PT Dockworker - Springfield, MA

Job Details

Springfield, Massachusetts
Part time
JR4636-2022
Pay Rate: $27.90 - $32.15 per hour, based on experience
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Success Profile

• Adaptable
• Efficient
• Flexible
• Organized
• Team Player
• Detail-oriented

The Core Values That Drive Us

• Customer first
• Safety
• take care of each other
• dignity and respect
• do the right thing
• community

Driver Academy

Some of our best drivers didn’t come to Saia as drivers, some started off as dockworkers. Our Driver Academy Program serves as a training ground for non-drivers and CDL drivers with less than 12 months of experience. Our Saia Driver Academy is designed to help you earn your commercial license (CDL). It’s an incredible opportunity to move your career forward with competitive compensation and benefits while securing your financial future. Within weeks, you can get the training and safe driving skills to become a professional driver. It’s just another example of how we go further.

Job Responsibilities

• Load and unload freight on trailers using a forklift, pallet jack or manually in compliance with state and federal DOT guidelines
• Read and interpret shipping labels
• Hand load, rewrap or stack freight as necessary
• Secure freight inside the trailer using the provided and appropriate dunnage
• Other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• Freight handling experience
• Forklift certification
• Hazmat training
• Previous freight dock or warehouse experience helpful

Benefits

• Health Benefits
  Comprehensive medical, vision and dental coverage at reduced rates – not to mention 100% free medical premiums after 10 years with Saia.
• Physical Wellness
  Comprehensive program focused on preventive care, early detection of conditions, condition management and One Pass gym memberships through our partners including United Healthcare, Teladoc and Livongo.
• Protection
  Company-paid coverage (disability, life) as well as low-cost supplemental coverage (life, critical illness, accident, etc.) and other programs like the Employee Disaster Relief Program.
• Flexibility
  Company policies and programs that support flexibility, such as weekly pay and paid time-off, including but not limited to vacation, sick days and holidays.
• Financial Well-being
  Competitive pay, company match on our 401(k) and Roth 401(k) retirement programs with immediate vesting, employee stock purchase program, flexible spending accounts, legal insurance, financial planning and more.
• Perks
  Uniform allowance, job referral bonuses, safety awards, anniversary program, Driver Academy, scholarship program, overtime when you want it and more.
• Emotional Wellness
  Company programs that provide support include our employee assistance program and behavioral health coverage through our medical plan.

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• Corporate Responsibility
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• Our History
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