Distribution Teammate: Equipment Operator

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Job description

At Owens & Minor, our Mission is simple: empowering our customers to advance healthcare. Our teammates continue to play an essential role in the global fight against COVID-19 by working to ensure our healthcare customers have what they need, when they need it, enabling them to focus on the critical task of providing patient care. As a Fortune 500 company with over 15,000 teammates in over 70 countries, Owens & Minor remains laser-focused on delivering on our Mission throughout COVID-19 and beyond. Our $9-billion business includes our Global Solutions and Global Products segments, with core offerings structured across three pillars of excellence: Products, Services, and Distribution.

Our people are the power that propels us. As we continue to navigate unprecedented circumstances, teammate safety remains our top priority, and all of our facilities have implemented enhanced safety and sanitation protocols. Just as our teammates are dedicated to empowering healthcare around the world, Owens & Minor is dedicated to providing the kind of culture and benefits that empower teammates to grow their careers and enjoy the rewarding work they do every day.

Owens & Minor benefits are applicable to Full Time Regular and Permanent Teammates, and include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, available on first working day
• 401(k), eligibility after 30 days of employment
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Development opportunities to grow your career with a global company
  

Performs warehouse tasks within the Owens & Minor Distribution Center, primarily utilizing Material Handling Equipment (cherry picker, reach truck, double reach, sit down forklift, motorized pallet jack, etc.). Unloads, receives, and processes inbound shipments. Performs bin replenishment, moves product around the distribution center to ensure efficient processing, and prepares pick locations. Accurately picks, packs, sorts and loads outbound products in accordance with customer specifications. Ensures warehouse functions are completed safely, accurately, and on‐time within company standards.

Compensation: $15.50/ hr.

Schedule: Sunday-Thursday

Start Time: 4:00pm

ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAL BENEIFTS ON FIRST DAY OF EMPLOYMENT

Position is eligible for $1000 Sign On B

Core Responsibilities

Receiving

• Unloads pallets and cases from inbound trailers and/or containers manually and/or using MHE to include manual pallet jack, motorized pallet jack, sit down or standup forklift, and standing reach truck.
• Accurately counts, verifies, and receives product using radio frequency (RF) equipment and/or Voice Pick Technology
• Documents variances
  

Put Away

• Moves case of product from the inbound dock to storage locations in the warehouse using a standing reach truck or stock picker
  

Replenishment

• Moves pallets and/or cases from reserve location to pick location using a standing reach truck, stock picker, or sit down forklift
  

LUM Picking

• Selects products and quantities as directed by Voice Pick Technology and/or RF scanner and places items into totes on conveyor belt
• Removes empty cartons from pick module as needed
  

Bulk Picking

• Selects bulk items from warehouse racking using a stock picker and Voice Pick Technology and/or RF scanner
• Operates a forklift and picks items as high as 35 feet in the air
• Builds pallets and delivers them to designated area for shipping
  

Sortation

• Prepares sortation area by setting up pallets and carts for product
• Moves cartons and totes from conveyor belts and/or rollers and places on pallets and/or carts according to assigned batch
  

Loading

• Uses RF scanner to ensure that totes, pallets, and carts are loaded correctly onto trucks for customer delivery
• Uses sit down forklift, electric or manual pallet jack to load pallets
  

Qualifying Experience

• Operates various MHE and follows general sequencing and process procedures
• Maintains a safe and clean work environment
• Follows safety policies and procedures and corrects or communicates hazards to management
• Counts and performs basic math calculations
• Maintains productivity and quality standards
• Arrives at work on time, as scheduled
  

Owens & Minor is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, religion, disability, age, status as a veteran, or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state or local law.

If you feel this opportunity could be the next step in your career, we encourage you to apply.

If you feel this opportunity could be the next step in your career, we encourage you to apply.

Owens & Minor is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, religion, disability, age, status as a veteran , or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state or local law.

Note: Owens & Minor is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our Company via email, the Internet, or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our Company. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by our Company as a result of the referral or through other means.