Distribution Center Loader

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This position will be responsible for stages, shrink wrapping, and loading products by trip number and store number as received from the packing and pulling areas of the stockroom. Prepare palletized loads for shipment by shrink-wrapping product to ensure safe transportation or storage, including safe and proper balancing and placement of products. Assist with safe and proper pallet building and select products for specific routes.

• Stage product on pallets, shrink wrap to prevent loss, and load pallets on trucks.
• Inspect trailers for suitability before loading.
• Ensure correct parts are placed on the correct truck – pack the right parts for delivery to the right customers with accuracy and speed, map out the organization of loading customer orders from skids to trucks.
• Operate pallet jack or forklift as needed.
• Maintain the integrity of products through proper handling and storage.
• Keep work area clean to avoid potential accidents and allow rapid loading.
• Pull stock orders until time to load trucks as needed.
• Assist with processing other DC shuttles.
• Work safely following all safety procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by management.

• High School Diploma or 6 months of equivalent work experience required.
• Forklift certified preferred.
• Regular, reliable, predictable attendance.
• Able to speak clearly and listen attentively.
• Capable of recognizing and distinguishing letters and numbers (visually and aurally) and remembering their sequence.
• Basic computer skills.
• Capable of lifting and moving merchandise up to 60 lbs.
• Able to push/pull up to 300 lbs. using mechanical aids (hand trucks, barrel dollies, hydraulic lifts, etc.).
• Able to bend or stoop to floor-level shelves and reach shelves up to eight feet high using a stool or ladder when necessary.
• Must be able to get in and out of the back of a truck with parts while using a ramp when necessary.
• Able to stand and walk for the entire work shift.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, hazardous materials, and outside weather conditions of extreme heat and cold. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Full-time
• Job function:
  Management and Manufacturing
• Industry: Retail

GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.