Warehouse Associate II - 1st Shift

Cardinal Health; United States; On-site; USD 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Paid time off

Health savings account

401k savings plan

Eligibility for myFlexPay

FSAs

Disability coverage

Work-Life resources

Paid parental leave

Healthy lifestyle programs

Job summary

Cardinal Health seeks an Assoc II, Warehouse Operations to support inbound and outbound activities, ensuring quality, safety and productivity. You will receive products, scan with RF devices, and manage packing and shipping processes.

The role requires lifting up to 50 lbs, operating equipment, and willingness to work overtime as needed within a Monday–Friday shift. Cardinal Health emphasizes diversity and inclusive employment.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required or preferred.
• 1–2 years of experience in warehouse setting preferred.
• RF scanner experience highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Cross-train in multiple warehouse areas (Inbound, ValueLink, Outbound).
• Receive large boxes on dock, scan products with RF scanner, input data.
• Break down cases, operate heavy equipment to replenish warehouse.
• Palletize items, wrap for shipment, and pack small items.
• Drive material handling equipment as required (e.g., forklift, cherry picker).
• Work to meet hourly distribution quotas and safety guidelines.

Skills

RF scanner experience

Material handling

Lifting 50 lbs

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

RF scanner

Pallet jack

Job description

Shift: Monday-Friday, 4:00am-12:30pm (or until work is completed)

Pay rate: $21.40 per hour

Bonus eligible: No

Benefits: Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Paid time off plan
• Health savings account (HSA)
• 401k savings plan
• Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Work-Life resources
• Paid parental leave
• Healthy lifestyle programs

Application window anticipated to close: 10/02/2026

What Warehouse Operations contributes to Cardinal Health Warehouse Operations is responsible for performing/controlling a combination of manual or automated tasks necessary for the receipt, storage, and shipment of product. This may include functions of receiving, picking, packing, shipping, staging, transporting, storage, delivery, etc. Also responsible for the efficient flow of products from the point of product receipt from vendors to the shipment of products (via prescribed service parameters) to a variety of internal and external customers.

Job Summary

The Assoc II, Warehouse Ops assists on Inbound or Outbound activities as requested by the Warehouse Supervisor meeting quality, safety, productivity and operational standards. This job receives products in the Inbound section. As far as the outbound section, this job ships products.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for cross-training in multiple areas of the warehouse including Inbound, ValueLink and Outbound.
• Receive large boxes on warehouse dock, scan product with RF scanner, and input product information into computer.
• Break down cases of product and operate heavy equipment to replenish warehouse.
• Palletize large items to skid and wrap for shipment.
• Pack small items in boxes.
• Drive material handling equipment as required by job duty. Example equipment in the facility includes: order picker (cherry picker), forklift, reach truck, pallet jack, and walkie rider.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience, preferred
• High School diploma, GED or equivalent, or equivalent work experience, preferred
• Previous material handling equipment experience (MHE) preferred
• Radio frequency (RF) scanner and/or voice to pick experience highly preferred
• Ability to consistently lift 50 Ibs and be able to bend, reach, stoop, lift and stand for entire shift of 8 hours or more required
• Must be able to work overtime with little to no advance notice
• Willingness to learn to operate material handling equipment and rotate into various areas of the warehouse
• Work at heights up to 25 feet consistently
• Adherence to site safety regulations including wearing required personal protective equipment such as steel toed safety shoes, and material handling equipment safety harness; accountable to Cardinal Health’s EHS as well as QRA policies and procedures.
• Aptitude to work in a fast paced distribution environment while meeting hourly established distribution quotas and performance standards

What is expected of you and others at this level

• Applies acquired knowledge and skills to complete standard tasks
• Readily learns and applies new information and methods to work in assigned area
• Maintains appropriate licenses, training and certifications
• Works on routine assignments that require some problem resolution
• Works within clearly defined standard operating procedures and/or scientific methods
• Adheres to all quality guidelines
• Works under moderate degree of supervision
• Work typically involves regular review of output by work lead or supervisor
• Refers complex unusual problems to supervisor

Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.