Warehouse Associate - Equipment Operator (12:00PM start time)

owensminor; Washington, Sioux Falls (District of Columbia, SD); On-site; USD 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plan

Educational assistance

Life insurance

Parental leave

401(k)

Job summary

Owens & Minor is seeking a Warehouse Associate for its Distribution Center in Washington, DC. The role emphasizes unloading, receiving, put-away, picking, packing, sortation, and loading outbound shipments with RF/Voice Pick and motorized equipment.

Responsibilities include maintaining safety, accuracy, and productivity, performing inbound/outbound tasks, and ensuring pallets and totes are prepared for shipping. Shift: Mon-Fri 12:00PM-8:30PM with overtime; compensation aligns with market rates.

Qualifications

• General knowledge of math, reading, basic accounting, typing.
• Prior experience in warehouse/distribution center is a plus.
• Warehouse/Operations certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Use RF/Voice Pick/Visual Pick technology to perform tasks.
• Unload inbound shipments and accurately count/verify variances.
• Put away products from inbound dock to storage locations using reach trucks.

Skills

RF/Voice Pick

Visual Pick

Safety procedures

Math basics

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Order picker

Reach truck

Pallet jack

Forklift

Job description

Owens & Minor

Owens & Minor is a global healthcare solutions company providing essential products, services and technology solutions that support care delivery in leading hospitals, health systems and research centers around the world. For over 140 years, Owens & Minor has delivered comfort and confidence behind the scenes, so healthcare stays at the forefront, helping to make each day better for the hospitals, healthcare partners, and communities we serve.

Powered by more than 14,000 teammates worldwide, Owens & Minor exists because every day, everywhere, Life Takes Care.

Global Reach with a Local Touch

• 140+ years serving healthcare
• Over 14,000 teammates worldwide
• Serving healthcare partners in 80 countries
• Manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Honduras, Mexico, Thailand and Ireland
• 40+ distribution centers
• Portfolio of 300 propriety and branded product offerings
• 1,000 branded medical product suppliers
• 4,000 healthcare partners served

Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plan - Medical, dental, and vision plans start on day one of employment for full-time teammates.
• Educational Assistance - We offer educational assistance to all eligible teammates enrolled in an approved, accredited collegiate program.
• Employer-Paid Life Insurance and Disability - We offer employer-paid life insurance and disability coverage.
• Voluntary Supplemental Programs - We offer additional options to secure your financial future including supplemental life, hospitalization, critical illness, and other insurance programs.
• Support for your Growing Family - Adoption assistance, fertility benefits (in medical plan) and parental leave are available for teammates planning for a family.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and 401(k) - We offer these voluntary financial programs to help teammates prepare for their future, as well as other voluntary benefits.
• Paid Leave - In addition to sick days and short-term leave, we offer holidays, vacation days, personal days, and additional types of leave - including parental leave.
• Well-Being - Also included in our offering is a Teammate Assistance Program (TAP), Calm Health, Cancer Resources Services, and discount programs - all at no cost to you.

The anticipated pay range for this role is as follows: $22.50/hr + shift differential for second shift

Schedule: Monday - Friday 12:00PM to 8:30PM + overtime

POSITION SUMMARY

Performs warehouse tasks within the Owens & Minor Distribution Center, primarily with the use of motorized Material Handling Equipment (cherry picker, reach truck, double reach, motorized pallet jack, etc.). Unloads, receives, and processes inbound shipments. Performs bin replenishment, moves product around the distribution center to ensure efficient processing, and prepares pick locations. Accurately picks, packs, sorts, and loads outbound products in accordance with customer specifications. Ensures warehouse functions are completed safely, accurately, and on‐time within company standards.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Tools/Equipment

• Use RF/Voice Pick/Visual Pick technology to perform tasks.
• Use manual and motorized Material Handling Equipment (order picker, reach truck, double reach, motorized pallet jack, etc.)

Receiving

• Unloads pallets and cases from inbound trailers and/or containers manually
• Accurately counts, verifies, and documents variances.

Put Away

• Moves cases of product from the inbound dock to storage locations in the warehouse using a standing reach truck or stock picker.

Replenishment

• Moves pallets and/or cases from reserve location to pick location using a standing reach truck, stock picker, or sit-down forklift.

Picking

• Pick requested products and quantities and places items into totes or boxes onto pallets.
• Removes empty cartons from pick module or trash bins as needed.
• Builds pallets and delivers them to designated area for shipping.

Sortation

• Prepares sortation area by setting up pallets and carts for product.
• Moves cartons and totes from conveyor belts and/or rollers and places on pallets and/or carts according to assigned batch and label sort codes.

Loading/Shipping

• Wrap pallets and carts to ensure product safety for customer delivery.
• Perform Final Mile and ensure that totes, pallets, and carts are loaded correctly onto trailers.
• Perform small parcel transactions, as needed.

General

• Can operates equipment as high as 35 feet in the air.
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment.
• Follows safety policies and procedures and corrects or communicates hazards to management.
• Count and perform basic math calculations.
• Maintain productivity and quality standards.
• Perform additional duties as directed.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• General knowledge of a variety of basic topics (math, reading, basic accounting, typing, etc.) Equal to a high school diploma.
• Prior experience working in a warehouse/distribution center a plus.
• Warehouse/Operations certification a plus

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

• Ability to apply common sense understanding t