Warehouse Associate - Ecommerce (Monday-Thursday)

Petco; Joliet (IL); On-site; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Safe, inclusive environment

Flexible schedules

Employee discounts and benefits

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Petco is seeking a dedicated team member to perform warehouse duties in Joliet, IL. You will pull, pack, and move merchandise, replenish stock, and support inventory control in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include unloading shipments, operating material handling equipment, and ensuring accurate labeling. The role emphasizes safety, reliability, and timely order fulfillment to support Petco’s store network and veterinary services.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Basic math proficiency required.
• Ability to repetitively lift and move up to 50 pounds.
• Forklift certification or ability to be certified.
• Ability to pass required certification to operate powered material handling equipment.

Responsibilities

• Repetitively places and pulls merchandise weighing up to 50 pounds from storage locations using RF devices or pick modules.
• Receives, packs, loads and moves merchandise for shipment using pallet jacks or forklifts.
• Replenishes inventory stock and conducts routine inventory activities.
• Unloads incoming shipments and prepares merchandise for outgoing trucks.
• Organizes merchandise to maintain inventory levels and ensures proper labeling on orders.

Skills

Basic math

Lift 50 pounds

Forklift certification

Certification to operate equipment

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

About Petco

Want to help pets live their best lives?

We're proud to be where the pets go and where the pet people go. If you want to make a real difference, create an exciting career path, feel welcome to be your whole self and nurture your wellbeing, Petco is the place for you.

Our core values capture that spirit as we work to improve lives by doing what's right for pets and people.

• Pet First - Protect & Empower. All pets should Live their Best Life. We put the needs of pets and pet parents at the center of everything we do.
• Foster the Fun - Connect & Bond. Our Passion for pets brings us together! We celebrate the journey of pet parenthood through district experiences, products, and services.
• Let's Go! Own & Commit. We are stronger as One Petco team. We bring our unique superpowers and champion authenticity in everyone to drive success.

We're proud to be "where the pets go" to find everything they need to live their best lives for more than 60 years - from their favorite meals and toys, to trusted supplies and expert support from people who get it, because we live it. We believe in the universal truths of pet parenthood - the boundless boops, missing slippers, late night zoomies and everything in between. And we're here for it. Every tail wag, every vet visit, every step of the way. We are 29,000+ strong and together we nurture the pet-human bond in more than 1,500 Petco stores across the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico, 250+ Vetco Total Care hospitals, hundreds of preventive care clinics and eight distribution centers. In 1999, we founded Petco Love. Together, we support thousands of local animal welfare groups nationwide and have helped find homes for approximately 7 million animals through in-store adoption events.

Schedule: 6:00 am - 4:30 pm, Monday-Thursday with OT as needed

Pay: $18.50/hour

Why work at "just another job" when you can join Petco where we "work for you"! We raise the bar, we build communities.

• We offer a Safe, Diverse, and Inclusive work environment, flexible schedules, competitive starting rates and career growth opportunities.
• We have amazing benefits and discounts worth barking about.
• We deliver healthy and happy experiences for pets and the people who love them by providing products, services, advice and experiences that keep pets physically fit, mentally alert, socially engaged and emotionally happy!

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.

Disclaimer

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this job (within this classification). It is not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required for employees assigned to this job.

The pay ranges outlined below are presented in accordance with state-specific regulations. These ranges may differ in other areas and could be subject to variation based on regulatory minimum wage requirements. Actual pay rates will depend on factors such as position, location, level of experience, and applicable state or local minimum wage laws. If the regulatory minimum wage exceeds the minimum indicated in the pay range below, the regulatory minimum wage will be the minimum rate applied.

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.