Warehouse Associate - Loading

About the role

The Warehouse Associate – Loading plays a crucial part in ensuring that customer orders and company vehicles are efficiently and accurately prepared and loaded with automotive parts and aftermarket products. This role is vital for maintaining high standards of service and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Accurately load company delivery trucks and trailers with customer orders, ensuring products are staged and secured according to company standards.
• Verify product counts against invoices, manifests, or pick tickets before loading.
• Operate material handling equipment (e.g., pallet jacks, forklifts) safely and in compliance with company and OSHA standards.
• Inspect products for damage, accuracy, and quality before loading.
• Ensure loading areas remain organized, clean, and free of safety hazards.
• Assist with unloading incoming shipments and storing inventory as needed.
• Follow all safety protocols when handling heavy or hazardous materials.
• Collaborate with drivers, warehouse staff, and supervisors to ensure timely and accurate deliveries.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to lift, move, and stack products up to 50 lbs. repeatedly.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy when verifying orders.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, physically demanding environment.
• Basic understanding of warehouse safety practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior warehouse, loading, or material handling experience preferred.
• Familiarity with automotive aftermarket products.
• Experience with warehouse management systems or handheld scanners.
• Forklift certification (or willingness to obtain) preferred.

Core Competencies

• Communication
• Time Management
• Attention to Detail
• Teamwork
• Initiative

Work Environment and Physical Demands

• Works environment with exposure to varying temperatures.
• Regular lifting, bending, standing, and walking for extended periods.
• Use of personal protective equipment (PPE) as required.

Additional Requirements

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package, including:
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short-Term Disability (STD)
• Voluntary Benefits
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Program
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off (PTO), sick leave, and holidays
• Safety shoe reimbursement program
• Employee discount program for auto parts

Reasonable Accommodations

Driven Distribution Group is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Other Duties

Please note: this job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties, responsibilities, or activities required of the employee in this position. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.