities

• Verify incoming and outgoing shipments against bills of lading, invoices, or orders.
• Prepare items for shipment and seal containers as needed.
• Operate forklift and overhead crane to move shipments.
• Maintain inventory of shipping materials and supplies.
• Read shipping orders to determine transportation needs.
• Coordinate with carriers to arrange loading and shipping.

Skills

Warehouse experience

English proficiency

Math skills

Team player

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift

Job description

Zoltek, a subsidiary of Toray Group, is a world leader in the research, development, manufacture, and distribution of industrial grade carbon fiber. Our mission is to lead the commercialization of carbon fiber through our development of a price-competitive, high-performance reinforcement for composites used in a broad range of commercial products. Carbon fiber-reinforced composites are remarkable in their performance characteristics and properties that include high strength, low weight, high stiffness, corrosion resistance, heat resistance, and electrical conductivity.

As a growing global corporation, we believe that every employee makes an important contribution to the overall success of the company; therefore our objective is to offer an excellent working environment in which all of us can take pride while providing the highest quality products and services to our customers. We currently employ over 2,000 employees at manufacturing facilities located in the United States, Mexico, and Hungary, and our sales and distribution network is worldwide. For current openings in the United States please see the list below and for our international opportunities please use the links above.

Equal Opportunity Information

Zoltek is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and prohibits discrimination based on any protected status, workplace harassment/bullying and retaliation for filing a complaint or providing information related to a complaint. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and medical related conditions), age (40 and over), national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws.

It is Zoltek’s policy to take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans (including but not limited to, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, Armed Forces service medal veterans, and active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans).

If you are an applicant with a disability and require assistance in the job application process, we invite you to request a reasonable accommodation. Please provide us with your name and contact information by email ( [e-mail] )or contact Human Resources at 314-291-5110. We will respond to your request as soon as possible. Please note: we will only respond to requests relative to accommodations for the job application process.

Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws:

Position:Warehouse Associate - Day Shift - $18.97/hour

Location: St. Peters, MO

Job Id:1031

# of Openings:1

Job Description

Title:Warehouse Associate - Day Shift - $18.97/hour

Reports to: Warehouse Manager

Location: St. Peters, MO

Date Posted: 10/5/26

Job Summary: The Warehouse Associate will be verifying and keeping records on incoming and outgoing shipments and preparing items for shipment by performing the following duties.

Schedule: The full-time Warehouse positions work 12-hour shifts. Day shift is 5:45 AM to 6:00 PM. The work week is an alternating 36 or 48 hours (12 hour shifts rotating on a 2 weeks cycle: 2 on, 2 off, 3 on, 2 off, 2 on, 3 off) resulting in a 3 day weekend every other week and some built in overtime.

Zoltek does not hire individuals who require sponsorship for employment eligibility in the U.S.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Compares identifying information and counts, weighs, or measures items of incoming and outgoing shipments to verify information against bills of lading, invoices, orders, or other records.
• Determines method of shipment, when necessary.
• Affixes shipping labels on packed cartons or stencils identifying shipping information cartons.
• Assembles wooden or cardboard containers or selects preassembled containers.
• Inserts items into containers.
• Screw covers on wooden crates and/or binds containers with strapping.
• Attaches identifying information and shipping instructions onto crates or containers.
• Posts weights, shipping charges, and affixes postage.
• Unpacks and examines incoming shipments, rejects damaged items, records shortages, and corresponds with shipper to rectify damages and shortages.
• Examines outgoing shipments to ensure shipments meet specifications.
• Maintains inventory of shipping materials and supplies.
• Operates forklift to move, convey, or hoist shipments from shipping and receiving platform to storage to work area.
• Operates an overhead crane to move product.
• Operates binding equipment.
• Use basic hand tools.
• Keep records of materials sent.
• Reads shipping orders to determine quantity and type of transportation needed.
• Contacts carrier representative to make arrangements, when necessary, and to issue instructions for loading products.
• Stay current on all ZPG Procedures for packaging.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications:

• Experience of one year or more in a warehouse/material handling environment is preferred.
• Forklift experience preferred.
• Graduation from high school or a GED is preferred.
• Ability to perform simple mathematical calculations, read and interpret documents, follow procedures, maintain a safe and ethical work environment, and willingness to work as a team member are also needed.
• Must be able to read, write, speak and understand English.

The work environments characteristics described below are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• No climate control – temperature can be hot in the summer and cold in the winter.
• Handling of carbon fiber can causeitchiness.
• Strong odors may be present.
• Moderately dirty because of materials and machinery handled.
• Excessive fly may be present.

Physical Requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, squat, bend, twist, stoop, crouch and crawl. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
• Ability to lift, turn, bend, squat, kneel, reach, pull, walk or stand for periods of time
• Ability to tolerate heat and must be able to wear a bump cap, respirator, Tyvek suit, gloves, ear plugs, and other types of PPE as needed
• Ability to tolerate itchy material
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.
• Ability to operate a forklift.

Zoltek is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation or expression, religion, national origin, marital status, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

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