Warehouse Associate (Brooklyn Park) - 1st Shift, Part Time/Weekdays, $16.00/hour!

Part-time, seasonal position.

Schedule

First Shift, flex shifts, weekdays.

Pay

$16.00 per hour.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 50% discount on Scholastic merchandise

About the role

Each year Scholastic Book Fairs, in partnership with schools across the country, hosts more than 100,000 book fair events that give more than 35 million students and their families access to thousands of affordable and educational products, helping foster a lifelong love of reading.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the production of book fairs by packing metal cases, boxes, and displays with book and non-book product according to corporate process and procedure, meeting productivity and quality standards.
• Demonstrate proficiency in packing all components and sub-components for all cases, boxes, and displays.
• Consistently meet minimum required production, accuracy, or quality standards for the work performed.
• Learn and demonstrate basic scanner proficiency, including item inquiries and requesting replenishment of pick locations.
• Assist in the picking and packing of customer reorders.
• Ensure your work area is neat, clean, safe, and organized at all times.
• Properly utilize warehouse equipment and tools to increase productivity, efficiency, and safety; report any unsafe conditions, damaged equipment, or injury to your supervisor immediately.
• Use proper techniques for lifting, packing, and handling heavy objects, climbing ladders, and pushing/pulling display cases.
• Maintain attendance and punctuality as required by assigned work schedule and within company standards.
• Maintain a courteous and positive relationship with all co-workers and customers.
• Comply with drug and alcohol-free policy.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED Certificate preferred.
• Ability to demonstrate basic product scanner proficiency (e.g., ordering replenishment) effectively with minimal errors.
• Strong team player with the ability to get along with co-workers.
• Good verbal/written communication skills, basic math skills, and ability to read documents in English, such as safety rules, operating instructions, and procedure manuals.

Physical Demands

• Must be able to lift boxes weighing up to 50 lbs occasionally on a daily basis.
• Must be able to lift boxes weighing up to 30 lbs to a height of 70” occasionally on a daily basis.
• Must be able to push wheeled cases, which may weigh in excess of 300 lbs, with an initial force of up to 50 lbs and a sustained force of up to 30 lbs.
• Must be able to stand, reach above and below the shoulders, squat, bend, and kneel as necessary to perform the job.
• Must be able to tolerate work in a non-air-conditioned environment.
• Must be able to accurately follow specific instructions for multiple detailed assembly processes.
• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Occasionally required to sit and climb or balance.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.