About This Role
Working in a distribution center, the Equipment Operator performs various warehouse tasks, including receiving, picking, sorting, and loading products. This role ensures that all warehouse functions are completed safely, accurately, and on time, primarily without the use of heavy material handling equipment.
Responsibilities
- Unload pallets and cases from inbound trailers and/or containers manually using a pallet jack
- Accurately count, verify, and receive product using radio frequency (RF) equipment and/or Voice Pick Technology; document variances
- Select products and quantities as directed by Voice Pick Technology and/or RF scanner and place items into totes on a conveyor belt
- Remove empty cartons from the pick module as needed
- Prepare the sortation area by setting up pallets and carts for product
- Move cartons and totes from conveyor belts and/or rollers and place on pallets and/or carts according to assigned batch
- Use an RF scanner to ensure that totes, pallets, and carts are loaded correctly onto trucks for customer delivery
- Use a pallet jack to load pallets
- Follow general sequencing and process procedures
- Maintain a safe and clean work environment
- Follow safety policies and procedures and correct or communicate hazards to management
- Place incoming merchandise into inventory
- Conduct physical inventories as required
- Count and perform basic math calculations
- Maintain productivity and quality standards
- Perform additional duties as directed
Requirements
- General knowledge of a variety of basic topics (math, reading, basic accounting, typing, etc.)
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, team environment and meet performance standards/individual performance goals
- Good attention to detail
- Dependable and able to report to work as scheduled/have regular punctual attendance
- Willingness to learn how to use new material handling equipment
- Willingness to learn WMS Technology
- Ability to adhere to all Standard Operating Procedures for safety rules and requirements received in training
Nice to have:
- Prior experience working in a warehouse/distribution center
- Warehouse/Operations certification
Benefits
- Comprehensive Healthcare Plan: Medical, dental, and vision plans start on day one of employment for full-time teammates
- Educational Assistance: Offered to all eligible teammates enrolled in an approved, accredited collegiate program
- Employer-Paid Life Insurance and Disability coverage
- Voluntary Supplemental Programs: Additional options to secure your financial future including supplemental life, hospitalization, critical illness, and other insurance programs
- Support for your Growing Family: Adoption assistance, fertility benefits (in medical plan) and parental leave are available
- Health Savings Account (HSA) and 401(k): Voluntary financial programs to help teammates prepare for their future, as well as other voluntary benefits
- Paid Leave: Holidays, vacation days, personal days, and additional types of leave, including parental leave
- Well-Being: Teammate Assistance Program (TAP), Calm Health, Cancer Resources Services, and discount programs at no cost
Important Details
- Schedule: Monday to Friday, 10am to finish
About the Company
Owens & Minor is a global healthcare solutions company providing essential products, services, and technology solutions that support care delivery in leading hospitals, health systems, and research centers worldwide. For over 140 years, Owens & Minor has delivered comfort and confidence behind the scenes. Powered by more than 14,000 teammates worldwide, the company serves healthcare partners in 80 countries, operates manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Honduras, Mexico, Thailand, and Ireland, and has over 40 distribution centers. Its portfolio includes 300 proprietary and branded product offerings and it works with 1,000 branded medical product suppliers and 4,000 healthcare partners.
