Warehouse Team Member I

About the role

Our mission is to be a trusted workplace where team members can be their whole selves at work. We aim to be a company that people love and that positively impacts the lives of everyone we touch. At Interstate Batteries, you have the chance to excel at work and in life, with tools and services to support personal wellbeing.

Purpose

The Warehouse Team Member I accurately and efficiently completes assigned distribution center tasks using RF barcode scanning devices, material handling equipment (electric and manual pallet jacks, stand‑up and sit‑down forklifts), WMS applications, and other shipping applications.

Responsibilities

• Accurately process system and manual transactions (receiving, transfer, pick, pack, ship)
• Load and unload batteries
• Restock batteries
• Charge, clean, date, and rewrap rotation batteries
• Charge, test, clean, and date adjustment batteries
• Maintain a safe and clean warehouse environment
• Accurately maintain warehouse reporting and claims
• Operate a forklift and maintain a current certification
• Properly tag pallets for transfer, pick, pack, and ship
• General warehousing duties such as restocking shelves and housekeeping of assigned areas
• Ability to multi‑task and quickly transition between functions/tasks
• Other warehouse duties as assigned by warehouse distributor management

Qualifications

• High school graduate
• Written, interpersonal, and verbal communication skills
• No experience required; experience in warehouse operations preferred (including RF/HH equipment, forklift, electric pallet jack, stretch‑wrap machine)
• Working knowledge of computers or ability to learn applicable systems
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Sense of urgency and well‑organized

Scope

Interacts professionally within the warehouse distributor team and with all other departments and team members. Accountable for individual accuracy and commitment to learning from mistakes. Operates with integrity and demonstrates a positive attitude.

Work Environment

• Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 50 lb without assistance; occasional lifts up to 75 lb
• Consistent walking or walking during shift
• Repetitive tapping of boxes
• Overtime required as deemed necessary
• Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required
• Exposure to battery warehouse conditions, including moving equipment, mechanical parts, fumes, airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals