Cherry Picker Operator (M-F 4am-12:30pm) $19hr

About the role

Petco is a health and wellness company dedicated to improving the lives of pets, pet parents, and partners. With over 60 years of experience, Petco operates 1,500+ stores, 250+ Vetco Total Care hospitals, preventive care clinics, and distribution centers. The company’s core values—Pet First, Foster the Fun, Let’s Go—guide efforts to protect and empower pets, celebrate the pet‑parent journey, and drive success as One Petco team.

Responsibilities

• Pull merchandise from storage locations.
• Receive, pick, package, load, and move merchandise for shipment.
• Replenish inventory stock and perform other inventory activities.
• Operate powered material handling equipment (e.g., pallet jacks, stand‑up lifts, turret trucks, forklifts).
• Repetitively place and pull merchandise up to 50 lb using hand‑held RF or voice‑recognition devices to scan/record items in pick‑modules or carousels.
• Receive, pick, package, load, and move merchandise up to 50 lb for shipment in boxes or on pallets using powered or manual pallet jacks or other powered equipment.
• Perform inventory activities, counting material, equipment, merchandise, or supplies and comparing counts to office records or computer figures.
• Unload incoming shipments and load outgoing trucks using powered industrial material handling equipment.
• Arrange merchandise for staging or stocking to maintain inventory levels.
• Package merchandise for shipment, ensuring correct and complete labels are attached to all orders.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Basic math proficiency.
• Ability to repetitively lift and/or move merchandise up to 50 lb.
• Ability to pass required certification to operate powered material handling equipment.
• Forklift certification or ability to obtain certification.

Pay

$19.00 per hour (salary range $15.45 – $25.45 hourly, subject to location and minimum‑wage laws).

Schedule

1st shift, Monday–Friday, 4:00 am–12:30 pm; overtime required when necessary.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Pet insurance
• Petco store discount
• 401(k) with company match
• Employee stock purchase program
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Referral bonus program