Warehouse Associate I

jbhunt; Alabama; On-site; USD 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefit

Dental benefit

Vision benefit

401(k) retirement plan

Life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability

Paid time off

Maternity leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. in Theodore, Alabama, is hiring a Warehouse Associate I.

The role supports inventory storage, shipping, receiving, and cycle counts with close supervision. The candidate must be able to work diverse shifts, including days, nights, and weekends as demand requires, and meet physical requirements for handling loads. Responsibilities include preparing goods for shipment, maintaining stock records, processing returns, and ensuring compliance with safety and security

Qualifications

• Ability to work outdoors and across multiple shifts, including nights and weekends if needed.
• Will need to meet physical requirements (lift/move up to 100 pounds).
• Flexibility to handle variable schedules and priority-driven tasks.

Responsibilities

• Prepare goods for shipping with packing slips and perform basic inventory maintenance.
• Ensure compliance with internal control procedures (e.g., dock doors locked, wheel chocks used).
• Process material stock requests, orders, and returns using inventory systems.
• Handle defective or recalled goods and return processing.
• Perform check-ins/outs; verify order completeness and inspect for damage.
• Receive, issue, and store supplies; count and verify accuracy.

Skills

Outdoor work

Shift flexibility

Physical stamina

Education

GED/High School diploma

Tools

Forklift

Job description

Job Title

Warehouse Associate I

Job Details

• Department: Operations
• Country: United States of America
• State/Province: Alabama
• City: Theodore
• Full/Part Time: Full time

Job Summary

Under close supervision, this position is responsible for assisting in the maintenance of secure inventory storage and control of materials and into/out of the warehouse. Performs duties associated with storage, shipping, receiving, and physical counts of the assets to verify integrity. Incumbent must be able to work any shift to satisfy the demand for flexibility of scheduling to ensure operational success. This includes, but is not limited to, day shifts, night shifts and weekend shifts.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare goods and materials to be shipped along with their corresponding packing slips; perform basic inventory maintenance
• Ensure compliance with established internal control procedures (e.g. dock doors are locked, wheel chocks utilization)
• Process material stock requests, orders and returns using inventory and billing systems necessary for installation
• Handle defective, discontinued or recalled goods; destroy returned goods as appropriate
• Perform check-ins and check-outs; verify order completeness and inspect for damage
• Review the daily processing of goods received as returns and the return of goods to vendors; ensure the timely and accurate processing of all returns
• Receive, issue and store supplies and equipment; processing customer turn-ins; inspecting, verifying and counting supplies and equipment for accuracy, overall condition and accountability

Minimum Qualifications

• 18 years of age
• Ability to work outdoors, in the elements, or across multiple shifts including nights and/or weekends if needed

Preferred Qualifications

• 1-2 years experience with High School Diploma/GED
• Certified to drive a forklift
• OSHA knowledge
• Ability to fulfill physical requirements (lift/move appliance up to 100 pounds)
• Ability to wear appropriate work attire (bump cap, footwear, gloves, safety vests)
• Willingness to work flexible workdays and hours
• Ability to multi task

Compensation

Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include skills, education, experience, geography, and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position may be eligible for annual bonus and incentives based on profitability or volumes in accordance with the terms of the Company's bonus and incentive plans, as applicable and in effect from time to time.

Benefits

• medical benefit
• dental benefit
• vision benefit
• 401(k) retirement plan
• life insurance
• short-term and long-term disability coverage
• paid time off commensurate with tenure (includes vacation and sick time)
• six weeks of paid maternity leave along with two weeks of paid parental leave
• six paid holidays annually

Education

• GED, High School

"This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions."

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. is committed to basing employment decisions on the principles of equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, persons with disabilities, protected veterans or other bases by applicable law.