Warehouse Shipping and Receiving Associate

Warehouse Loader / Shipping Associate

Starting Pay: $18.50/hour
Opportunity to earn $19.50/hour after your first 90 days!

Join Our Shipping Team!

Safe-Way Garage Doors and First United in Tempe is looking for dependable, hardworking team members to join our Shipping & Loading Team.

If you like staying active, working with your hands, and being part of a team that gets things done, this could be a great fit. You'll play an important role in making sure our garage doors and products are loaded accurately, protected from damage, and ready to reach our customers.

What We Offer

• Starting pay of $18.50 per hour

• Opportunity to earn $19.50 per hour after your first 90 days

• Full-time, steady employment

• Hands-on training

• Opportunities to learn new skills and take on additional responsibilities

• 401(k) with company matching

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Health Savings Account (HSA)

• Life insurance

• Paid time off

What You'll Do

This is an active, hands-on warehouse position where you'll help move, organize, verify, and load garage doors and related products for shipment.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Pulling and pushing product carts from the warehouse floor to the loading dock

• Moving garage doors, hardware, openers, and related products by hand or with equipment

• Loading doors, sections, hardware, and other products into trailers and box trucks according to shipment load lists

• Lifting, stacking, packing, and organizing garage doors, track, hardware, openers, and assemblies

• Verifying products using load lists and/or scanners to make sure the correct products are shipped

• Staging products in the proper location for loading

• Following the route loading order established by the supervisor

• Organizing loads based on product size, quantity, and delivery route

• Securing loads using foam, load bars, poles, and other materials to help prevent damage during transportation

• Helping ensure trailers and box trucks are loaded safely and efficiently

• Using forklifts, pallet jacks, carts, racks, and other material-handling equipment

• Following proper shipping, loading, and safety procedures

• Reporting product, quality, shipping, or safety concerns to the supervisor

• Using basic computer systems and ERP software as needed to support shipping activities

• Assisting with closing shipments and preparing shipping documentation

• Communicating with Shipping, Customer Service, Procurement, office staff, supervisors, and managers

• Keeping the dock and warehouse clean, organized, and safe

• Performing other job-related duties as assigned

What We're Looking For

We're looking for team members who are:

• Dependable and ready to work

• Comfortable working in a physical, fast-paced environment

• Able to work effectively as part of a team

• Focused on safety and quality

• Detail-oriented and able to follow loading instructions

• Able to recognize and work accurately with letters, numbers, product labels, and shipment information

• Willing to learn new skills and take on additional responsibilities

• Able to work with a sense of urgency while maintaining accuracy

Preferred Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred

• Previous warehouse, shipping, loading, manufacturing, or material-handling experience is a plus

• Forklift experience or certification is preferred

• Basic computer skills are a plus

Physical Requirements

This is a physically active position. Employees must be able to stand, walk, sit, squat, kneel, reach, push, pull, and use their hands throughout the workday.

The position requires the ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, including overhead lifting.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Work Environment

This position works in an active warehouse and shipping environment around moving mechanical equipment. Employees may occasionally be exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level is generally moderate.

Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: In person

Ready to Join the Team?

If you're looking for a hands-on job where you can stay active, learn new skills, and grow with the company, we want to hear from you.

Start at $18.50/hour with the opportunity to earn $19.50/hour after your first 90 days. Apply today!

Equal Employment Opportunity

Safe-Way Garage Doors and First United are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application and employment process.