Staples

Warehouse Associate (Experience required)

Posted on: 5 Oct 2022

Montgomery, NY

Job Description

Join our Staples World Class Supply Chain Team and deliver essential products to our customers. 

What you’ll be doing: As a Warehouse Bulk Associate, you’ll be operating material handling equipment such as forklifts, cherry pickers, turret or electric pallet jack to move product within the warehouse.   

You’ll be organizing orders to be picked efficiently, selecting orders by pulling, stacking and labeling merchandise and bringing it to the staging area all while maintaining the highest level of safety. In addition, you will stack empty pallets and clean and sweep work area and remove trash as you go to maintain a clean workspace. 

Safety is our utmost priority so, in this role, we will look to you to ensure safe work practices and embrace our safety culture. 

You will be essential to the success of Staples Supply Chain as we deliver to our customers. 

What you bring to the table: 

An ability to be MHEO certified and safely operate necessary material handling equipment 
An ability and willingness to keep work area clean 
An inclusive approach with your colleagues and customers to forge strong relationships and foster collaboration to resolve issues 
An ability to adopt our safety procedures quickly and ensure safe work practices 
An ability to work in a warehouse environment with seasonal temperature variations 

Qualifications :

What’s needed- Basic Qualifications 

Minimum three (3) months related experience in a warehouse environment; or any equivalent combination of acceptable training, education, and experience 
Ability to pass a drug screen to the extent permissible legally 
Basic English language skills (both verbal and written communications)? 
Ability to become certified in the operation of warehouse equipment 
As a Full-Time associate, you must have the ability to work additional hours beyond scheduled shift; additional overtime hours will be required based on business need 
Ability to work at heights up to 60 feet or more as needed 
An ability to lift, push or pull boxes/merchandise weighing between 70 pounds and 100 pounds by hand 
You must be at least 18 years old 

What’s needed- Preferred Qualifications 

High School Diploma/GED or equivalent work experience 
Prior experience?operating warehouse equipment, such as forklift, pallet jack or cherry picker 

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

We Offer:  

Competitive Pay 
Inclusive culture with associate-led Business Resource Groups and resources such as the Social Justice Resource Center 
Full-Time Paid Time Off: 112 Hours and Holiday Schedule (7 observed paid holidays + 1 floating holiday), Online and Retail Discounts, Company Match 401(k), Physical and Mental Health Wellness programs, and more perks and benefits   

Staples

Framingham, MA

Staples, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates office products superstores. It operates in two segments, North American Delivery and North American Retail. The company offers a range of office supplies, business technology products, facility and breakroom supplies, computers and mobility products, and office furniture under the Staples, Quill, and other proprietary brands. It also provides print and marketing, as well as technology services.

The company sells its office products and services directly to businesses and consumers through its Staples.com, Staples.ca, and Quill.com Websites; and retail stores, as well as Staples Business Advantage contracts. As of January 28, 2017, it operated approximately 1,583 retail stores in 46 states and the District of Columbia in the United States, and 10 provinces and 2 territories in Canada, as well as in Argentina, Australia, and Brazil; 78 distribution and fulfillment centers in 25 states in the United States and 7 provinces in Canada, as well as in China, Argentina, Brazil, Taiwan, and Australia. The company was founded in 1985 and is based in Framingham, Massachusetts. As of September 12, 2017, Staples, Inc. was taken private.

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