- Salary
- $17 – $19/hr
- Location
- Nashville, TN
- Department
- Operations
- Seniority
- Entry
- Education
- High School
- Source
- Paylocity
Description
Description
POSITION SUMMARY
The Warehouse Associate I supports core warehouse operations including inventory processing,
material handling, records management, and facility organization. This role ensures the accurate
intake, storage, retrieval, and destruction of customer records while maintaining strict chain-of
custody and confidentiality standards.
This position represents the foundational role within the warehouse job family and focuses on
operational execution, accuracy, and productivity in support of VRC’s service commitments.
This role includes authorized operation of Powered Industrial Trucks (PIT) but is not classified as a
DOT-regulated role.
WHY VRC
VRC is a fast-growth, industry-leading information management company committed to protecting
what matters most — data, people, and purpose. We operate across more than 100 locations
throughout the United States and the Bahamas, supporting organizations that rely on secure
records management and information protection.
Joining VRC means:
Operational impact: Your work supports the secure management of critical customer
information.
Career development: Warehouse roles offer opportunities to expand into equipment
operation, driving roles, and leadership paths.
Growth environment: VRC offers stability and opportunity for advancement.
Team-focused culture: Collaboration, accountability, and professionalism drive our daily
work.
Mission-driven work: Protecting sensitive information requires precision, discipline, and
integrity.
Voice and influence: Ideas are welcomed, encouraged, and acted upon.
At VRC, every role contributes to maintaining trust with our customers and protecting what matters
most.
Requirements
Qualifications
- Valid driver’s license with clean MVR and clean background check
- High School Diploma minimum
- Problem solving skills to solve process problems.
- Physically able to perform labor intensive tasks every day (Continuous lifting of 40-50 lb. boxes)
- Good eye/hand coordination and good motor skills
- Work well under time constraints and productivity requirements.
- Willing to follow established procedures yet be creative to offer suggestions for improvements.
- WilliESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- • Barcode and process incoming boxes and materials.
- • Pull, refile, and consolidate customer inventory.
- • Process materials scheduled for secure destruction.
- • Perform bay consolidations and maintain organized storage locations.
- • Maintain warehouse cleanliness and general facility upkeep.
- • Utilize handheld scanners and inventory management systems.
- • Meet established productivity, timeliness, and accuracy standards.
- • Maintain strict customer confidentiality and chain-of-custody procedures.
- • Assist team members and support operational needs.
- • Follow all operational protocols.
- • Maintain compliance with all facility safety procedures and OSHA standards.
- • Operate Powered Industrial Trucks (forklifts, order pickers, electric pallet jacks) when
- certified and authorized.
- • Perform additional duties as assigned by management.
- PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Operational Accuracy & Productivity
- Ensure customer materials are processed, stored, and retrieved accurately while meeting
- established productivity standards.
- Inventory Integrity
- Maintain accurate inventory records through disciplined scanning, labeling, and storage
- procedures.
- Customer Data Protection
- Safeguard sensitive customer information by following chain-of-custody and confidentiality
- protocols.
- Operational Support
- Support warehouse team operations through collaboration, organization, and reliability.
- EQUIPMENT AUTHORIZATION Warehouse Associate I employees may operate powered
- industrial warehouse equipment only, including:
- • Manual pallet jacks
- • Hand trucks and non-powered material handling equipment
- • Powered Industrial Trucks (certification required)
- Employees in this role are not authorized to operate Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMVs) and are
- not classified as DOT-regulated drivers.
- Employees may assist with loading, staging, or preparing materials for transport but may not
- operate vehicles or regulated equipment unless properly trained, authorized, and formally
- reclassified to a role approved for such equipment. Advancement into driving roles requires
- successful completion of required training, certification, and role reclassification.
- EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
- • High School Diploma or equivalent preferred
- • Warehouse or material handling experience preferred
- QUALIFICATIONS
- • Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) certification required (certification offered upon hire)
- • Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy and quality
- • Ability to follow established procedures and safety protocols
- • Strong organizational and time management skills
- • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- • Dependable, reliable, and safety-conscious
- • Basic comfort with handheld technology and scanning devices
- • Ability to read, write, and communicate in English sufficiently to understand safety
- procedures, follow written instructions, complete required documentation, and
- communicate with coworkers, supervisors, and customers when necessary is required
- PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- • Frequent lifting of boxes weighing 40–50 pounds
- • Standing and walking for extended periods
- • Stooping, kneeling, crouching, and reaching
- • Ability to work in varying warehouse temperatures
- • Ability to access storage areas at heights up to 14 feet using approved non-powered access
- methods
- WORK ENVIRONMENT
- \Warehouse environment with exposure to typical operational noise and activity. Work may involve
- temperature fluctuations and fast-paced productivity expectations tied to operational service
- levels.ng to perform tasks at significant heights (12-14 ft.)
- Ability to use handheld computer, electric pickers, drive van and bob truck.
- Flexibility to accept different work hours and assignments.
- Willingness to work overtime.
- Strong customer service background
- Detail oriented work style
- Must be dependable, reliable, and mature enough to handle equipment safely and sensibly.
VRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, age, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with the Fair Chance Ordinance.