Amazon Fulfillment Center Warehouse Associate
Amazon Warehouse Fulfillment Center Associate Shifts: Day, Night, Weekend Location: Whitestown, IN Job opportunities vary by location. We update postings daily with open positions. Hourly pay rate: Up to $21.75 Job Overview You’ll be part of the Amazon warehouse team that gets orders ready for customers relying on Amazon services. Our fast-paced, physical roles take place in a variety of areas including merch, make-on-demand, customer returns, Prime Now, and general fulfillment. You will be selecting, packing, and shipping orders – in some cases, for our super-fast (2-hour or less) delivery service. Duties & Responsibilities Some of your duties may include: - Receive and put away inventory - Get customer orders ready and pack them up - Load boxes into trucks for shipment - Use scanners to read bar codes on products - View prompts on screens and follow the direction for some tasks - Troubleshoot problems - Ensure product meets quality requirements - Operate power industrial trucks (PIT) such as a forklift or pallet driver, and work at heights up to 35 feet. Equipment training and certification are provided free of cost. You'll also need to be able to: - Lift up to 49 pounds - Push utility carts up to 60 pounds - Stand, walk, push, pull, squat, bend, and reach during shifts - Use carts, dollies, hand trucks, and other gear to move items around - Go up and down stairs (where applicable) - Work at a height of up to 40 feet on a mezzanine (where applicable) - Adhere to strict safety, quality, and fulfillment production standards What it's like at an Amazon Fulfillment Center - Safety. Your safety is important to us, so we provide protective gear. All teams share safety tips daily. - Surroundings. You’ll be working around moving machines – order pickers, stand-up forklifts, turret trucks, and mobile carts. - Activity. Some activities may require standing in one place for long periods, walking around, or climbing stairs. - Temperature. Even with climate controls, temperatures can vary between 60°F and 90°F in some parts of the warehouse; on hot days, temperatures can be over 90°F in the truck yard or inside trailers. - Noise level. It can get noisy at times. We provide hearing protection if you need it. - Dress code. Relaxed, with a few rules to follow for safety. Comfortable, closed-toe shoes are required. Depending on the role or location, Amazon provides a $110 Zappos gift code towards the purchase of shoes, in order to have you prepared for your first day on the job. Why You’ll Love this Job - Stay busy. You and your team are engaged the entire shift. - Schedule options . Depending on where you work, schedules may include full-time (40 hours), reduced-time (30-36 hours) or part-time (20 hours or less), all with the option of working additional hours if needed. - Shift flexibility . Work when it works for you. Shifts may include overnight, early morning, day, evening, and weekend. You can even have four-day workweeks, three-day weekends – and with Anytime Shifts , you can work as little as four hours per week. - Career advancement . We have made a pledge to upskill our employees and offer a variety of free training and development programs, and we also have tuition support options for select employee groups. See where your Amazon journey can take you. - New skills . Depending on the role and location, you’ll learn: how to operate a garment press and high-capacity printer, a t-shirt folding machine, how to assist with the print production process, or how to receive and process customer returns. - Free training . Depending on the