Warehouse Operations

Location: Andover, MA | Duration: 12+ months contract | Hours: 40 hours/week | Pay range: $16–20/hour

About the role

Uses a variety of equipment such as forklifts, conveyers, cranes, handcarts, and power trucks to move materials, parts, assemblies, and finished products or goods within a plant, office, or warehouse. May maintain records. Develops skills in basic tasks, techniques, and procedures within one skill area, process, or method. Applies basic knowledge and skills to complete routine tasks consisting of prescribed steps. Works within clearly defined SOPs and/or scientific methods and adheres to quality guidelines. Works under general to limited supervision.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Zero (0) to one (1) year warehouse experience or related experience and/or training
• Obtains and/or maintains appropriate licenses, training, or certifications, as needed
• Basic skills training in an analytical/scientific method or operational process area (e.g., material handling and management, logistics, manufacturing production)
• Effective communication skills at a level co-workers and Team Lead/Supervisor can understand
• Ability to read, write, interpret, and comprehend documents written in English and perform basic math calculations
• Ability to perform/operate in a metrics-driven environment
• General computer skills

Physical demands

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.

• Regularly exposed to episodes of walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, balancing, climbing, lifting, crouching, reaching, pulling, pushing, grasping, talking, hearing, and twisting
• Frequent use of hands to finger, handle, feel, pick, or type, which can include repetitive motion of the wrists, hands, or fingers
• Lifting and/or moving over 50 lbs
• Exposure to work near moving mechanical parts, extreme weather conditions, and vibration
• Occasional exposure to work in high, precarious places and fumes/airborne particles
• Work environment is hot in the summer months (no AC) and cold in the winter months (limited heating)
• Noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud

Schedule

Shift: 7:00 AM to 3:15 PM